Tag Archives: motherhood

How did this happen?

In one week from today, our little munchkin man will be 1 year old. I am stunned, excited, sad, happy, freaked, disbelieving and in denial (which is kind of the same thing as disbelieving but anyway..) This time last year … Continue reading

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Munchkin and me..

Realised I hadn’t ever posted a photo of the 2 of us! So here you go: This was taken at the party for my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary in Ireland. I love it! More to follow 🙂 Hope you are … Continue reading

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Motherhood: the great debate

At the moment, if I come across an article with a byline about working mums vs stay at home mums I try to make sure to take the time to read it. This morning I read one on the news … Continue reading

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Control freak

Being a control freak and having a baby is not a particularly good combination. No sh*t Sherlock you might be thinking and you’d be right except that I don’t think I fully got this one till recently. I like to … Continue reading

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Fundamental questions at two in the morning

The things I ponder in the middle of the night when I am sat feeding the munchkin are many and diverse. I’d love to say they focus on topics such as a potential solution to climate change and what on … Continue reading

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You know you’ve become a real mum when…

… you pick wax out of your baby’s ear with your finger. Ha ha ha ha, I can’t quite believe I just wrote that. I was always slightly repulsed by the sight of mums in supermarkets picking snotty kids noses … Continue reading

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What did I learn yesterday 10th October?

1)  I cry a lot more now that I am a mum. Since having my son I have turned into the human equivalent of Niagara falls. I mean, I’ve always been a bit prone to the old  waterworks, quite apt … Continue reading

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What did I learn yesterday 8th October?

1) Dad taking over for the evening is lovely Yesterday I wasn’t feeling so great and so my darling husband came home from work early, helped me give the baby his bath and then fed and settled him for the … Continue reading

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What did I learn yesterday 4th October?

1) Hanging out with friends who don’t have babies is fun but tricky I admit to so far only really seeing my friends (none of whom have kids) if they came to our house or at least near where we live.  … Continue reading

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What did I learn yesterday 1st October?

1) Sometimes there just isn’t the opportunity to write a post. Yesterday flew by so didn’t get a chance to update my blog. 2) Still thinking a lot about the article I mentioned in my previous post. The article on … Continue reading

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