Today is an important day for me. It's not a birthday. It's not an anniversary. I don't have any exciting plans for today. I'm not launching anything. I don't have an announcement to make, a revelation to share or even a particularly brilliant ...
Kids develop at their own pace
My boy isn't a baby anymore. And it took me by surprise. I know that sometimes you blink, and miss those moments. Those moments your children grow up. I'm so used to helping my little boy climb things at the park. Lifting him over obstacles. ...
Why questions revisited
I've written about toddler why questions before. But they deserve a rerun.Because that's what toddlers give them. Rerun after rerun after rerun...Pre-parenting, you look forward to the 'why' phase. Other parents obviously just don't get it. It's ...
Big little girl
I blinked. And I missed it.I looked at Ashleigh the other day, and realised it had happened.She's not a toddler anymore. No remaining trace of baby or infant.I blinked. And I missed it. The moment my girl grew up.She's a person. A little girl. A big ...
Things that made me smile this month
Getting five hours' consecutive sleep on some nights. It might not sound like much, but it's a vast improvement!The book Word Freak. ('Heartbreak, triumph, genius and obsession in the world of competitive Scrabble.' YES.)My husband's back feeling ...