- November 27, 2014
Tired, emotional and irrational.
By Rachel on November 27, 2014Read moreI read somewhere that all the hormones leave your body three months after giving birth and it’s around about then that new mums hit the wall, can no longer cope with all the sleep deprivation and become grumpy beeyatches. Who knows if there’s something in it but can I just say… I AM SO TIRED. So tired. Sotiredsotiredsotired. At the...
4 - November 18, 2014
A love letter to my Charlie Bear
By Rachel on November 18, 2014Read moreDear Charlie Well, you’re almost 3 months old now. It’s been both the longest and shortest three months of my life. And the most challenging. And also, the best. Every day I love you more. I love you so much I’m terrified by how much. It’s probably not right to love a little person as much as I love...
- November 13, 2014
8 newborn cries and what they mean. (For my bubba anyway.)
By Rachel on November 13, 2014Read moreMuddling along and figuring it out seems to be the go with this kid, and once I sussed out what his cries meant, my life got much easier. No less loud, mind you, but easier. So here's my handy reference guide (which may or may not apply to any other baby in the world, but I figure it's worth...
- November 3, 2014
I’m such a rookie.
By Rachel on November 3, 2014Read moreEvery time I think I’ve got this kid thing sussed, something happens to ensure I am still the world’s biggest beginner in the parenthood stakes. Last week was an absolute cracker in terms of events I would much rather forget, to say nothing of the people who witnessed me doing them. Firstly, I was in one of Newtown’s coolest gift...
- October 23, 2014
Attached at the hip.
By Rachel on October 23, 2014Read moreI knew about the relentlessness that came with having a baby. My lovely mate Mrs Hanksy told me all about it years before Charlie Bear was even a twinkle in my eye. She’s done the kid thing three times so she knows what she’s talking about. Even so, I swore blind that any child of mine would fit in...
