Happy Birthday

to my son.
Born on the 13th of November 2008 at 10:18AM weighing 3.76kg and 54cm long!
Looking forward to the next twenty years…

Boys Will Be Boys

and boys love mud, don’t they? 11 months old, and has discovered the joys of the hose-pipe, and how to turn the entire garden into a wetland sanctuary for little boys. He loves it so much that when I switched it off, look what he did.

As if that would help…

About A Mommy

A meme, about being a mommy, ripped from Mama Mia.
1. How long have you been a Mom? 2 days short of 11 months.
2. How many children call you Mommy? just the one.

3. Girl? Boy? or both?: 1 boy.
4. Did you know what you were having? We’ve had this discussion before.  I couldn’t [...]

Upgrade

The Kid’s pool has been upgraded from this:
to this:

how pimpin’ is it now?

Sleepless Night

The other night, after I blogged about ways to soothe your baby, mine did not want to sleep that night. Refused point blank, and cried, and cried and cried. No matter what I did. Tried giving him a bottle, putting his nightlight on, playing soft music and generally leaving him to cry it out.
Which, as [...]

Ten Foolproof Ways To Soothe a Crying Baby

aka ‘The Bad Mommy’s Guide To Getting Your Baby to Shoosh and Quit That Crying’.
1. Check the basics.
Wet nappy? Hungry? Hot or cold? Uncomfortable position? Cover all your bases before trying other things. Sometimes a crying baby is merely telling you he’d like a new nappy, or it’s time for some grub.
2. Massage.
Nothing beats a [...]

You’ve Made Me..

Responding to this.
I never meant to be a mother. I never planned it, I never wanted it, I didn’t even think it could happen. And I was okay with that. I’d made my peace, and seen that my future should be child-free.
But, like all best laid plans, things never work out the way you think [...]