Dear Dad, This is the 2nd Father’s Day you’ve had since I was born, and I’m not even a year old yet. Mum says that America and Australia have different …
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It’s almost 4:30 in the morning. I’ve been up since 3:15 when I first heard a little someone who sleeps right beside me in a mosquito-netted travel cot tossing his …
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Everyone says motherhood is full of surprises. They’re right. Here are 24 of mine. I never thought I would… 1. Leak milk at the sight of a puppy. 2. Wipe …
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Six weeks ago I tried to let Dominic “cry it out” for the first time. I was so tired that day that I decided to lie down next to him …
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I tried something new with Dominic on Friday – a little bit of tough love. Here is how that went: Dominic wakes up from his afternoon nap after only thirty …
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I am typing this one handed while Dominic sleeps on my left shoulder. About every twenty seconds he pops his head up and makes angry-koala-bear noises. I suspect that this …
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I wrote the following on Tuesday. It’s now Thursday. C’est la vie at the moment… This time last week I was still two hours and 15 minutes from giving birth. …
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Here is the second installment of the post I started yesterday – things that have surprised me about pregnancy. After I started writing these posts on Sunday, Mike and I …
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It’s been a week. For me, it’s been a week of finishing the draft, enjoying a brief high, then falling (temporarily, let’s hope) into a big black woeful hole of …
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Mike: “Do you like it when I pick on you before you’re completely awake?” Lisa: “It’s a bit cruel – like tormenting a poor defenseless little animal.” Mike: “Awww, and …