This last week my little Ollie turned ONE! I can't believe my little baby has already reached this significant milestone, it seems like yesterday I was as big as a house getting ready to birth him and feeling all sorts of crazy emotions in the lead up to that special day. I remember feeling anxious for how my relationship with Benjamin was going to change, a little bit nervous ... Read More
A Rainbow Themed First Birthday [Party Inspiration]
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I took a deep breath and as I sighed out through all the sleepless nights, breastfeeding marathons, mashed pumpkin, nappy changes, crawling bumps and bruises and wetwipe wipe downs... Oliver hit 11 months. 11 MONTHS! Where did that time go? It seems like we were celebrating making it to seven weeks just the other day! We have babywore, holidayed, hiked up mountains, walked ... Read More
The Beautiful Journey of Breastfeeding
I never gave much thought to breastfeeding with my first child, other than I knew it was something I should (and wanted) to be doing, and that it had obvious health advantages for baby. Benjamin was born and I successfully latched him when I returned to my maternity room after being in recovery. The nurses all commented that this surely was my second child. No, I shook my head ... Read More
NINO – Nine In, Nine Out
There’s a concept that exists, whether that’s just on the interwebs or within the communities of so-called ‘crunchy moms’, called NINO – nine in, nine out. It refers to the 9 month baking period of an average pregnancy, and the 9 months after birth. It’s a time where baby is held particularly close to mom – and dad’s – heart, and it’s the period in which they aren’t usually ... Read More
When did this happen? 6 months of cuteness
So yesterday I became a mom of a 6 month old - and realised that we've survived 6 months of parenting two beautiful boys, I've exclusively breastfed for 6 months (YAY ME), and this little sausage is now on his way to turning one already. They say time flies at this age, but you never really know what that looks like until you've just past it. Those early weeks of sleepless ... Read More