A Full House
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. …
There is a scene near the end of Mary Poppins that always causes a lump in my throat. I have seen the movie many, many times, both as a child, and recently with my own children. In the scene, Mary is having a conversation with the children while she readies them to go and fly kites …
Around 11 o'clock last Tuesday, I was in a meeting with limited cell phone reception. A message suddenly came through announcing that I had 9 new voicemail messages. Excusing myself, I listened to the messages, 5 were from Alex's preschool. All the messages went something along the lines of "Hi, it's Gina again, Alex has fallen …
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 …
Barring the last week, Alex has been having a bit of a rough time since school started again this year. Being quite a reserved child, he sometimes struggles to fit in with the crowd. I can relate, because I was never really a mainstream kid. He has always been quite an intense child, we even …
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 …
At school, there are a couple of pathways that lead from the parking lot to the classroom. When we arrive, I always ask Alex which way he would like to go; past the fish-pond, under the mulberry trees etc. His reply is inevitably "I'll meet you on the other side!" (Which means: he goes down …
The brief, from my outspoken four-year old, for his fourth birthday this year was an Ocean Motion party with an Aquarium cake. My initial thought was "Holy cow, how the hell am I going to make an Aquarium cake, yet alone host an under the sea party!" Living in land-locked Jozi, means there aren't any aquariums readily available, …
This time, four years ago, I was running around getting myself organised for the arrival of my baby boy. I had bought most of Woolies' and Pick 'n Pay's online stock so that I wouldn't need to leave the house for a few months while I tended to my new little bundle. I was storming …
On Sunday afternoon we went for lunch at one of our usual spots: a place where the waiters know Alex by name. We go there quite often mainly because Alex actually eats the pizza they make for him, and their other food is actually quite delicious too. So Alex is running around, charming everyone, and discussing the "fancy …
Baby Makes Six 