I love to read. I read as much as I can whenever I have the time, and love nothing more than losing myself in a really good book. I love being transported to a magical world where anything is possible, and stories that are so thrilling and mind boggling that my heart rate increases and I start to skim the pages, unable to move my eyes fast enough in my desperate rush to find out what happens next. (more…)
Posts tagged “whomadeusparents”
Dear Baby, Today I Failed You.
Dear Baby, Today I failed you. It has been over six months now since you came into my world and lit up my life, however today has been one of the toughest days I have known and I have failed you. I didn’t want to go out this afternoon because I knew you hadn’t slept and I just didn’t want to put you through it. But we went out anyway. You were so sad and you wouldn’t stop crying. You wouldn’t sleep. It’s all so unlike you. We should have gone home and tried to give you comfort somehow. But I failed you. We stayed an extra half an hour thinking you would be fine after a sleep in the car. But you didn’t sleep. And you weren’t fine. And so I failed you. (more…)
The Parenthood Perfection Pressure
The Parenthood Perfection Pressure. Yessir, there is a whoooooole lot of pressure to be able to do it all once you have a baby. The pressure for life to carry on just like it was before, and to manage everything with relative ease, whilst dodging vomit explosions like a ninja and to do it all with a smile on your face. (more…)
The things no-one tells you about becoming a parent
Entering parenthood for the first time is a mind boggling, world shaking, life changing experience. Even though you “know” that this will be the case, you will never REALLY know this until you are elbow deep in poop and wading through pools of baby spew at 3am. (more…)
Ten things all new mums want (without having to ask)
Ahhh… Becoming a new parent. The excitement. The joy. The new baby smell, and the precious awareness of new life. We parents wander around in a state of delirious bliss for those first few months whilst adjusting to life with our brand spanking new baby. We are entertained by a continuous stream of visitors all wanting to spoil us and spend time with our baby, enabling us to live those initial days out in an exhausting but happy bubble. Life is beautiful. It’s magical. It’s bliss. However the visitors stop. (more…)
Parent or Crazy-pants?
I love babies. I mean, I have always thought they were lovely and fine and blah blah blah, but now that I have one of my very own I have found that I really REALLY love babies. They are so freaking cute, and all seem to be such squidgy, wriggly, happy little souls. (more…)
The fear, Oh the fear.
Do you ever get that creeped out feeling, like you don’t want to look behind you because you are sure that someone is there?? I get that feeling all of the time. And I mean ALLLLLLLL of the time. (more…)
Groundhog Day. Welcome to Parenthood
Sigh…It’s Monday again. The fleeting time we had over the weekend with the hairy husband is over and back to the grind it is for all of us. Again. Double sigh. (more…)
The First Smile
Wait…did he just fart or is he smiling at me? Those first few weeks after you bring your baby home are tough. Trying to master the change, feed, play, sleep schedule on minimal sleep can be a challenge. You find yourself bleary eyed and dreaming about the day when your little person looks at you and smiles, rather than just staring at you with that concerned who the hell are you and what the hell am I doing here look on his or her face. (more…)
The Dummy Decision (a.k.a Dumb Mummy)
To dummy or not to dummy?? It’s a tough one. I was always for them. Everyone I knew used them and all of their children seemed to be beautifully developed and calm. Well, sort of. (more…)