by Jackie Bailey | Jun 14, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
Today Ellie and I attended our last Crows Nest Mothers Group. At the risk of being a little sentimental, I wanted to say a bit of a good-bye. I have seen the babies in my mothers group grow from the size of poppets into fully fledged leprechauns, the type who would...
by Jackie Bailey | May 21, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
I have a couple of friends who are pregnant at the moment. Sometimes I envy them. Not the being pregnant part – that was not a glowing time for me – but of it all being just, about, me. There is something wonderfully young and naive about the time before...
by Jackie Bailey | May 21, 2012 | Babies
The end of another day full of life. Bubba is 8 months old and delightful at the moment. She has said a few words, including : “lamb,” “OK,” “Abbah” for Dadda, and “Amma” for Mama. Which is pretty sweet. Listening to her...
by Jackie Bailey | May 1, 2012 | Random insights
I have been mulling over this post for ages now (hmm – probably since I was 12?) The topic always seemed too big to deal with in one feel swoop. But here goes! I just read this article courtesy of my buddy Lance. It’s about the ways in which modern...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 26, 2012 | Babies, motherhood
There are lots of lists of things one needs when one has a baby, but as I mentioned in my last post on the topic, absolutely critical is having some good trash TV to watch. Here are my top tips. THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY 1. Upstairs Downstairs – the...
