Jelly Bean does Gangnam Style!
All Mums think their children are amazing and clever but I honestly think that Jelly Bean is outstanding, he practices Gangnam Style in his sleep
Jelly Bean
A new strategy . . .
If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got! I don’t actually know who originally said that but its true you know. I am currently trying to find new ways of dealing with Little Bean’s behaviour as it is spiraling out of control. In the past couple of weeks … Read more
Jelly Bean’s Birth Story
It’s hard to believe that Jelly Bean has been here over three weeks already and yet in some ways it’s hard to imagine the days before he arrived, it just feels normal to have him here. My readers will not be surprised to learn that I was getting a little impatient towards the end of … Read more
046/365-2013 – My poor baby
Just look at my poor baby, this is how he looked this evening after a trip to the hospital earlier today for further blood tests. He was having tests to check this thyroid function as a result of my underactive thyroid in pregnancy, then when we arrived at the children’s ward the nurses took one … Read more
037/365-2103 – Home
Waking up at home this morning was lovely, I had missed how Little Bean and Beanie Boy would wake me up each morning with a kiss and a cuddle. This morning they were so excited to have us home and wanted to give their baby brother a big kiss and cuddle too. Look at how … Read more
036/365-2013 – Transitional Care/Coming Home
I woke up this morning feeling much more human than yesterday. We had a really good night, near perfect in fact. Jelly Bean woke up every 3 hours for a feed like clockwork and because I wasn’t expressing I was able to get straight off to sleep as soon as he had finished feeding which … Read more
035/365-2013 – Transitional Care Day 2
Our first night back in the hospital in the Transitional Care unit was a trial like no other. Every three hours, the alarm would sound – a stark reminder to feed Jelly Bean with expressed breast milk.
034/365-2013 – Transitional Care
Returning home from the hospital on Friday, our journey with Jelly Bean took a challenging turn. His labour had been unexpectedly swift, a story I’ll delve into another time, leaving him congested with mucus. Despite immediate skin-to-skin contact and my efforts to nurse, he seemed disinterested, spending most of his first day in a deep … Read more
033/365-2013 – When Jelly Bean met Ella
Karin and I have been friends since our girls were just 6 weeks old and we attended a baby music class together. Our girls have grown up together and their friendship is still strong despite the fact that they now go to different primary schools. When Beanie Boy was born Ella was so excited, they … Read more