I’ve written this intro way too many times, trying to get the words out, trying to explain the past few months. I write, then stop, then try to start over, then stop again. I feel like now is the time for me to get back to it, to use this blog as the creative and … Continue reading Always and forever, Nanny
My little pud, And in the blink of an eye, you’re two. Where do we even begin? So much has changed this past year, I’m glad to say that all the dramas of 2016/17 are slowly fading away, it’s been a much happier time. This past year your personality has really come out. You’re a … Continue reading A letter to my two-year-old
Sleep, a taboo word in my household it would seem! As you may have read in one of my previous blog posts, Jack has been going through a phase of waking up at silly o'clock. I was having weeks of 4am starts, then on to an 8-hour stint at work, then coming home to a … Continue reading GroClock review
It’s time for me to face facts – I can’t call it ‘baby weight’ when Jack is nearly two! I’m very aware of the fact that my body is very different now, when Shane and I first met I was only 16 and still dancing to stay in shape. I was a petite size 6-8 … Continue reading My Mum Bod
Jack, the little darling, has taken to waking up any time from 4.45am-6.30am most days, for as long as I can remember he's always been a 7am kind of guy, which suited me just fine. But now he refuses to go back to sleep when I tell him 'it's still night time' - the kid's … Continue reading Needing a little perspective (and sleep)
So, we’ve just been on our first family holiday, and my gosh was it an experience. I tried not to go in with any expectations on what it would be like going away with a toddler, and I also promised myself that I wouldn’t get too stressed out and just go with that flow, eventually … Continue reading Holiday with a toddler – expectations vs reality
Jack's two in August and lately we keep getting asked 'so when's the next one?' and to be honest, it's driving me a little mad. We're just not thinking about that yet – we've just moved in to a new house that needs a lot more work than we first thought, money is tight, and … Continue reading We’re not quite there yet
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that there was another main man in my life before Jack came along. Nearly 11 years down the line – we’re married, have a baby, and have just moved in to our second home, it’s been a busy few years that’s for sure! But lately it seems like the busy … Continue reading My original main man
Anyone else got an 18-month-old that is pushing every boundary imaginable? We have only been in our new house for 2 weeks, so I don't know if it's the fact that he's got so much more space that he’s just running wild, or if he's simply getting used to his new environment, but it's as … Continue reading The kid is broken!
Dear Jack, So, you’re just over 16 months old, the four-and-a-bit months since your first birthday have been testing to say the least. You’re as cheeky as I expected, but you’re also a feisty little thing – feistier than I ever imagined someone so small could be. You know exactly what you want and how … Continue reading A New Year Letter To My Boy
