AWARD-WINNING POST: SOUTH AFRICAN PARENTING BLOG AWARDS – WINNER BEST TEARJERKER 2020 Dear Baby, I watch you lying on the floor learning to co-ordinate your movements to grasp the toys dangling above your head. When I leave the room and come...
5 Baby Must-Have’s
September 2, 2019
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I’m sure if we all look back to those early pregnancy days, we fantasised about all the wonderful things we wanted to purchase to make the arrival of our little one perfect. Maybe it was the giant, plush elephant online or that...
Helping a New Mom
May 17, 2019
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There’s nothing like a newborn! That soft head of hair peeking out of a receiving blanket. The peaceful breathing through parted heart-shaped lips. The smell we all know and love – the one we all associate with a brand new baby. The...
Dear C-Section Mom
March 24, 2019
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Photo Credit: Katie Lacer AWARD-WINNING POST: SOUTH AFRICAN PARENTING BLOG AWARDS -RUNNER UP BEST TEARJERKER 2019 Dear C-section Mom, I understand. I’ve been there. You are not alone. I hear you. I see you. You are not alone. You don’t have...
Our Other Surprise(Part 2)
March 14, 2019
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I had a feeling that this baby would come early. Somehow, although I had pleaded with the gynae to let me go into natural labour so that I didn’t have to choose my child’s birthday and so that I knew the baby...
New Beginnings
January 19, 2019
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What a week! It’s been a pretty insane emotional roller coaster and it’s quite a hard to sum up. But I’m going to try so please excuse a jumble of mommy/preggie brain thoughts. It’s always encouraging to reflect when you can’t...