We were sitting on the beach on Tuesday, soaking up the sun and sea air, when it was time to give Caris her milk. So I started getting her formula ready. Alex: "What are you doing Mommy?" Me: "Making milk for Caris, my love" Alex: "Why?" Me: "'Cos she's hungry and thirsty" Alex: "Why?" Me: …
Travelling
I hate travelling. I like being on holiday, but I just don't like the travelling involved to get there. The thing is, I am afraid of travelling. I can't say that I have always had this phobia, but I think it has grown over time, mainly based on a few recent events: 1. Many years …
Damn you, dummy!
About a month before going back to work, I decided to give Caris a dummy. So what is wrong with that you may be wondering? Most moms give their little darlings a dummy from the moment they first arrive in the world. The problem is, I hate dummies. I don't think they are cute, and …
The evolution of the birthday cake
I have great memories of magical birthday cakes from my childhood that my mother used to bake for my brother and I. Pumpkin carriages pulled by marzipan mice, humpty dumpty sitting on his wall before he met his scrambled fate, a dolly with a cake dress and a menagerie of animals… When I had Alex, …
Out of the mouths of babes
The other day, Alex was cuddled up on the couch with one of his older brothers reading a story. The weather was gearing up for a storm, the kind you only get on a hot summer's afternoon in Joey's, and the wind was howling, whistling through the trees. We all like to encourage Alex's imagination, …
The other night at the emergency room
“The decision to have a child is to accept that your heart will forever walk about outside your body." Katherine Hadley A few Saturday's ago, we were watching TV, when we heard Alex scream from his bedroom. We both went bolting upstairs to see what was wrong. He has been having some "age-appropriate" nightmares of …
Baby Makes Six 