I can admit it now. Now that my babies fill every part of me with love, and their cries pierce my heart. Now that they are a year old, and the past is firmly in a box tied with ribbon at the back of my mind. I can admit that I didn’t love them. Labour […]
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Chunky child vomit
This week, over at Bambino Goodies, the harsh realities of my post-natal body are stripped bare. It’s not a pretty sight… The children are ill. All three have hideous gastric bugs and it is only a matter of time before we adults succumb. Yesterday I arrived home from work and swept the pygmies into my […]
A bit of 'me' time
Last Mother’s Day I was in hospital, wincing every time I sat down and smiling weakly at the garage-bought card produced by my husband on behalf of my newborn twins and their sixteen-month old brother. I thought back to Mother’s Days of old, when my sisters and I would proudly present our mother with breakfast […]
That's not my Mummy
Dear Usborne Books, My children are all keen readers of the ‘That’s not my…’ series of books. We have ‘That’s not my pirate’, ‘That’s not my reindeer’, ‘That’s not my bear’, and ‘That’s not my lion’. I recommend them to all my friends with small children, and often buy them as gifts for my children’s […]
Book review: My Bump & Me – Myleene Klass
I wanted to like this. I really did. Not least because I so wanted those nice people at Virgin to send me more books to review. Something tells me I’ll be re-joining the library queue if I want to fulfill my literary thirst. As one whose first children were conceived in the presence of several […]
Packing life's suitcase
I have packed more boxes than a removal firm; stuffed more bags than a check-out girl; closed more suitcases than a frequent flier. I’ve packed hospital labour bags with intrepidation and excitement, cramming in a hundred things I’d never use but couldn’t be without. I’ve packed boxes to move house, wrapping each piece of my […]