As a Stay at Home Mother of two young kids, I have realised very soon after my second child was born that I needed to do a few things differently around the house. What used to be a “luxury” of just having one child, is no longer a luxury. When I only had Micah, I could have time to myself a few hours during the day whenever he naps. Now with two, I have to make sure their sleeping schedules sync so I still get that down time. If not, I spend the whole day just being consumed by my … Continue reading 10 Helpful Things I have Learnt to do as a SAHM

Where do I even begin… I used to be a mummy blogger. A fairly good one too, I must add. I used to document Micah’s development week after week. I can look back at Micah’s first year and tell you exactly when he started crawling, eating, walking, clapping, talking, throwing tantrums, etc. (Just as I was typing that, Micah screamed “I WANT MY WATER BOTTLE!!!” I then went up to him and said “That is not how you ask for things, ask again, nicely, and say please.” Which he did. I then gave him his water bottle and walked back … Continue reading I used to be a Mummy Blogger! What happened??

Cannot believe 6 months have passed just like that… the past 6 months have been FULL ON. That is quite an understatement really. You just don’t realize what a luxury it was to only have to care for one child until another one comes along. Life is busy, busy and busy ALL the time! Sleep is pretty much a bonus on days when we get lucky. The house is a permanent bomb site. I have been very lucky though, half the time I have had my mum staying with us and helping me with the kids. She was here for … Continue reading 6 Months Later…

This blog has been abandoned for many, many months now but I figured now is a good time to write a new blog post because Micah now has a little sister! This is her birth story… (To read Micah’s birth story, click here: http://www.kimbaspride.com/2011/12/birth-of-micah-solomon-peterson.html) Introducing Silver Grace Peterson, born 5.11pm on Sunday, 16th March 2014. Weight 4.54kg, Length 52cm, Head Circ 37.5cm. Unlike Micah (who was born at 38 weeks), this little bubba was way too comfortable in my belly and did NOT want to come out! The last few weeks of my pregnancy was such a long haul… I was … Continue reading The Birth of Silver Grace Peterson

Many of you would know by now that Enoch and I are expecting our second child 🙂 We are due on the 14th of March 2014 (this is the new revised due date after today’s 12-week scan). I am currently 12 weeks and 3 days pregnant! It feels so good that I can now openly write about my pregnancy, having passed the 12-weeks “danger zone”. It was quite annoying though, the first trimester is actually when I needed to be able to vent the most! I haven’t had the best past few months to be honest, I have been so … Continue reading A New Beginning… Take Two, lol

Micah and I went out for a BIG walk today, we started at a friend’s house then crossed the road to the walking path pass the lake, along the path, cross a main road, cross a bridge and then along another path when Micah started getting restless so I let him out for a walk. He enjoyed walking around and tired himself out so much, eventually he got very grumpy and fell asleep in the pram on our walk back. We even saw a couple of horses during our walk so I got Micah to go up to them as … Continue reading Micah at 18 Months

  Gee time flies. It seems like yesterday I celebrated my first Mother’s Day, Micah sat on the table with us for the first time in his high chair, and hubby cooked me breakfast. This year, hubby built me a taller backdrop frame so I can finally have the photo studio I have always wanted. The process of setting up my studio got slightly delayed as the day after Mother’s Day I got sick and felt totally run down. It was truly bad timing. I had to cancel photo shoots and hubby was away for work so I didn’t have … Continue reading I Should Be in Bed Sleeping But Instead I Write This Post

Sometimes it is very important to remember that EVERY BABY IS DIFFERENT. Therefore, don’t ever let anyone tell you that what you’re doing with your baby is wrong. You just have to do what works best for you! To identify what works best for you, yes you will try different things and then your parental instincts take over.. and you do what makes your baby happy. Books and guidelines are great as a start, but at the end of the day, all babies are different so you listen to your gut, not your health nurse or grandparents or bossy friends … Continue reading My Experience with Various Sleeping No-Nos for Babies…

Wow it has been a month since my last update! Been so busy, as usual, and I am thankful for the busy-ness and the business! My photography gig has really taken off as I continue to book more and more photo shoots, so grateful to everyone who has shown their support and got photos done through me, and then told all their friends about me! We’ve also just come back from a short weekend away  at Phillip Island with a few friends. It was good to go away, a change of scenery. Micah loves being around other people and he … Continue reading Almost 17 Months: Balancing Work and Play

Well, let’s see. We bought a trampoline last weekend off a lady who was selling it on a Casey Mums Buy/Swap/Sell Facebook Group, we paid $250 for it and it was only 3 months old so I think we got a pretty good deal! The trampoline is in perfect condition, like new, and it is huge! Took up half of our backyard. Micah loves it, the kids who come to visit love it, the adults who are below 100kg and allowed to jump on the trampoline love it too. We all love it! Best thing we bought so far this … Continue reading Almost 16 Months: What’s New