Category: Moments To Remember

Late Sleeper


Dear Aviya, I am so grateful to have you as my second child. If you had been my first, Ameli would have been a huge shock to my system.

Under The Sea Birthday Party


Aviya’s 1st birthday is just over a week away, and while knee-deep in preparations for it, I realised that with the mayhem and madness of visas and flying to Australia in October, I never posted the photos from Ameli’s 3rd birthday party. For her party we had an Under The Sea party at a Puck’s…

Letter To An 8 Month Old – Dear Aviya


My dearest Squidgeling, You are eight months old and a continued source of awesomeness and joy. When your sister was a baby I used to think she filled my quota of awe, amazement and wonderment. I worried that when you came along, it would all be old news. It turns out, however, that you are…

Mamatography: Week 45 – Quietly Busy


A bit of a mix and match this week. I’m so busy all the time, and exhausted whenever I sit down from more than a minute at a time, but what have I been busy with? Heaven only knows!

Mamatograhy Week 41: Celebrations And Red Tape


It’s been a decidedly celebratory week around here. My birthday came and went, but it was Ameli’s two days later and in hindsight, a week on, she certainly had a prolonged week of well wishing and treats. I can’t believe my little girl is three. Where does the time go?

“Hand”


Walking along the canal with my girls this evening, Ameli wanted to get out of the trike and walk. As we set off on foot again, she said “Hand?” and slipped her palm-sized hand into mine. I shot up a prayer, a mental note, willing myself to remember forever the feeling of that little hand…

Dear Aviya – Letter To A Five Month Old


My darling Aviya You’re five months old today. Five months. Five months. I say the words out loud and I struggle to believe them. I write them down and they look wrong, feel wrong. Where has the time gone?! Have I held on to enough? Can I recall your scent? Will the memory of your…

Moments To Remember


It’s been an insanely busy few weeks, as you can tell by the absolute lack of posting from me! Here are some of our highlights from the last two weeks, as shared on Twitter.

Moments To Remember


The days are passing in such a blur, I sometimes worry it’ll all be gone before I have a chance to remember the moments. Here are some moments from this week I’d like to remember down the line.


The days are passing in such a blur, I sometimes worry it’ll all be gone before I have a chance to remember the moments. Here are some moments from this week I’d like to remember down the line. (more…)