It’s no secret, I am not good at naming things. Things… including my children. I named the girls in a hurry because I suddenly decided I couldn’t leave them alone in the hospital un-named when my five day ‘after c-section’ stay was up. I am still not convinced I got one of their names right. […]
Top Ten Songs to Give Birth By
The other day I asked for your serious, and not so serious suggestions for songs to labour and birth by. Here, with much fan fare and a few giggles is my Top Ten Songs to Give Birth By… 1. May It Be – Enya Starting off with the relaxy stuff. You can’t go past Enya, […]
Baby Things.
I’ve been up in the top of our giant shed…. slowly working my way through all the baby things we have stored over the years. It’s a walk through memory lane. A stark reminder. A strange little thread that ties all of my children together. There are clothes that both the girls and Muski wore. […]
Are You Insane?
Four children? Are you Insane? That is the usual response when people realise my ever expanding belly will make us a family of six. They ask, some tongue in cheek and some quiet earnestly, if we are crazy. Crazy, I guess, because four children is way more than your average two point something and even […]
A Little Look Ahead.
It comes around every six months and still I am never ready for it. I find it so hard to look at these faces and yet so compelling. With hair done and make-up on it’s like a sudden glimpse into the future. I’m transported forward eight or so years to a time when perhaps the […]
Hands Off The Bump!
I know my stomach sticks out a long way at the moment. I know it is round and hard like a watermelon just waiting to be squeezed. I know you think you are ‘connecting with the baby’ somehow. But seriously….. STOP TOUCHING ME!!!!! I don’t care if you are related to me by birth or […]
Super Powers Anyone?
Apart from being able to squirt breast milk clear across the room on occasion, having children has endowed me with several other superpowers…. not the least of which is the pregnancy power of SUPER SMELL! I’ve had it with all my pregnancies. It’s one of the first things that tipped me off to this pregnancy […]
Hibernate or Nest?
There are so many things on my ‘to do’ list for around the house that I’m hoping the nesting urge will kick in sometime soon. If it doesn’t there is no way I am going to get everything I need to get done before #4 arrives. And I’m not even talking frivolous nesting activities like […]
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