Yearly Archives: 2010
365-326 to 365-332 A Week in Pictures
| December 8, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects |
We’ve had such an unbelievably relaxed week – there have been no agendas, no to do lists and no rushing around. We’ve built a puzzle, played board games, lain by the pool. It’s been a strange kind of blissful.
Dear Ameli- Letter To A 14 Month Old
| December 4, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Letters to Ameli, On Mama's Mind |
Dear little girl, I never knew parenting would be like this. I knew people love their children, but I can’t say I ever really ‘got’ the way it is. That the little things that most of us take for granted – walking, talking, eating – can be such monumental occasions, and that I can experience…
365-319 To 365-325 A Week In Pictures
| December 1, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects |
Another week away, within our time away. These are precious days, with our whole family together.
The Baby Number Two Question
| November 30, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under On Mama's Mind |
When Ameli was two days old, I was asked if I’d have another child. Unequivocally, I said yes. I was on such an oxytocin high from my home water birth, I was capable of anything. And besides, my newborn had been asleep most of her life. And I had people around to help with food…
Help Me Plan Next Year On Diary Of A First Child
| November 29, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Misc |
This is a survey for regular or at least occassional readers of Diary of a First Child. The aim is to help me plan for next year – both to manage my time better, and to provide as meaningful a resource as possible to you.
365-312 to 365-318 A Week In Pictures
| November 24, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Mamatography, Projects |
It’s been a rather paltry week for pictures as I’ve been dealing with issues, issues and more issues in my personal life. Even so, we took a break to celebrate my Dad’s birthday and my brother arrived in South Africa.
One day I sat in an adjoining room to where my husband and daughter were. I didn’t know particularly what they were up to, but at one point, a full few minutes of the ‘conversation’ was her Daddy saying ‘No, no, don’t touch that. No Ameli, put that down. No, no, I said no’ and so on.
I became conscious of how often we were saying no to Ameli and discussed it with my husband. At first he didn’t really think it such a big deal, but he must have become conscious of it, as he started pointing it out to me when I was doing it too.
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