The Veggie Mama
I have wanted to be a mum for as long as I can remember. My mother had one of my brothers when I was just 10 years old, and from that point on, I just knew. By 12, when my other brother was born, I was a mini-mama. I would feed my baby brother before school, rock him to sleep in the afternoons … [Read more...]
I was not expecting the changes to my body after baby number one - sure I knew bits would sag and skin would stretch, but to suddenly lose 10 years of yoga butt literally overnight was a huge drag. While I was never fanatical about exercise, I did it fairly often, and loved yoga with a passion. My … [Read more...]
How do I keep from spoiling my kids? I mean this in a very materialistic sense - with things, not with love and affection. How do I find the line between giving them what they would love, and going overboard? It's been on my mind a lot since Christmas, and then this morning I saw this bed: Image … [Read more...]
This is far and away Abby's favourite book at the moment. "Poddy, mum?" she asks. I oblige. Not only do I want to encourage reading, but I want an excuse to pile everyone on my lap so I can sniff their heads and kiss their cheeks while I read them a story. Anytime. As many times a day as I … [Read more...]
Hard to say, huh? I've definitely felt that way. My usual mode is to say yes to everything, and figure it out later. But this week, I said no. I wasn't going to. I was just going to rearrange some things and fit it in. I had been asked to take on a revamping project for a large website and I … [Read more...]
We're in the VMC (yeah you know me!) We're in the VMC (yeah you know me!) We're in the VMC (yeah you know me!) We're in the VMC - everybody! Ha now that will be stuck in my head all day. Naughty by Nature, not 'cos I hate ya! Anyway... today's episode of the VMC is a roundup of all our … [Read more...]
I dunno, man... how does anyone do it? One foot in front of the other and all that. But seeing as a couple of people who are expecting number two have asked how I found it, I thought I'd share. Five months down the track (I KNOW, shut up) I can say that it has gotten way easier. That magic three … [Read more...]
Heads up: I was given a Breeze Baby sling for review purposes. Update: Congratulations to Emily for winning! Pepper was a September baby, and I have been carrying her all summer. Before she was born I decided to forgo a double pram and use a variety of carriers to suit our needs on different … [Read more...]
Update: This contest has now ended. Congratulations to Carmen at Musing Mayhem for her entry: Well that's an easy one for me. One of my friends and her two children lost almost everything in the Bundaberg floods and I would gladly buy them some bed linen to replace a minute bit of what they've … [Read more...]
Did I not just have her yesterday? Are you sure? Going-back-to-work thoughts have been creeping in lately, as the end of my maternity leave looms. I have been fighting them off, living in the moment, soaking up the time I will never get back. The first two months felt as though they … [Read more...]
Yesterday I packed up all the clothes Pepper no longer fits into. The tiny onesies, the 0000 suits, the little socks. It will be the last time I do, as we aren't having any more babies so there is nobody to save them for. And while in my more tired moments I couldn't wait for Pepper to be … [Read more...]
I have been so incredibly fortunate to not have suffered Post or Antenatal Depression, but it breaks my heart that people struggle with it. Having a baby is such an emotional, momentous occasion and to suffer with something so debilitating on top of it all is just cruel. I attended a picnic … [Read more...]
This is a sponsored post. But all me, all the time. it's nearly summer, baby! Ah baby carriers. Making life simpler one baby at a time. Sometimes your baby doesn't like to sleep. Sometimes you want your baby near you. Sometimes you have an active toddler and the relaxed days of holding your … [Read more...]
Pin It Take one small child (preferably baby/toddler) and cover liberally in sunscreen. Take said child to the beach. Allow to play. Encourage (or at least ignore) free-flowing drool. Enjoy. … [Read more...]
Pin ItOh man. I am mid-voracious appetite, just like I remember from last time. I have never been so hungry in all my life. Not only am I having second breakfast, but I'm having two lunches, two dinners and god knows what else in between.Last time I didn't know what was coming. Last time I was so … [Read more...]
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