One thing that I regretted with Monsieur was not getting professional photos taken when he was a newborn. It wasn’t something that I prioritised because I thought that it would be an unnecessary expense considering that I could take good photos of him. Also, most newborn photography seems formulaic and really does nothing for me. […]
So often when Monsieur was a baby I was told to treasure each moment, that I won’t know how quickly the moments pass by until they’re gone. Every mum has heard advice to that end. I used to think to myself, “I *am* treasuring this time. And it doesn’t feel like it is passing too […]
When Monsieur was six weeks old, I forced myself to get out my big camera, go to the park and take some photos. I had to make myself look at him. Stop the feed-pump-rock-walk-no sleep cycle and actually look at him and appreciate him and spend time with him. It was hard. It was forced. […]
She’s becoming more alert…when she’s awake! The gorgeous, wrinkly feet! She eats fiercely- gulping her milk down like there’s no tomorrow. The combination of EBM (expressed breast milk) and formula don’t produce the same milk drunk expressions as breastfeeding does, but she’s still pretty content. […]
