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The Easy Baby and the Spirited Toddler

I have an easy baby. There, I said it. She goes to sleep easily and without my help. Sure she has an unsettled period in the afternoon but I pop her in the sling and she goes to sleep. Last night she had trouble getting to sleep probably because she’s got a bit of my [...]

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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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Second. The Easy and The Hard

Some things are easier second time around. Like breastfeeding. Nothing screams success like not taking a baby off your breast to find your own blood pouring out of her mouth. I know. I’ve set the yardstick incredibly low. Other things aren’t easier, they just seem easier. Because I’m not counting the hours between feeds, or [...]

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Cheekiness

  This week I’m grateful for cheekiness. Toddler shaped cheekiness. Coming towards the end of pregnancy I’m a little short on patience. And by a little bit short I mean I’m starting to run into the negative as far as patience is concerned. So having a steady supply of toddler belly laughs, silly jokes and [...]

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The Baby Stage

Plenty of people don’t like the baby stage. There’s all kinds of things not to like. The sleep deprivation that causes you to at times be a barely functioning human, hardly even capable of holding an intelligent conversation, or faking one. Then there’s the challenge of even getting out of the house, or showering uninterrupted [...]

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Pinch Me

Who is that? I barely recognise her. Every once in a while there’s just a giant leap forward and that was this week. It’s not just the vocabulary explosion or how much more she understands, although that’s part of it. Mostly, it’s just seeing her become her own person. On the weekend I was madly [...]

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144/365 Sleep Deprivation Training

I’m in training. Apparently. In preparation for coping with newborn and baby sleep deprivation, the toddler has decided that the best thing to do is prepare me for it by reverting into a non-sleeping, hyperactive version of herself. Very considerate. But really, pointing the finger at her isn’t doing me any good. I’m the genius [...]

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Five Things You Won’t Think You’ll Miss

This is part of the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge over on Aussie Mummy Bloggers. Today’s taks is to write a list post. The last time I did this challenge, this is what I came up with – 10 Things I Didn’t Read in What To Expect. And since then I’ve definitely [...]

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141/365 Forbidden Fruit

I need a safe for biros, felt tip pens and above all sharpies and all manner of other permanent markers. The jewellery, that will survive without being under lock and key. But as far as the pens go I’m not so sure about my sanity. But this is what happens when you have a bit [...]

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140/365 The Cup

Toddlers are often rigid creatures of habit. Everything always in the same order, done in the same way. And it can take a whole lot to change something. Which is probably why I lean to the change resistant as well as far as the toddler is concerned because I know how much work it entails. [...]

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