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weaning? co-sleeping? a wonderf

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Good morning beautiful people!   How was your night? So, as you probably know I am a mom to a precious 1 Year and 6-months old toddler who is pretty chilled and laid back. However, of late she has become a mama's girl. clinging, having severe separation anxiety, wanting to latch on the boob 24/7 if able to. I must confess though that I at times love it. I love being needed and loved. especially as I am a working mom who goes to the office and comes home in the evening. I love knowing that I am still loved as a mom (code for above all else).. so, it is a bit of selfishness on my part. But another dimension to this is that we co-sleep with our baby. she is just the third inhabitant of our room and our bed, despite us having a pretty nice toddler bed for her. I can tell you some pros and cons about this.. let’s start with the cons-- at times she falls out.. rarely.. but it happens.. especially when we leave her in bed alone.. why? she is used to having a huge space to sleep in and s...

The Quiet Place

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  Time and time again I come to realize how important it is to have some quiet time. Every time i have a spare minute, my mind goes immediately to the list of things i ought to be doing and the things that i have not yet done. Even in the times where i say i will have some quiet time, i start thinking to myself.. maybe i should read a book, maybe i should listen to some music, maybe i should go to my social media accounts, maybe i should check on so and so and then poof! there goes my quiet time, i get up and start doing a fraction of what id say i would do. This morning i was thinking to myself that i actually havent had quiet time where my mind has not gone in a million different directions, for some time now. i have realised also that for me, it is a very conscious thing to actually be still. you know the Bible verse that says Be still and know that I am God? well, it is quite a hard thing.. i have at times likened it to trying to tame my toddler and get her to stay still for a ...