Dear First Time Mama, What an exciting & overwhelming world awaits you. No matter how many times people try to explain it to you, you will not understand until you understand. Your life is literally about to be turned on its head, but it will be ok. Feelings of overwhelming love and an exhaustion you've … Continue reading Dear First Time Mama
Change is big! Moving is one of the toughest thing a family can go through. A move to a different city adds another layer to that. Whilst moving internationally, well that's just a whole other dimension. Since January the kids have moved city (and home obviously), started at new schools, had to make new friends … Continue reading Change is big
Monday 6 July 2020 dawned cold but sunny. It was the day Tristan returned to school during the covid19 worldwide pandemic. For the last week, I've been prepping him about this day; telling him what it's going to be like. How things are going to be different. But it's still a big change going back … Continue reading School during covid
Are you going to continue homeschooling for the rest of 2020 or are you sending your kids back as soon as schools open? A hot topic on everyone's lips. It's also something I'm reading a lot about, the South African Paediatrician Association have spoken to Cape Talk on the matter as well as various news … Continue reading Homeschooling for the rest of 2020?
Ever heard of or used The Wonder Weeks app? When I had Tristan I used this amazing & very insightful app to help us know when things would be a little tougher (than normal) and what to expect and, most importantly, why he was more needy, requiring more comfort and feeding. What does it cost? … Continue reading The Wonder Weeks
I really didn't foresee myself writing another post about this topic; how to parent a threenager! This morning was probably one of the worst Tristan and I have had since the curse of the threenager hit us. I actually sat and filmed 3 video's about it in my car after dropping him off at school … Continue reading How to parent a threenager part 2
If you thought you'd be reading a blog containing the holy grail of parenting techniques for a threenager I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. Or will you?Parenting a threenager is the same as anything else with parenting; no one has the right or wrong answer. It's all based on our personal experience and our … Continue reading How to parent a threenager
Do you wake your child from his/her nap or in the morning? When Tristan was a baby he was not a good sleeper; he really struggled to tie his sleep cycles together and would wake every 45 minutes whether it was his naps or at nighttime and it was rough! He then got much better … Continue reading Do you wake your child?
Tristan's been sleeping in bed with me for around a year now, he'll be 3 in December and I felt it was time for him to move back to his own room before his birthday. To be honest I felt mixed emotions about it. I absolutely love having him sleep next to me and the … Continue reading Moving Tristan back into his own room
I decided not to take the clomid again. I'm waiting for an appointment confirmation with my psychologist. My mental health & wellbeing is more important and this whole situation is driving me dilly. But I've got real concerns about having a second baby and it appears I'm not alone. I did some googling last night … Continue reading My anxieties