As mentioned in a previous post, my cousin is due with her first baby in February and we are all so excited for them. Baby Dove suggested I write a letter to new moms about my experience as a mom of 3 and any advise I can part with. Firstly, congratulations Mommy (and Daddy), your …
My cousin is pregnant with her first baby and I was asked to help plan her baby shower. If you’ve ever been invited to a baby shower, I’m sure you’ve wracked your brain to think of a meaningful and useful gift for the mom to be. Well, I’m here to save you. I’ve put together …
Summer is finally making her debut here in Cape Town. I don’t know about you but I am thoroughly over winter. I don’t like getting cold and the warmer weather brings with it a sense of freedom in a way. The freedom to stay out late because it’s still light out. The freedom to go …
When you’re talking to someone, do you always make eye contact? Or do you find that you can’t look them in the eye for too long and quickly divert your eyes? I fall into the latter category and I finally think I know why. It started a year or two ago when someone mentioned to …
Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo do, Baby shark doo doo doo doo doo do….. Anyone else over this song? And now they’re making all these different variations of the same song. OMG people, can we just not? I’ve heard of baby car and baby monkey so far. Anyway that’s not the point of …
*written in collaboration with Baby Dove So your wife/partner just peed on a stick and you realise that your life is about to change in ways you would never think possible. You guys reach the 12 week mark and think now is the time to tell the world (if you could contain your excitement before …
I hardly ever do those birthday posts for any of my kids. I do a little shoutout on Instagram and Facebook but that’s about it. Does that make me a bad mom/blogger? Does it mean I love my kids any less? No, it doesn’t. It just means that instead of going all googly eyed and …
I introduced Ethan to Thomas and Friends a few months ago and my child is in love with that little tank engine. When I found out that there is a new movie being released in October, I knew that I had to ensure that I take Ethan to see it. The movie is called Thomas …
*written in collaboration with Baby Dove As a parent of 3, I’ve had to learn to trust my instincts. From insisting that my kid gets seen to and my fears taken seriously at a paediatrician’s office, to knowing that my kid doesn’t want to kiss and hug the aunty and not forcing him to do …
Being a mom is hard. There I said it. It’s not the easiest job in the world. It’s not all sunshine and roses. It’s not having a jol and living your best life. Nope, sorry. If anyone tells you it is, they’re lying. Don’t get me wrong. Being a mom is the best thing that …