I am 40+3 weeks pregnant now; this is the point in my pregnancy with Rosalie when she decided to make her rather swift arrival into the world. The baby’s position,…
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Children are curious by nature, they ask a lot of questions, and rightly so; the world is a complex place for little ones (and adults) to comprehend, and it is…
A letter to my daughter on her third birthday Dear Rosalie, So today you turn three; how did that happen? I can’t believe you’ve been in our lives for three…
Rosalie will be three in December. I frequently get asked whether she’s started pre-school yet, when she will and where she’ll go; to which I reply that no she hasn’t…
I’ve enjoyed photography as a hobby for a long time – I won my first camera (the ‘sneaky snapper’ which was bright pink and Rosalie now plays with!) when I…
Post written 25th May at 5 weeks pregnant Is it possible to be hysterically excited and totally petrified at the same time? I think so, because I am. When the…
One of the best things about having a toddler is the way they make you slow down, stop even, and take notice of so many tiny things that you would…
Jim and I had ten years together as a couple before Rosalie came along, so it’s fair to say that the arrival of our little bundle did mean adjustments had to…
I think it’s fair to say April is living up to its name with the showers. Today we even had a little flurry of large snowflakes! But putting that aside…
When I look back at pictures of newborn Rosalie I see this tiny, helpless little thing with a whole future ahead of her – nothing fixed, changing every day, inching…
Parenting can be quite a tough gig at times, and one of those times is when you’re sick. The amount of energy and enthusiasm toddlers have is incredible; when I…
I wanted to write this post to process my feelings; I wasn’t even sure if I would ever publish it. But I’m going to. I want to talk candidly about…
There’s no doubt about it, becoming a mummy is completely and utterly life-changing. Suddenly this helpless little person depends on you for everything, every minute of the day. I found…
Dear Rosalie, It’s been over a month since your second birthday, how time flies, and how slack of me to not have written this post before now! We had such…