Moving Up and Out

It would appear that it’s time to ditch the cot. Why? Because my Kid thinks it’s greatawesometheofbest fun to climb in and out of it.
1. Climb up onto the rails:

2. Fling yourself *over* the rails and land on the mattress with a thump:

3. Grab a book and try to look inconspicuous and well-behaved when your [...]

Thursday Challenge

A Thursday photo meme, found here.The theme for this week is ‘SOFT‘.
Here’s my interpretation of it.
This picture was taken in May this year. The Kid would have been six months old. In the mornings, he’d wake up, I’d bring him back to bed with me, feed him a bottle, and he’d fall asleep and I’d [...]

Just Some Thoughts

It always seems, like the troubles you’re having right now with your kid(s) are the only ones there have ever been. How quickly you forget the newborn sleepless nights, the waking up three or four times to feed. The nights spent lying on the couch, breastfeeding and clock-watching. The colic that seemed endless.
When people around [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It Is Possible…

Many people have commented on the fact that I’m lucky that my ten month old son sleeps through the night, and that he has done so since he was about 5 months old. And when I say ’sleeps through the night’ I mean he sleeps from 6:30pm until 6:30am. 12 hours, solid.
Lucky? Really? I dont [...]