I’m sentimental, I always have been. I’m very nostalgic, I’ll listen to a lot of – let’s face it, cheesy music – purely because it will take me back to a time or a place that makes me feel happy. I’m that type of person who ends up ruining the last couple of days of their holidays because I get so disappointed…
Read MoreRaising Male Feminists
Sometime in the last two weeks or so, I looked at Rian, and momentarily looked away. When I looked back at him again, he had suddenly changed from my eldest baby, to my little boy. Somehow, even though I have been looking at him almost constantly, he grew out of his baby like ways and…
Read MoreThe Age of Internet Parenting
I picked up my phone recently and had a great chat in my ‘November 2014 Babies’ WhatsApp group, and for about the billionth time thought how grateful I was that I had met these amazing women online. It’s a place I can go to vent, chat, discuss, ponder, laugh and have general craic in, with…
Read MoreNow I Can S P E L L
There are many ways in which I’ve changed since producing and giving birth to two Bumps. Let me count the ways. Hilariously – I used to think I was ‘tired’. Tired! If I got woken up at 8am on a Saturday by a neighbour’s barking dog it would almost bring a tear to my eye.…
Read MoreThe 2-Year-Old Survivor Guide, by Jen
Like many brave war heroes before me, I know that entering a war zone or battle requires much strategic planning and preparation. It’s every woman for herself, there can be only one winner. Make sure it’s you. Yes, I’m talking about parenting a two year old. Oh, he might seem harmless, sitting there with his cute little…
Read MoreA Day in Our Life
I published my last post a few weeks ago now, and it got a lovely response! I have to say it is one of my favourite posts. I also got a lot of compliments about the photos in it, and I just adore them, so I figured why not post a post about them too…
Read MoreThis Too Shall Pass
I remember during one particularly tough phase of Rian’s first few months when he had colic, someone said to me ‘This too shall pass’ – and of course it does. I see it quite often in parenting groups; someone will ask for advice on dealing with some tricky new hurdle and usually all we can…
Read MoreYesterday We Shouted
Yesterday was a tough day at the office. Toddlers are not easy people to understand, or reason with, because they possess practically none of either thing. And yet I find myself arguing and trying to reason with one almost every day. And not just any toddler, my toddler. He’s the image of his dad but he’s a…
Read MoreA Year to the Day
Today marks one year to the day that we found out that our third frozen embryo transfer had worked, that I was officially pregnant. That our Alex existed! Anyone who has undergone fertility treatment will know the torture of that two week wait between the embryo being transferred and doing the test to find out if…
Read More‘Failure to Thrive’: Breastfeeding & Me
** This post has also been featured on HerFamily.ie & TheJournal.ie** If you’ve ever had a baby, you’ll know you spend a good chunk of time carrying around your hospital chart while you wait for appointments. I liked having a good nose in mine to see what they’re really saying about me. Most of the stuff might as…
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The Scenic Route 