I don’t like baby showers. There I’ve said it. As the co-author of a baby book (which makes an excellent baby shower gift by the way) and purveyor of all things baby shouldn’t I live for a baby shower? Maybe. But I don’t. I guess the main reason showers give me the shivers is that [...]
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All moms are super heroes in my opinion. With super powers including the hearing of bats, the sense of smell of a bloodhound and eyes in the backs of our heads surely we can’t be mere mortals. And we must have as many arms as an octopus to successfully juggle our kids, our jobs, grocery [...]
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A first birthday. A milestone. A time for … …excitement… …frustration… …discovery… …joy… …and all in the space of 30 seconds. No one really remembers their first birthday. No one really understands what’s going on on their first birthday. But everyone sure is making a fuss of ME. It might be his first sight of [...]
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It’s music to a rookie mom’s ears when that first wee trickles into the potty. What a result when the first poo goes in – high fives all round. Much better than diapers, right? Only marginally in my opinion. The novelty of the potty wore off for me after a very short time. Potties are [...]
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Were you crestfallen at how big your gut was when you left the maternity ward? It’s such a kick in the teeth when someone tactlessly asks, “When’s the baby due?” and you have to admit it’s already out. I wasn’t naive enough to pack my skinny jeans in my hospital bag, but I did expect [...]
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The happiest place on earth! That’s Disneyland for you. Although I have to say the grim faces in the 20 minute queue for Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin weren’t screaming ‘happy’. We braced ourselves against the unseasonably cold winds whipping through the tunnel by forming a compact huddle like a colony of Emperor Penguins, protecting the little ones wrapped in [...]
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Clunk. I’m woken for the 5th time by a small yet solid flailing arm smacking me across the face. Bowser is in our bed. I lie there clinging to my 5 inches of mattress, checking my nose for blood and confirming this is why we normally discourage our kids from coming in to our bed. I’d [...]
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It was early in the New Year when ‘Cat’ went missing. Cat wasn’t the family pet; he was Bowser’s (imaginatively named) Beanie Baby cat and had become his favourite bedtime toy. That day we took a trip to the local retail park to buy Pickle a bookcase for her bedroom. For some reason Bowser insisted on taking [...]
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My cousin is celebrating a big birthday this Easter. Her 50th lands on Easter Sunday and it gives our family the perfect excuse for a get together and celebration. Eighteen of us from three generations will gather for a slap up Easter lunch at the local farm restaurant. Being so far away from my family [...]
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My kids may know all the words to the ABBA song ‘Money, Money, Money’ but when it comes to cold hard cash they’re not too savvy. My 7-year-old is just beginning to understand the value of items; having weekly pocket money and saving to buy big items or spending it weekly on less expensive things [...]
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