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The Preschool Drop Off

It doesn’t matter how much you prepare yourself for it, you’re just never going to be ready. I was expecting a little bit of resistance to going to school. Our first attempt last week Riley was initially fine but then got upset after I left and was upset off and on so I went and [...]

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Preschool Panic

Riley starts preschool at the beginning of next term on the 18th July. From 9am – 3pm on Monday and Tuesday and 9am – 12pm on Wednesday. I’m trying not to panic. It’s not working. Why isn’t it working?! To introduce her to the classroom and the environment, on Friday she had lunch there. It [...]

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Touched Out

I love having a baby in the house. I might have horrified the husband at some stage by claiming that I could always have a baby. I love baby smell, I love baby squishiness, I love how quickly they change and how much I don’t want them to. But between breastfeeding, babywearing and the physical [...]

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First Foods, The Easy Way

When Riley was 6 months old I started her on solids. Yes, that really is her. I can’t believe it either. Who is that baby? I was eager to reach the milestone, but in hindsight I shouldn’t have been in such a rush. Once you start solids, not only are they breastfeeding but you’ve somehow [...]

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I Like That She Asks

Every now and then Riley asks about Morgan. It will often come out of the blue. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason to it. She just asks. And it hurts. Like a good punch to the stomach. All of those memories come crowding in before I can hold them back. And I [...]

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Grateful For . . . No More Questions

This week I’m grateful for a respite in the question asking. I haven’t been feeling all that well. Nothing major. But my throat hurts and my head hurts and I get mighty groggy in the afternoons. My 3pm coffee has turned into at least two 3pm coffees. I’ve finally figured out that my big girl [...]

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Two Months

You blink and two months fly on by. Two months of holding her close. Two months of watching small smiles turn into big ones. Two months of constant company. Two months of newness. Two months of big changes. Two months of figuring out all of her likes and dislikes. Two months gone by way too [...]

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Not a Keen Traveller

As Piper gets older, one thing has become increasingly obvious. She’s not keen on leaving home for any reason. She has a strong aversion to being in the car and really would rather not be out once we get to where we are going. This is not a great set of preferences for a second [...]

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Chalk and Cheese and the Good Fight

One rather persistent parental delusion of mine is that the second child would be like the first. Which is why I spent an inordinate amount of money on a rocking chair. Because I rocked Riley until she was one. It’s just as well I like that rocking chair because Piper is not impressed with the [...]

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But I Just Want . . .

That’s what I find myself thinking on some mornings, or some afternoons, or some evenings. I just want to read my email. Or I just want to eat my dinner. Or I just want to write. Or I just want to clean out this cupboard. Or I just want to process these photos. Or I [...]

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