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278/365 I Don’t Know

I don’t know how this baby who was such an easy sleeper went to being completely allergic after 6 months. I don’t know how or why. I do know that up until 6 months I was very, very spoiled.

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The First Step is Admitting It, Right?

Most of the time when I’m in a tough situation I just push through. Most things I find can be solved with sheer determination. Most. But apparently, not all. I didn’t start writing this blog until Riley was a year old and sometimes I forget that. I want to get things done and get increasingly [...]

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168/365 The Girl Who Doesn’t Sleep

Naps are gone. Night time sleep is on its way. A mere month ago her sleep at night was blissfully reliable. She’d go down (relatively easily) and then only come into our room at around 4 or 5 in the morning. Thanks to the sibling adjustment period (please, tell me it’s a phase?!) she’s now [...]

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Christmas . . . Thy Name is Sleep Deprivation

I have a good sleeper. She wasn’t always like that. But as a toddler, she’s generally a good sleeper. An early riser, definitely. But she rarely wakes up in the middle of the night and if she does she’s easy to get back to sleep. That is until Christmas Eve when they all came unraveled [...]

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Guest Post @ Sleepless Nights

I’m guest posting today at Sleepless Nights. You can check it out here: Exhaustion and the Art of Lazy Parenting.

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Goodbye Sweet Naps

I’ve been holding on to the afternoon nap for dear life. Those few hours during the day where I could get things done, or do nothing, or just listen to the beautiful sound of silence. I persisted despite knowing, deep down that it was over. And then I realised between it taking half an hour [...]

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Who’s Scared of Night Terrors?

So far, it’s only happened once. Once was enough. But it could well be an ongoing thing. At the time I had no idea what was going on. It was 3am. Ordinarily when Riley wakes up in the night she just trundles her way into our room, has a little help to get into our [...]

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Open Door Policy

A few months back, the munchkin started wanting company to go to sleep. If I put her in bed and closed the door she’d just get up again and bang on the door. Not anymore. I’ve discovered the secret. If I leave the door open, she doesn’t get out of bed. She just chats to [...]

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Mummy, Don't

I am extremely soft-hearted when it comes to Riley. I don’t think twice about her sharing our bed when she wants to, lying down with her if she needs company to go to sleep, reading her a story when I’m trying to get work done or cuddling her through a tantrum. It’s not always convenient, [...]

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