{The story of the birth of my second son. Birth story for my first can be found here.} {{Top picture shows N at 6 weeks old for his newborn photoshoot, taken by Beth at The Motherhood Project}} To tell you the story of my second son’s birth, I feel I must start at hisRead More
Every Parent Ever When Trying To Name Their Child
We went through this* with at least 7 names before deciding Noah was ‘the one… ‘ … And still we just call him ‘baby’ 😉 In other news: + We are almost an entire month into the two under two life, and it’s really not so bad. I expected absolute carnage but, in truth,Read More
“This Morning, With Them, Watching Peppa”
Paraphrasing Johnny Cash, when asked for his idea of paradise. “This morning, with her, drinking coffee.” Here we were in bed, Noah 12 days old, Rory 19 months, all snuggled up for an early morning Peppa Pig screening as their dad snored next to us. Is Peppa my first choice to wake up to? IsRead More
Recent Faves When Feeding, Snuggling, Trying To Stay Awake…
A little award ceremony for those that have contributed to my sanity, as of late. The one most likely to have you questioning your own mother’s parenting skills, as you realise this is the film that has haunted you for years, and that she allowed you to watch as a child/The one most likelyRead More
How To Survive Sleep Deprivation
{A recipe} Ingredients: + 1 x snugglebug baby + (Minimum) 5 x Caffeinated and overly sugared hot drinks, to be spread evenly throughout the day + Chocolate digestives + 3-10 x upbeat songs, on repeat + 1 x heavy duty concealer + 1 x set of comfies + 1 x dash of desperate optimism Read More
Postpartum Ponderings
+ It is a truth universally unacknowledged that the second a man realises how amazing a woman can be, the very same second, is the second a woman will realise how useless man truly is. These moments come in childbirth, they come in breastfeeding, they come in the display of strength females must exhibit toRead More
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