Thirteen is good. Today she’s thirteen. It seems like so many years ago and not just thirteen, that she decided to arrive earlier than expected as my body also decided that it had had enough of being pregnant. She came into the world dramatically and changed my life, our life. She made me a mum. […]
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I turn 40 in less than two weeks. It’s bothering me rather a lot. I don’t necessarily know why. Perhaps it’s because 40 seems old. It certainly seemed that way, when I was a teenager. Perhaps it’s because I am halfway to 80, and that seems rather scary. Perhaps it’s because my own mother died […]
READ MOREHow did that happen? Where has time gone? My funny, feisty, loving, brave, clever, creative boy, is 6. Happy Birthday, beautiful boy. Newborn, and now 6. Don’t mind me, I am just going to have a mummy moment, and shed a few tears of pride and love…
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I happened to have a birthday recently. I have to admit, to an ongoing feeling of being a bit freaked out about getting older, and reaching a certain age. I don’t know why, and I know I need to get over it. So last week I was feeling a little blue and a wee bit […]
READ MOREThis time three years ago, labour was starting. You were on your way. 5 days late, and your birth had some highs and lows, with the fear of meconium aspiration, and that you were in distress. You entered the world as you meant to go on, letting your presence be known, with a little drama […]
READ MOREBoth my children’s grandfather’s are Ian, Small Boy’s middle name is Ian, after both of them. My father is Grandad Ian, LSH’s father is Grandpa Ian. It is Grandpa Ian, in South Africa’s birthday today. We asked him if it was ok if we shared this on the blog, and I was looking through […]
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