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Asked Amy how she likes the new knickers I got her. “Yeah they’re great, Mum. They’re pretty and I haven’t had a wedgie all day. You can’t ask for more than that!” #FourYearOldUnderwearGoals
Asked Amy how she likes the new knickers I got her. “Yeah they’re great, Mum. They’re pretty and I haven’t had a wedgie all day. You can’t ask for more than that!” #FourYearOldUnderwearGoals
(Originally published in the October/November 2015 edition of Little Treasures Magazine) I always imagined myself having two kids one day. Girls, boys, one of each…that never bothered me, but I really wanted two. For a while, it looked like we might struggle to even have one, and the day I saw two blue lines appearing on a white stick remains one of the happiest of my life. My husband was a somewhat reluctant father-to-be – he was massively supportive, but I’d catch him gazing at my rapidly growing belly with a mix of what can only be described as abject terror. That all changed the second Amy was born, at which point he became The Only Man To Have Ever Become A Father, our daughter was The Most Amazing Child In The World, Ever, and he practically signed up for a second baby on the spot. Given the struggles we had getting pregnant with Amy, we got back on the baby bandwagon (almost) immediately. Surgeries for endometriosis followed, as did failed attempts at IVF, and …
Thrilled to have two pieces in the latest edition of Little Treasures Magazine! My regular column is about how if you stop paying attention to all the “Mummy Wars!”carry-on you can discover what amazing little unifiers babies are. The other piece is a gorgeous double-pager featuring a lovely family I’ve had the pleasure of meeting through UpsideDowns (the charity I work with that provides access to speech therapy for children with Down Syndrome).
Just a casual Friday game of Jump Chip
It would seem that for a toddler, “would you please help me pick up the pegs?” sounds remarkably like “would you like to watch Peppa Pig?”. EVERYTHING IS NOW SAD AND BROKEN.
I remember being really sad when my Mum dropped me off at preschool one day…the teacher locked the door and patiently waited for me to get over my theatrics. Today Amy packed a sad at preschool drop off…she got to stalk me on Facebook for a bit on her teacher’s iPhone and print off her favorite photos to carry around #TimesHaveChanged
With one misheard lyric, Amy has turned a darling little Shirley Temple song about sugary treats into an ode to drugs between a dealer and a ho. Because apparently it’s not “On The Good Ship Lollipop”, it’s “That’s Some Good Shit, Lollipop”. #WhatWouldShirleySay
Even though I’ve decades of cafe experience under my belt, Tilly has elected to test my “theory” that cupcakes can’t be eaten through a straw. #HowsThatWorkingOutForYouTilly
“No, sweetheart, you can’t have a treat. Treats are a sometimes food – they’re not for every day” is best said in virtuous tones through a mouthful of chocolate while hiding in the pantry.