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A heartfelt message
Happy fourth birthday Cam. Wish you were here. Love always, Mum xoxo
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Recharging
It was quiet in the house today for about two and a half hours while all three boys slept. Those are the hours in the day that allow me to recharge, regroup and refocus. As much as I love the boys, I...
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Stormy
Tonight I couldn’t help but cry as I was drying Pete after his bath. He broke out in hives yesterday and his whole body was covered in big red blotches. It just breaks my heart to see his skin like...
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The eternal mother
My best friend from high school gave me this necklace last Sunday at Jamie’s birthday. She’d told me that it was called The Eternal Mother necklace as she placed the gift wrapped package in my hands....
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That hair…
…is no more. Rick gave Jamie his first haircut yesterday. Actually, he gave all three boys haircuts, but it is Jamie’s hair that I am missing dearly. It was his baby hair. It was soft. It was fine. It...
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A bedtime snippet, and the most beautiful music of all
As I was putting Jamie to bed tonight, he started playing with my locket. We opened it together, and immediately he pointed to me and said, “Mummy!” I asked him who the baby was, and he pointed at...
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These two…
Sunday mornings. Rick leaves the house at about quarter past seven. As soon as the sound of the engine fades, another noise inevitably emerges. The sound of small feet padding their way into the...
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One thing I want to do this year…
…is to remember every day how blessed I am to have my children. I’ve been hiding away in my studio these last few days, going through all of our photos from 2011 and putting them together into one big...
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The end of an era with my littlest…
Oh this little guy. He lights up my world every single day. I still remember how shocked I was when we first found out we were pregnant again just five months after Pete was born. If I recall...
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Tonight is the night
Tonight is the night we move Jamie in with Angus and Pete. I figure this will give him one week to cry it out, and another week to actually feel settled. And so, the new era officially begins this...
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On my heart right now…
I am bringing this little guy home tomorrow. I am incredibly excited. I can’t wait to see Rick and the other three boys in the morning. I can’t wait to embrace them all in my arms. I can’t wait to ask...
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That quiet lull…
There is something utterly precious about those first few days in hospital with a newborn. The alone time with one’s baby. The solitude. The peace. The first bath. The hot meals. The cups of tea (and...
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Fleeting moments (and some words on Mother’s Day)
I’ve been a big fan of Dabito’s blog and photography since I first discovered him almost a year and a half ago. His work constantly inspires me, and his fleeting moments are particularly captivating....
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Edward’s birth story
Rick’s alarm goes off promptly at 7am. He jumps out of bed, eager to get the boys sorted with breakfast before we are due to leave at 7.20am. I delay getting out of bed for another five minutes,...
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On my heart right now…
I had big plans for tonight. I was going to write three blog posts in one go. I was going to finish two photo books and start on a third one. But instead, I find myself hurting. Aching. Crying....
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Edward Bear, six months old
In two days’ time, this little guy turns six months. I cannot believe. I cannot believe it. I still remember his birth so vividly (though happily, my mind has blanked out the most painful parts). What...
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Motherhood is…
… writing letters to my children. … listening to them cry. … holding them close as they struggle to sleep. … tasting their tears. … smelling their skin. … breathing in their sweat. … touching their...
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Motherhood is…
… feeling exhausted every single day. … yearning to sleep for a week. … learning to rest when they are resting. … telling myself that work can wait. … struggling to get to bed early, yet… … wanting to...
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Tonight…
It is quiet here tonight. Rick is up at church, leading our Christmas Eve service. The boys are in bed, sound asleep. Edward stirs occasionally, but re-settles easily. I smile as his tiny curls brush...
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Motherhood is…
…listening to them talk all day. …yearning for a minute of quiet so that I can hear myself think (or just think, really). …watching their friendship with each other grow. …marvelling at how different...
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