Five

A long overdue post … They say that in the newborn phase, the first six weeks or so fly past while you merrily wallow in the punch-drunk baby love haze.  That is also clearly true when one turns five! Happy 5th (and six weeks) birthday Carrie-bear! Baby girl, Now you are five! A full hand, a …

Seven

My big boy! I will admit to having a little cry on the way to work after I dropped you at school this morning, my mind still boggling at how my baby boy is already seven! Still euphoric after a great party, you were excitedly greeted by the friends that joined us yesterday to celebrate. …

Four…

My little girl who loves to laugh, how on earth did you actually just turn four? I blinked my eyes and the bump in my tummy has turned into a big girl, seemingly overnight! {the morning you were born} You complete our family with your belly laughs and your deep-voice singing, with your conversations (with yourself) …

Six

My darling Alex, Six is not a very big number. It is the number of legs on an insect or the largest number of dots on standard dice. Six is half a dozen; or the most harmonious of single digit numbers (if you are into numerology.) According to Winnie the Pooh, it is when we …

Three…

My Dear Caris It seems like just the other day you were a thumpety-thump sound accompanying a grainy blob on a black and white screen. My surprise pregnancy. My "Oh my God, how am I going to tell your father" baby. I can still feel the tears stinging in the corners of my eyes when …

So this is 40

A few weeks ago, we watched a movie called This is 40. It's probably the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. Probably because of its appropriateness in terms of my turning 40 a few days afterwards. Whilst the movie is probably not everyone's cup of tea (there is quite a lot of swearing …

I speak for the trees!

The Lorax quickly became one of Alex's favourite movies, and I can't say I blame him, that little orange guy is super cute, and the music in the movie is great. I also love the overall message that the movie conveys about conservation and the repercussions of not looking after our planet. Another plus is …

Five…

To my dear Alex This post is a little bit late, as you have been five for all of 5 days already. Which just goes to show how busy life is at the moment, and how quickly time just melts away. You joined this world on Sunday the 21st of September 2008, at 5 to …

Belated Birthday Bash(es)

So, as it turned out, Caris ended up having three birthday parties to celebrate her first two years of life! My husband called it the "never-ending birthday", but it was all to do with timing really. Party number one - Marvelous Mauritius - 17 May 2013 We were away in Maritius over her birthday (which …

Two …

Today my baby girl is two years and two weeks old. So yes, this post is somewhat late, but mainly due to the fact that we were basking in the beautiful sunshine alongside the Indian Ocean in Mauritius over her birthday. (More on that in another post) And my writing mojo still seems to be mainly …