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Our daughter – Gemma

Is she just being naughty?

October 18, 2016 - admin 7 Comments

Let’s talk a bit about my second born shall we? There is no doubt she is cute as a button.  It’s probably just as well she is as cute as she is because there is also no doubt that she is a firecracker who pushes us as her parents to the absolute limit.  She isRead more

Posted in Motherhood, Our daughter - Gemma - Tagged boundaries, challenging children, destruction, motherhood, naughtiness

You are ONE today!

January 15, 2015 - admin 8 Comments

My sweet Gemma Grace, I am still unable to process that it has been a whole year since you joined our little family and completed us.  A year since I was sitting calming awaiting your arrival, buggering around with your Dad in the pre-op area before we were wheeled into theatre to meet you faceRead more

Posted in Our daughter - Gemma - Tagged birthday letter, first birthday, milestones

Baby vs Toddler Balancing Act

November 6, 2014 - admin 10 Comments

Being a mom of two takes some fine balancing at times.  I am the baby of my own family and growing up my sister would often wail “you’re showing favourites to Sam cos she’s the baby”.  Naturally I would always disagree with this notion most vehemently but now that I am a mom of twoRead more

Posted in Motherhood, Our daughter - Gemma, Our Son - Kade - Tagged baby, balancing act, motherhood, toddler

Back to Work part duex…

May 9, 2014 - admin 8 Comments

So I started back at work yesterday. Honestly I was in serious denial about having to return to work and as the day drew closer and closer it just never quite seemed real.  Still as I sit at my desk quietly tapping this post out I cannot understand how on EARTH has four months passedRead more

Posted in Blah Blah Fishpaste, Our daughter - Gemma - Tagged back to work, d day, working mom

Second time mothering

April 22, 2014 - admin 9 Comments

Becoming a mom for the second time has certainly had its moments, both good and bad but I think for me the biggest challenge in moving from mothering one child to mothering two children has been finding the balance in it all. Actually with each passing day I feel that we as a family areRead more

Posted in Motherhood, Our daughter - Gemma, Our Son - Kade - Tagged motherhood, second child, sibling

From Family of 3 to Family of 4!

March 27, 2014 - admin 12 Comments

This post is long overdue but life has been incredibly… incredible the last 10 weeks.  It’s funny that I only really seem to find my groove 10 weeks after my babies arrive cos looking back I only posted on here again when Kade was 11 weeks old too. The 15th of January will always beRead more

Posted in Our daughter - Gemma - Tagged birth, c-section, family expansion

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Hi! I’m Sam & these are the musings of my life…

Woman, wife & mom. Wine drinker, wannabe marathon runner, avid reader, ice cream lover! Join me as I blurt about the musings of this thing we call life...

Happy Grams!

  • My Hurricane. Look at this “miss madam” personality that just shines through... my jewel, she shines no matter what! 
#hurricaneGemma #GemmaGrace #momafterinfertility #mygirl💜#daughter
  • Fire in the sky. 
#godspalette #sunset #nightskies #aftertherain #blogger
  • We don’t “do” Valentine’s Day.  It’s never really been our thing, as we believe it takes more than one day a year to hold a marriage together! A LOT MORE! So when the Hubs surprised me with this magnificent orchid this morning so say I was blown away is an understatement. 
I’m a words of affirmation girl but this is a gift I can totally appreciate. 
Happy Valentine’s Day! 
#valentinesday2019 #love #orchid #present #lovelanguage #magnificent
  • When your air plants and air orchids are drenched by rain, the green shines through! 
#mygarden #airplants #godspalette
  • Finally a pretty bird with a bright orange beak is showing interest in our nesting log! 
#lovemygarden #birdlife #nestinglog #naturesbeauty #godspalette
  • What an insane day! 3am wake up call to make a 6am flight and then it was back to back to back to back meetings and then a delayed flight home, arrived home at 21:45 and now I’m so tired that I’m not tired anymore! 
Heading to Club Duvet soon.

#workingmom #businesstravel #notalwaysglam #work #flight #exhausted
  • My heart is where my treasure lies! My heart lies here with my two miracle treasures: so very blessed.
  • Oh my heart! He was delicious then and he’s delicious now! My boy, my Kade Ethan, the defender of my faith. 
#momafterinfertility #myboy💚 #KadeEthan #mommymoment #slowdowntime
  • In a blink of an eye, you are 5! 
Five is full of jokes, never stops talking, pushes every boundary and still hates pretty much every supper we put in front of you unless it is macaroni cheese or spaghetti bolognaise. Five has a thirst for knowledge.  Five is full of hugs and love and keeps us on our toes. 
Gemma Grace, our Hurricane, you changed our lives for the better (and added a few grey hairs to our heads) and we love you so very much! 
Happy 5th birthday #HurricaneGemma! You’re amazing. 
#thisis5 #gemmagrace #birthdayvibes #momafterinfertility #mommymoment #mygirl💜 #daughter

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