Last week I resigned. Wow - I still can't quite believe I'm actually writing that. I am 33 years old. I have a loving husband who is self-employed and a 4 year old son who has just started primary school. I really am your average working Mum - albeit soon to be jobless Mum. Self... Continue Reading →
Living a life of freedom – mindful musings
Mindfulness really has changed my life. In fact its changed my whole existence. It’s had such a profound impact on the way that my life functions – home life, relationships, food, moving my body, to the way I now feel, and by that I mean the feeling of entire body and my energy centres. I... Continue Reading →
Is there such a thing as a coincidence?
Tonight I feel compelled to write. Is there such a thing as a coincidence? They seem to happen daily these days. And I truly believe they’re sent for a reason. Souls aligning. Reconnecting. I think things, and then they are said. I think of old friends, and they cross my path. I think it’ll be... Continue Reading →
Until they have gone. Don’t let the moment pass by
I see people with their Dad’s. Knowing that there is every chance the moment is passing them by without a second thought that one day their Dad will be gone. Because rightly so no one thinks like that. Until they have gone. And when you have loved and you have lost, seeing others with something... Continue Reading →
What If?
I sit. Quietly. Wondering. Remembering. Listening. Wondering how long we have to endure the What If question. What If things were different. What If we could turn back time. What If he were still here. What If I could talk to him again. But we can’t. So I sit. Quietly. Remembering. Remembering his way -... Continue Reading →
A fatherless Father’s Day.
In the run up to Father’s Day everywhere I look is a constant reminder that I am fatherless, this Father’s Day. Dad passed away in October last year at the tender age of 59. One year before his retirement. The retirement he’d worked all his life for. And what strikes me the hardest is the... Continue Reading →
Dad, Since You Left
It has been six months since you left. Yet it feels like yesterday. Yesterday when you were fit and full of life. Yesterday when we were told the news. Yesterday when you had control of it. Yesterday when it was terminal. Yesterday when you took your last breath. Yet today there is no you. Where... Continue Reading →
Hand, Foot and Mouth – and an oh so poorly baby.
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease just came belting through our house. Now we've recovered I wanted a record on the crazy few days we've just experienced. I think it had been brewing for a few weeks, Barney had been a little off colour and more tempremental than usual. By Friday 22 September he had a... Continue Reading →
Doing it alone
And there we have it. Tonight is the first night our baby bear will spend alone. We've decided to let him have our bedroom, I can't bear the thought of him downstairs by the back door in darkness. At least I know he's safe where he is, even if it does mean a long, stumbled... Continue Reading →
Getting To Know You
Erm, what do you mean babies don't come with a manual? Looking back now, I enjoyed the first few weeks but I was like a rabbit in the headlights. We had grown a human. An actual living, breathing human. Now we had to keep this little human alive. Admittedly he slept most of the day,... Continue Reading →
Here, little fishy.
Today Barney swam for the first time and LOVED it. I'd purchased all the neat accessories he'd need. I wanted him to enjoy it as much as I did when I was a child. I spent most summers in my grandparents pool and I thought swimming would be much more interesting with colourful bathers, a... Continue Reading →
Vaccines: Part One
Barney had his jabs today. Our once lovely untouched boy now full of immunisation. At least it means I'll be able to take him swimming soon. He's a real water baby, just like his mum and dad. On entering the nurse's room she looked at Barney and asked "this is his first set, he is... Continue Reading →
Oh boy does it bounce!
Thirty three years ago my lovely sibling was born. My parents purchased a Silver Cross pram. It was impressive, and particularly useful if you only wanted to move forward and backwards. Navigating corners - not quite as much. Four years later I arrived. As a second child most things, as expected, were second hand, including the pram.... Continue Reading →
Barney’s Buddies
We joined an antenatal class last year and there were 8 couples on it. We are very fortunate to all have had happy, healthy and totally gorgeous babies. The group has been a huge source of support. Here's a pic from our weekly meet ups. Right to left in birth order: Toby, Edie, Barney, Phoebe,... Continue Reading →
MyHummy
Our MyHummy teddy arrived today. We've named him Hummy, obviously. Barney is generally a good sleeper so we are very lucky. He isn't easily disturbed by others and he can sleep anywhere. Just like his old man. The only thing that tends to wake him up, is himself. Either a hand in the face, a... Continue Reading →
Oh, balls.
In the time it took us to drive from St Martin's to Admiral Park, Barney was inconsolable. He was due a feed so it must be that. Even in a deep sleep he'll suddenly come to life when he registers his hunger. A bit like a lazy Sunday morning when you wake having slept for... Continue Reading →
Sunday outing – winging it just the two of us
Barney saw the inside of a church for the first time today. I bought him a onesie with built in braces and bow tie and a flat cap for the occasion. Hubby had to work so I would need to wing this just the two of us. I had this, right? Is it ridiculous that... Continue Reading →
Love fiercely
Our friends lost their precious baby earlier this month and it has taken me some time to come to terms with it. I have struggled to find the words to know what to say. I always will. How is it possible that you can experience the enjoyment, love and bond of pregnancy, to be left... Continue Reading →
Where our journey began
To celebrate our first Anniversary hubby and I took to the high seas and set sail to the Fjords in Norway on the Azura. We love cruising. Yikes, did I just say that?! I'm turning into my parents. According to the glossy brochure, on this cruise we should expect "scenery beyond our wildest expectations". I was... Continue Reading →
Blogging
I've wanted to put my thoughts to paper for a little while now, to have a record of our son's first year, to jot down my trials and tribulations as a first time mum and the joys and wonder of this beautiful little life we have created.
One Mum on a Rock 