These past few weeks of holiday mode have been lovely. My husband has been around almost all of the time, we got to go away a few times and we even snuck in a little mini adults only camping trip to Kai Iwi lakes! We have been lucky to say the least. Tui turned one! My god, the year has gone so fast. I found myself reflecting on ME managing to survive motherhood for almost three years now. I look at my life now and laugh about the past years of drunken debauchery and silliness (I do still have bits of this now, its all about balance- LOL). I have kind of stumbled in to the good life and I couldn't be happier. I mean, sure, we have our moments where shit doesn't generally go the way we would like- but all in all, we are doing great! I made a pact with my husband to try and do things differently this year, we are saying goodbye to sugar in our house. TV is limited (which is a massive challenge for a PLL obsessed, netflix binger so- don't shoot me if I reneg on this one). We will try to spend more time with our kids and less money. Cough* mission impossible cough*. Perhaps I'm feeling a little virtuous. Maybe I'm pushing it but I'm going to try my best. I've made a conscious effort to make changes with Noah's behaviour and after researching a bit more than usual, trying to educate myself about food more - I've found a solution that is currently working for us. Noah has become more sociable, he's listening better, he isn't as angry as he used to be and he does much better when he is with other kids. I attribute this to the cutting down of sugar (he's growing up too). JEEZ, you'd be surprised how much things have sugar in them. so say good-bye to the sugar, its outta here! Watch this film. Seriously. ThatSugarFilm Sugar, Sweetener & Additives are all going bye bye from our house! Obviously, this isn't an overnight thing because I'd probably suffer from horrible migraines and sugar withdrawl if I went cold-turkey so I'm starting slow. From now on "two kids and a mum go round the outside, round the outside, round the outside" of the supermarket. As a general rule, if it can rot then we can have it. If bacteria like it then my stomach will too! Goodbye favourite bread, I will miss you... not as much as chocolate. I will miss you more. Wait for me.. you delicious piece of heaven. Ok.. might have to renegotiate chocolate. I'll keep you posted blog, you keep me honest. LOL s xx
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I solemnly swear to write everything Tonga says, as he says it. No matter how bad/weird/ugly it is. I figured this blog is called S&T and there has been a whoooooole lot of S and ZERO T. Here we go... Try it out on your other half and use the hashtag #nosywife so I can have a read!
Anything else you want to add? No. Ok. Now you may sleep. S&T.. FINALLY xx *If you can't handle a post about breasts and breastfeeding then you should stop reading now.
Biscuit tits. Cookie monster. Drippy Nips. Milk factory. Whatever you call it, its all the same. This is so not a "breast is best" post. I support any mum trying to do their best by their babes. If you breastfeed, formula, mix or even donor feed that is totally cool by me! You could say I'm pro breastfeeding but that is only in my experience as a mum. (Because my milk factory could supply fonterra for a year- no BS). After feeding for so long my boobs may have drifted a little further south then I would have liked but hey! You can get some pretty great push-up bras now. With Noah as a baby I used to cry because my nips have never been so weird-looking. LOL! I guess this mum shit has a lot of weird stuff that comes with the territory. Before now I never wore spanx, never needed a push up and I didn't need wrinkle cream.. I'm 22 for god sakes!!! After a fairly awkward encounter at the mall while trying to breastfeed Noah (at lunchtime, in a foodcourt.. I know, its insane!?) being yelled at by an older woman who asked me to leave because I was making her feel uncomfortable- I am on a crusade to encourage everyone to get their tits out for the babies! I love it. I always make an effort to smile at a mother feeding their baby (even if I do look like a creeper). Why do people sexualise breastfeeding? There is nothing sexual about nourishing a child. This is survival! If my feeding of a child so they can survive is making you uncomfortable.. Please fuck off. Quite a few people have commented on how long I fed Noah. Yes, two years old is an achievement. You could congratulate me on my effort. It is a lot of late night snacks, litres of water and energy expended staying up all night so he can have milk that will sustain his body! Personally, I think that is amazing that a woman's body can do that. It is hard to imagine what it is like having a baby that can't have normal milk, formula and is sensitive to literally any other milk you can think of. The next time you think about making a judgement take a second to think about mums who have had a little bit of a hard time feeding. The mums who have babies with colic or reflux or babes that have trouble latching or just about anything else that keeps you up at night. That mum sitting in a cafe with her baby, who is looking a little frazzled and a bit tired could be you one day. You might be afraid to go out and breastfeed because you might be asked to leave, afraid to go out a give your baby a bottle for fear of being judged. You know what I say to those mums, you are owning this mum gig girl! Keep going and smile! Boobies are great. Its time we started treating them right ;) The serial procrastinator in me has really decided to make itself known in these last few weeks.
I'm having a nightmare of a time with Noah. Hard work doesn't even cover it. He defies everything I say, his ears don't work (can we return him, he's faulty?). Every little bit of attitude I ever gave my mother...I wish I could take it all back because karmic retribution is a real BITCH. I love it when other mothers give advice, like I just want to laugh in their faces and hand over Noah for the day. I know all the tricks, all the gentle parenting you can shove in my throat and every single super-nanny-esque "time-out" you can think of. He is just a toddler and if you can't deal with that then piss off. I'm sick of having to apologise for Noah exploring his world. He is a boy. HE IS ROUGH. Get over it. *Side note: obviously I wouldn't let Noah hurt another kid, but if he runs up to your kid and gets a bit excited (like a dog... yes) and they have a scuffle I'm not jumping in. Kids will be kids and I reckon they need a bit of rough love with their peers. Soz if your kid is a bit of pussy but I'm so over being the mum who has to hover over him and stop him playing because your kid cries at every touch. I know its just his age, he is trying to push all the boundaries. All the buttons he can possibly find in me have been pushed. People who know me know I have a quick temper sometimes and trying to keep the beast inside is no easy feat. Seriously. Over the christmas break we had an awesome time, we ate way too much. I feel like a stuffed ham. Highlights are getting my Nana to play circle of death on Christmas day (shes a thug) and waking up on Christmas morning and getting excited with Noah because Santa came to our house! Ringing in the New Year at Kai Iwi lakes at Nobadmood Bay (a little secret spot we found) was awesome! I drank a whole bottle of Gin over two days and didn't get a single ounce of hangover-ness. I followed your rule of bubbles/water Kim and it totally works (if you're reading this). Tonga and I had an awesome time alone thanks to my mum and dad taking the kids over NYE. Its always good to reconnect with your partner after being so babe-focused for a while. Bit awkward at the table he's saying his New Years resolution is to have more babies - I'm thinking its his turn to push those babies out of his penis. I'm done. Now we're back and about to go on a family holiday to Tokerau beach or somewhere near there. I'm not sure because I've never been there. I'm exicted, we got a biscuit for the boat and I need more tan on my pale white legs. Its always good to get these free range kids out to a place other than home- that they can just be. I'm going to try and get a rhythm going on this thing. I have been so slack at posting because we have been so busy. I hope you all had an awesome Christmas and New Year! Love to you all. S xx |
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