Wow, how time flies. Ioan is already twelve weeks old – nearly three months old! – and my last blog post on the subject of motherhood feels like years ago. Ioan seems to have grown so much, even though to others he still looks like a newborn. My favourite thing about this stage of Ioan’s development […]
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Week 40 – how wonderful life is while you’re in the world
So, with Ioan at 8 weeks old, we had our first night out without him. My brother, who pretends he is not a big softy even though he already dotes on Ioan, babysat for us. We were completely confident that Jason would be fine with Ioan, but would Ioan be fine with Jason? He has […]
Thoughts on being a (greedy) mum – month 1
Before I had my baby, people would say to me that when I am a mum I won’t understand where the time goes; I won’t have time to even drink a still-warm cup of tea; I won’t care about work any more, etc. Honestly, I could not believe that my life would change so much […]
Weeks 32-35 – the most amazing thing I have ever made: my baby
Here he is: introducing Ioan, our gorgeous little boy. Since he made his appearance on 24 July we have been living in a newborn whirlwind (and don’t even get me started on the hormones). He truly is the most amazing thing I have ever made (thanks in part to my ‘sous-chef’ Andrew!). And he is […]