04 April 2013

16 months



Oops not too many posts lately, too much resting by me while Ada has her 90 minute or less nap each day.  Here is an easy one to get me back into the swing of things.

Ada loves:
·       sitting in the piles of autumn leaves.
·       doing the same thing as Mama, on the swing, 'Mama', at the computer, 'Mama', sitting at a wee table, 'Mama'. Indicated by a wave of her hand where I should be and a nod of the head.
·       saying more and nodding her head yes at the same time. How to say no? I haven’t discovered that yet.


·       the slide, no hands guys! Also of course the swing.
·       showing new people all her toys one at a time. Such genuine toddler behaviour already!
·       waving at her shadow.


·       RnB, there is a dude who drives by our house with the music set to 'obliterate kidneys'. When he comes by and Ada turns to me and grins while bopping in her seat.
·       looking at the traffic outside our place. Major advantage to living on a bigger road. 
·       books. For a few weeks moving about was better than reading but Scarface Claw and The Newt in the Suit have been read 100 times each so we are back in love with books.

20 January 2013

behind the scenes

I haven’t been writing much lately, probably because I am not sure what style to emphasise.
I am almost 4 months pregnant and we got this surprise around the same period of time I was realising that being a full time stay at home Mum doesn’t really suit me, I was just beginning to imagine what 2013 could be like. The thought that I am definitely a stay at home Mum with TWO babies come July is hugely daunting to me. At first it was nothing short of a punch in the face. I am reimagining 2013 now and I am starting to get excited.

With what to post on this blog I swing wildly between the ideas of spewing out some emotions in the “better out than in” vein, hoping it may have a tiny purpose in catharsis or helping someone else. Or I just want to keep it light, keep my thoughts more private and go with “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say it at all”. So the blog is a bit quiet currently, but I still want to share and enjoy penning some thoughts where I can. I am not sure what shape it will take from here on in, but there will still be lots of photos for friends around the world. How can I not share these curls with the world?



26 November 2012

one year ago today, retrospective


perfection, 4 hours old

A new family not so unlike a new family at Christmas!

1 month

2 months

3 months, that duck was golden, I miss that!

4 months


4 months

first banana
5 months, wanting more

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

best friends

11 months

havin' a laugh
12 months!


Thankyou wee girl for a wonderful year, the highs outweigh any lows a million to one. You are so beautiful, smart, fun and sweet. Thank you for all the kisses and hugs and pats on the back, you are generous too! Your Dad and I are so lucky that you are ours. God Bless Ada.