The Last Baby – Will I ever be ‘done’ having children?
My son is one week old. I am sat here feeling tears forming in my eyes as I struggle to recall EXACTLY what it felt like to feel him…
Motherhood
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Maternity Leave – Will I get it ‘right’ this time?
In terms of work/life/childcare balance, this last year has been the best I’ve ever had it since having children. When Rory started preschool, it was the first time I’d had…
Turning 31
Birthdays with small children take some getting used to. After six years, I’m pretty happy with how I celebrate my birthdays post-children. There are the years when I’m pregnant or…
2015 – The Happy Times And The Adventures
In my almost-five-years of writing this blog, I think I have only done a year in review post once before. But this year has been one of our most fun…
When Your Partner Works Away From Home
Sam going on work trips has always been a thing. Usually for a week or ten days at a time. I remember the first trip after we became a family, Arlo…
Starting in a family in your early twenties – When your friends start to catch up
For a long time, it’s been just us doing the family thing among our friends. Whilst I often longed to have a friend or two who were at a similar stage in life,…
Starting School (and Preschool) | A few things I Want to Remember
It wasn’t me that Rory cried for at the preschool gates – it was his brother. After an inseparable summer together, Arlo clock-watched from the minute his short day at…
Back on the B vitamins – breastfeeding and luteal phase
It was this time (almost!) three years ago that I was told my progesterone was so low that I couldn’t be ovulating. The same day that I found out I…
Things I’ve learnt about choosing a primary school
Arlo is four. Which means that this year, we have had the pleasure of going through the primary school application process for the first time. At times, it has felt…