Sometimes, babies cry. If you use public transport, you have to expect that people will bring their children on-board. I take Joe on the bus with me, and I’m sure that at some point, he’ll burst into tears mid-route. I can only hope that when it does happen, the bus driver won’t treat me the… Read More Crying Babies on the Bus
Joe is 4 months old today. Unbelievable! You are such a sweet baby, Joe 🙂 You love to play and coo and smile. You have started talking to us on a regular basis – you love to screech and trill and gurgle. Sometimes, you shriek so loudly that you strain your throat and start to… Read More 4 Months
Here’s what happens when you’ve got too much on your mind: Yeah, my handheld blender is not supposed to look like that. I made another batch of applesauce in the crockpot and was waiting for it to finish. For some reason, it went longer than usual and I was in a hurry. Once it finally… Read More Whoops
I had a great time hanging out with some work mates last Tuesday. They wanted to meet Joe, and the One 2 One Cafe in Ponsonby seemed like the perfect spot for us all to grab a bite while letting the younger ones play in the courtyard. Joe, of course, is a bit too young… Read More The Garden Party Store
We have about a month now before we head over to the States. To be honest, I’m a bit nervous about it. What will it be like? Will I experience some reverse culture shock? Will I drive my parents and in-laws crazy when we stay with them?! The answer to the last two questions is… Read More Nervous
Hey friends – this Saturday is the 2011 Annual Auckland Sling Walk! Helen MacMillan of My Natural Baby has coordinated the ASW since 2009. As in the past, the walk is set to coincide with International Babywearing Week. What is babywearing? Good question… Babywearing has been around for a long time. At its most basic… Read More Auckland Sling Walk 2011
Having a blog is a strange thing. I enjoy it, but it’s strange. It basically means that I’m writing about what I’m thinking, feeling, and experiencing right now. I don’t do a whole lot of retrospective analyses on here, because there’s so much going on in my daily life that I want to record and… Read More A Disclaimer of Sorts
Do you see that? I’m not referring to the Sky Tower. I’m referring to the other thing. Do you see it? No? Here – let me point it out to you: You still don’t see it?! Ugh. Fine – I’ll zoom in: Do you see it now?! That, my lovely readers, is a human being… Read More SkyJump
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We go through at least 4 books with Joe every day. Thank goodness the library is nearby. Chris was reading to Joe one evening, and they looked so cute and precious that I had to take photos. I hope that as Joe grows older, he’ll continue to enjoy reading books with his daddy as much… Read More Storytime
No babies were posed in the taking of this photo… Joe is going through a bit of a spitting up phase. Yes, that’s spit-up, not snot. Joe just happened to roll over in such a way that it looks as though it’s coming out of his nose, further adding to the “beauty” of this photograph. … Read More Ick.
Joe and I took a walk to the Chocolate Boutique with my friend, Isabel. Joe was happy to be on the move and out in the sunshine… Joe in his sunnies He didn’t want to wear his sunnies for too long, though. Cheeky little bubby! We met up with Isabel and headed to The Chocolate… Read More The Chocolate Boutique
I went to the grocery the other day and bought a large box of cornflakes. Then, I remembered that Chris doesn’t particularly care for plain cornflakes. Whoops. So, I now have a big box of cornflakes at home and a husband who doesn’t care to eat them as is. I can’t eat them because I’m… Read More Easy, Semi-Unsweetened, Homemade: Peanut Butter Coconut Cornflake Cookies
There are 3 things on my horizon that have got me pretty excited… 1. I’m getting my hair cut and highlighted for the first time in, oh, 5 months. Back then, I looked like this: 36 Weeks Pregnant Now, I look somewhat like this… Cousin It from “The Addams Family” 2. It’s less than a… Read More Excited
Joe is so curious and playful these days. I read about 3 – 4 books to him everyday and we’re making frequent trips to the library. I’m running out of stuff to do with him, though. I keep thinking that I should get him a walker, but I hate to add yet another thing to… Read More Jolly Jumper
Joe and I went on a pointless errand today. Don’t you just love those? When you get to your destination and you learn that the paperwork you were given is, in fact, not sufficient. And then when you email the letting agent to let them know that you need different paperwork in order to get… Read More Some Photos
Hello, my lovely readers! I’ve recently found out about an inspiring project that’s in the works: the iLatch for iPad. The iLatch is a Kickstarter project that was created by mom Laura Graham. I love the idea of a mom seeing a problem and then coming up with a creative solution! I know that many… Read More iLatch for iPad: A Mom’s Creative Solution
When Chris, Joe and I made our trek to Wellington back in August, one of the many great shops that we visited was Arty Bees Books at 106 Manners Street: I’ve written before about my love for used {ahem, “pre-loved”} books and bookshops. Arty Bees has both pre-loved and new books. I had a great… Read More Arty Bees Books in Wellington
Warning – this is a long post! It’s full of ways that have worked for us when it comes to calming and soothing Joe and encouraging him to sleep through the night. I’ve had a few people ask me how we got Joe, at 6 weeks old, to start going 7 – 8 hours stretches… Read More Days and Nights
Chris came home early today in order to make-up for the fact that he’ll be out late for the rest of the week. What to do with this rare moment of spare time? I knew what I wanted to do! We went to the Auckland Art Gallery: We have wanted to visit for awhile now,… Read More Auckland Art Gallery
