Nicky will be going back to school next week and I thought I'd write a post to record a bit more about how we have been handling lockdown and the little adventures he has been having with his fluffy toys. He recently did have two weeks of school and then school was closed again. During this … [Read more...]
Life under Lockdown
These are strange times that we are living in. A virus has spread itself around the world and like many other countries, South Africans are called to stay at home so that it does not spread. While hospitals around the world battle the virus, and we all try and keep our distance, myself and Nicky … [Read more...]
Practicing our puzzles
When asked what he likes most about school, Nicky says "Lego!" Nicky loves to build and create. He has an active imagination and will talk about the stories of the things he makes, the cars he races and basically any toy he plays with. We do have puzzles but haven't really practiced them lately. … [Read more...]
Which is worse: A Mommy Meltdown or a Toddler Tantrum?
Yesterday I completely lost it with my child. Yes, it was over potty training. After being so good the previous day and using the big toilet, he pooped in his pants. I was just angry. How can he be so good and we are back to square one the very next day? I was so frustrated and angry as I did all … [Read more...]
Why Parenting Is Such A Humbling Experience
Parenting is undoubtedly one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs on the planet. But every now and then I get a glimpse, a little insight, into not only my son but also myself. This is why parenting is such a humbling experience. One of the hardest lessons I am learning at the moment is … [Read more...]
Why Is the Crying So Hard?
We have had rather an eventful weekend. I think it is part of the parent life to experience bouts of both laughter and tears during one day. There is nothing more beautiful than a child's laugh, and nothing more heartbreaking when they are crying. All we can do is endeavour to do better next … [Read more...]
How Infertility has Affected my Parenting
Before I get to today's post, I want to ask you a favour. Can you please pop over to Shannon's blog at Infertility Awakening and give her some support? She lost her adopted five month old daughter due to the birth dad pitching up out of the blue. I can never imagine what she is going through right … [Read more...]
Yelling Update
For those of you wondering how it is going with my yelling resolution after reading that book about how to stop yelling and start connecting, this post is an update on that. Initially it was a bit discouraging to merely tick every day off as a failure. Crumbs, I yell every day. It sucks!!! I … [Read more...]
Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
There I was. I was doing it AGAIN. Yelling at Nicky. We were messing around on the bed and he was having fun taking the Calpal bottle in and out of the box. All of a sudden he just threw it at me, hitting my chin. And my response? To yell. "Aaah! Nicholas you can't DO THAT!" A few seconds later, … [Read more...]
Real Objects are Better than Toys
I was inspired by this post about how all this baby wants for Christmas are real objects, and things which we adults do not find valuable but little ones really enjoy. So I decided to do a comparison between toys which gather dust and real objects that get used. Don't get me wrong, Nicky does … [Read more...]