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Our beautiful Lockwood home nestled on the side of Mount Ngongotaha is bathed in glorious sunlight …. until 2.17 pm, where it plunges into dark and dampness in the winter. UGH. So because of this, we have discovered ridiculous amounts of mould. On the walls, on toys, clothes, furniture and sadly a bunch of carpet…
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Well, it’s Day Four, have you been praying for me? Because I’m back with an update! I gave Travis his dinner, a bath, and then let him have a little play on the floor while I wrangled the rest of the tribe. He was very ready for bed by 6:30, but I was still finishing…
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So I finally hit that point ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! and decided it was time to tackle sleep training with my little cherub. We’re on Day 3 now! I’m trying what I is called the Ferber method (a.k.a. controlled crying and checking in while baby sounds like they’re auditioning for an opera). Why am I doing…
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I signed a few of the kids up for Reading Eggs just to see how it would go… and they’ve been glued to it for hours! Even the 3-year-old got in on the action, though she tapped out sooner (probably because she thought snack time and hanging out with Nana was more educational). For her…
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Breast milk really is liquid gold. I feel so lucky that my body can create this incredible, nourishing substance not just for feeding my baby, but for so many other things, too. It’s like having a built-in first aid kit on tap! Recently, we had a bit of a conjunctivitis outbreak in our house (life…
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Before I gave birth to number 6 at 40, I was terrified. There were so many things I heard about being an older mum and having multiple births that I spent hours and hours online searching for any story to give me hope that everything would be OK. So here I am to tell the…
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Take a moment to read my absolute brag post about my partner, Simon. I am always bragging about this guy, The man that never shy’s away from a nappy explosion, a sink of dirty dishes, or me sobbing about the next dilemma in my life. He’s my concert buddy, an amazing father and co-parent, and…
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If you live in New Zealand or even visited New Zealand, you have most likely heard of Red Band Gumboots. I created a cute little crochet pattern for them if you would like to download the pattern you can find it here for $3.50 NZD. It took me quite a lot of trial and error…
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You know that smug feeling you get when everyone around you is dropping like flies from the latest viral bug, and by some crazy magic you stay completely healthy? Yeah, that was me the last few months. While the rest of the house drudged through seamingly endless headaches, vomiting, head colds, and fevers, I armed…
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“I know what I’ll do!” I thought to myself as I busied about my day, getting overwhelmed by children asking ten thousand questions and relentlessly using the word Mum, “I’ll add something else to my ever growing list of things to do and start a blog!” This is something I have thought about for a…
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