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…
Read MoreDiary of a 2 Year Old
Don’t even bother trying to figure them out. They’re miniature versions of us, except they are certifiably crazy. And yet, we were all 2 at some point and turned out pretty normal – at least I did! Here is a day in the life of my particular 2 year old, as told by him. (He’s…
Read MoreThe Toddler and the Newborn
I have a theory that when you have a baby, it’s natural to wonder SWEET JESUS WHAT WAS I THINKING repeatedly during the labour and birth, directly after the labour and birth, the first week when you’ve had about one hour sleep in total and can’t really move without pain…in fact pretty much all the time…
Read MoreDestination: Toddlerville
These days we are most definitely finding ourselves as established citizens of Toddlerville. The signs are very clear and popping up every day. Are we ready though?? No. New words are oncoming at a rate of knots (he’s a genius, naturally), he runs around like he owns the place – which, let’s face it, he…
Read MoreA Love Like This
Every day I think I have to pinch myself to check if it’s real. This amazing little person who, 2 years ago, was still only under construction and who had yet to make his grand, and let’s face it, life changing entrance. I look at him and wonder, ‘how are you even here?!’ He’s amazing.…
Read MoreTo Grow A Human
I have a confession to make. If you’ve seen earlier blog posts you’ll know that earlier this year I wrote a piece about IVF which basically ended up with me being on the radio chatting to Ray D’arcy about our experience with fertility treatment. Well, I must confess that at the time of that interview,…
Read MoreDo 1 Thing that Scares You
They say you should do one thing every day that scares you. So I did! Well I didn’t scare myself every day but still, you get the idea. If you’ve been following the blog at all you’ll have seen that recently some of my articles have been shared on The Journal and on HerFamily.ie . It has been…
Read MoreCircumstance vs Choice
* This post was also featured on HerFamily.ie!* We’ve often heard someone say something along the lines of how boring life would be if everyone was the same – and it’s true. I’ve never really been the sort of person who is afraid or shy about voicing their opinion. When I was younger of course…
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The Scenic Route 