I've been in a newborn baby fog the last few weeks. A few days after my last post, our second baby arrived, in a quick uncomplicated labour. It couldn't have been more different from the first time. She is, so far, a snuggly relaxed baby. None of us are getting enough sleep, we are adjusting …
Friday Night Meatballs
I read this article on Friday Night Meatballs yesterday, and from sharing the link on facebook, many friends seem to enjoy the idea too. The author writes that they decided to connect with their community of family and friends by hosting an open invitation dinner every Friday night - meatballs and pasta, so nothing fancy, but …
Nesting/self preservation
When I was considering baby number two, many of my friends told me not to think about my first pregnancy, how tired I was all the way through. It could be different! It often is! You will be surprised!And I was surprised. That they were all liars. Well, maybe not. But pregnancy number two has …
Grow, little plants, grow!
We finally have some little plants growing in the garden, tucked into the soil. It actually rained this week and that seemed like a good time to plant out seedlings that I was given. At the same time, some seeds we planted weeks ago (to keep a little toddler busy one afternoon) decided to sprout …
Capturing moments
When my son turned one, the pre-filled pages in his baby book stopped. Apparently we were done recording milestones. But at the same time, at least to me, he suddenly became a lot more fascinating. With a baby, all milestones are huge, but you can wait months for them and they can be covered by a …
Mumma, Did You Know? 