The gender of a baby is a very personal issue to a mother. I get extremely upset when somebody refers to Mieka as a boy! I dress her 99% of ...

Great joy! The first tooth has arrived at ten months! Mieka was taking a bite from Dries’s ice-cream when he said he felt something last ni...

The bubble brain has turned into the blank brain. It feels as if I have nothing more to contribute to life, never mind a blog. I am glad Mar...

Mieka has not started to crawl yet, and it seems she is not going to. All she wants to do at this stage is walk, with us having to walk with...

I am extremely fortunate to have a day each month to go to the clinic with Mieka. It is a whole working day that I can pretend I am a stay-a...

We found our little Miniature Pinscher in a pet shop today. Because we were promised a dog of this breed, we got used to the idea. When we ...

Sunday evening again and the weekend is gone. Most of our time is spend with the family, and especially with Mieka. We miss Mieka during the...

It is strange how we as mothers fall into the trap of comparing our babies and their milestones. I remember a time I told a friend that I ca...

Yesterday afternoon I was trying to avoid getting stuck in the traffic in Auckland Park where I work, and the more I tried to avoid the long...

No, it is not even brain fog or brain smog. I have totally lost my marbles with the baby, or maybe we surrender it all to them? I am losing ...

Not much luck as yet with the Tati, the self soothing object from Babysense , but it was so sweet to see the doll in her arms during the nig...

I got 5 hours of sleep on Friday night, while Dries got up for Mieka. It did me the world of good. I felt refreshed, after months of getting...

I am still breastfeeding at seven and a half months. Great! I think so! I think so? From the beginning I said I would see for how long I cou...