Parenthood
This Is Eight!
Today, our boy turned a whole 8 years old. I can’t quite wrap my head around that. Eight. EIGHT! I’ve been thinking about the last 8 “27 February’s” a lot today. I hope this makes sense! 8 years of watching…
What I Like About You
As Noah is getting older, I’ve found myself wondering how to teach him to be a good man. A kind man. A brave man. How do I teach him to be sensitive, while at the same time knowing when a…
3 years down…forever to go!
I’ve been looking forward to this day ALL month long! My emotions are all over the place, as I think back to this day, three years ago, and relive every moment of it, feel all the emotions again, and experience a…
“Just Noah”
Just before Easter, Noah had made a set of bunny ears at school, and when I went to pick him up, he came out wearing them. He looked so darn cute, I just couldn’t resist, and said, “Hello, Bunny Noah!”…
A lesson from my 3-year-old
As parents, there are a lot of things we have taught our Noah over the years. We’ve taught him to sit, crawl and walk. We’ve taught him to feed himself. We’ve recently been teaching him how to brush his own…
Tell me a story…
Jason and I have always been avid readers. I remember learning to read “Sally Books” (at least, that’s what we called them. I’m not actually sure what the collection of books is called). They were a series of books all…
A kiss goodnight…
Jason and I have always loved our sleep. We are those people who love to sleep late on a Saturday morning, have a late afternoon nap, and still go to bed at a reasonable hour that night. Don’t even get…
This is not goodbye…
If you had said to me, just a few years ago, that today we would be in our last week here in Durban, I would have laughed at you. I would have laughed harder, if you had said we would…
Lessons from 2 years of being “Mommy”
Today, 25 September 2017, is exactly 2 years since I became a mom. It has been 2 years filled with love, joy, adventure and fun. One of the things I have learnt in the past 2 years is thatI may…
Life with a 2 year old…
I cherish those moments when he wants mommy, when he wants to cuddle, when he holds my face and says "kiss Mommy", followed by a slew of wet, slobbery kisses! I cherish those moments when he falls asleep in my…
