Every now and again a toy comes along that ticks all the boxes – no batteries, no noise, promotes learning, doesn’t involve screen time and is Australian owned. Well hello Willow’s Fairyland. We love you. Millie is communicating with the fairies and every morning is like Christmas when she finds they have left her a … Read more
Hubby and I did something we’re so glad we did, but the thought sends shivers up the spines of many new parents. We took baby on a long-haul flight. Millie’s little head peering from the pages of her fresh new passport now proudly sits beside arrival and departure stamps from Japan. Millie’s tiny round passport … Read more
It’s been 7 months since I breastfed Finn for the final time and since then he’s changed so much. It was very much the chance to soak up some quiet time with my baby. But a baby he was – he is definitely the prime example of a toddler now. Walking (running), climbing, talking, giving … Read more
As much as I would have liked to be, being a babywearing mum was not my thing when I had my first baby. I kind of wished I could prance around barefoot, bub attached to me, without a care. Alas, there was no prancing. The pram was too easy to get her to sleep and … Read more
It’s getting a little trickier and takes quite a bit more planning, but Millie and I still enjoy regular mum and daughter shopping trips. Ok, I enjoy it and my money is almost always spent on the tiniest member of the house, but we have happily navigated our way around some of Melbourne’s best shopping … Read more
I’ve just come back from a major shopping mall. It’s only November and I’m already in a tinsel-induced tizz. It was utter madness. The crazed clamber for a parking spot and the queue to buy or visit Santa has begun. Already. Did I mention it’s November? So with that in mind, and to help spread … Read more
I took the modem out of the box, half expecting to have a bundle of paperwork fall into my hands on how to set up our new home internet. Lacking in patience, I sighed at the thought of being on the phone to a tech support person, guiding me through the process. I plugged in my … Read more
Quite a few of my friends with children have liked a social media post that introduces the beautiful Tree Change Dolls. Hobart’s Sonia Singh recycles, repairs and then upcycles dolls that are no longer played with. Tree Change Dolls after their makeunder. PIC: treechangedolls.com.au But instead of brushing their hair and fixing the doll’s existing … Read more
I’m not usually one to dress up my baby, even though she’s a living doll. But then we were sent some Millie-sized Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl outfits to try. Something in me changed when I popped her into the mini Wonder Woman suit. A mini Wonder Woman suit. Stop. It. Just look at this. … Read more
I went to see my obstetrician for my six week postpartum check-up. I’ll save you the nitty-gritty but all’s well down there and I’m free to go and live my life. But I’m so incredibly sad about it. I remember growing up and thinking (in a 1950s housewife kind of way) that if I was … Read more