How to create a mini-me

by | Apr 19, 2012 | Babies, motherhood

Sometimes I look at bubba and she looks just like I used to when I was a little kid, all cheeks and smile. It is easy to forget that she is actually not a mini-me. I am pretty much the exact opposite of my mum, possibly as a reaction, but also possibly because maybe...

Project managing parenting

by | Apr 19, 2012 | Babies, motherhood, Uncategorized

Is it wrong to apply the skills from work to your 7 month old baby? I just read this post on Mamamia from a mum who applies her skills as a lawyer to her children. She has spreadsheets and applies the SMART principles to parenting. This struck an OCD chord with me. I...

A confession

by | Apr 17, 2012 | Babies, motherhood

I have a confession to make. Sometimes, I do not enjoy having a baby to look after. Of course I love her. Of course I would do anything, anything at all for her. If there was ever a danger I could protect her from with my own life, then I would do it. But there are...

Holy sh

by | Apr 14, 2012 | Babies, motherhood

Anything could happen. I was walking to my Pilates class last night, after a good day with bubba. We had managed to convince her to sleep for two cycles per nap, so she was better rested in her awake time, and I had a chance to get some things done between play...

Morning

by | Apr 13, 2012 | Babies

This morning started at 6.00. I heard my bubba rousing, and wished through the wall that she would drowse again. And she did – until 7.15 am! But I was up. I am like a superhero, with special hearing powers attuned to one station: the sound of my baby’s...

The new baby

by | Apr 10, 2012 | Babies

I have a new baby. She came into my life two days ago but is already just shy of seven months old. Se looks a lot like my old baby, except that her head is bigger. This baby can stay awake for two hours or more at a time. Like my old baby, she will only nap for a...