September 2015 – The Milk Memoirs

Some freakin’ amazing facts about our boobies!

Posted on September 29, 2015 by mommabeartrax

So from all these heavy breastfeeding posts on my blog, like here, here, here and here, whilst Im keeping it very very real, you may start to wonder whether I truly am pro- breastfeeding. I mean it all sounds so… so negative. So I decided to focus on some positivity today. Because gosh darnit, there’s so many positives about breastfeeding, it certainly needs the spotlight.

Now, before we get started, lets be clear on something, this post is not, in anyway trying to sideline formula feeding moms. ( #fedisbest ) It is instead to Continue reading →

Parker-Grace’s Birds and Owls 1st Birthday Celebration & free DIY Birdhouse template!

Posted on September 28, 2015 by mommabeartrax

Warning: Super heavy photo post today! 🙂

Holy moses, guys! Parker’s almost two years old! I can’t believe it! Like seriously, wasn’t it just the other day she was born!? Never mind the fact that the manic newborn days are still so vivid in my mind, I still very clearly remember how she felt in my belly!

Everything’s still so fresh in my mind, and yet here we are, on the cusp of celebrating her second year in this world. Two years of her surviving us. (Thanks for choosing us, kid!)And amazingly, two years of our nerves surviving Parker-Grace’s fearless and stunt-dog nature. Which really is the oddest thing, because if you Continue reading →

Aging with grace, appreciation and anticipation

Posted on September 25, 2015 by mommabeartrax

I certainly hope Im not boring you with all the birthday vibes up in this here blog, but that’s where my brain is at right now. Especially considering that we are still toying with the idea of whether or not to have a party for Parker-Grace’s second birthday next month – so you should very likely expect more party posts soon.

As I’ve explained before (see here), we tend to only throw kiddy parties every second year, with the non-party year just being a family affair – although with the size of my family, like Mike always jokes, it still ends up being a party.  All these celebrations that I never regret. In fact, only cherish. I also recently shared with you how, I, as a mature grown-up, celebrated her mid-thirties-it was fun, silly, ridiculous and perfect.(see here) But there was also a time when I was Continue reading →

Survival skill for every mom: Learning to Ask for Help

Posted on September 22, 2015 by mommabeartrax

So as you may have read, my early weeks…nay, months, with Parker-Grace (our second child) was quite a rough ride. (read that post here.)It left me beyond exhausted, rattled and ready to run for the hills.

I knew I had to do something to take care of me. The insane lack of sleep (Im talking days her folks, not hours) was rapidly chipping away at me. I needed to break out of the downward spiral of both my physical and mental sanity. Fortunately I found such simple salvation in Continue reading →

Pizza & Pyjama Jam: How any grown, mature adult celebrates a birthday :)

Posted on September 21, 2015 by mommabeartrax

Side note: Forgive the horribly blurry photos, somehow everyone’s pix that night was blurred. Cant think why.

It was my brother Max’s birthday early in September, and not long there after, it was my other brother, Rolff’s birthday. Not to mention that right now I’m in the thick of deciding whether or not we’re going to have a party for Parker-Grace’s second birthday next month.(Yowzers!) So understandaby, I’m all up in the birthday vibes right now.

This then got me thinking about my very own birthday recently in July.(Ok, fine, maybe not so recently. Geez, this year is flying, right?!) But back then, I was also in two minds about having a special celebration of sorts for myself. Even it was just for the buds. It was only at the very last minute that I decided to Continue reading →

About the scariest night of my life, what you need to know about Febrile Seizures and…Doc Mcstuffins

Posted on September 10, 2015 by mommabeartrax

Yeah, thats quite a combo, I know. But any parent will tell you that, that sounds about right in the parenting-realm: where often your world is shaken like never before, sometimes getting a crash course in children’s medicine and biology, while simultaneously being plunged into depths of fear you didn’t know existed, and all nicely mangled up with a good dose of silliness, cuteness and laughter that only kids can bring.

A recent scare with Parker-Grace was one such night where all Continue reading →

Hit up Sinatra’s for an incredible dinner and Odeon private cinema movie experience

Posted on September 9, 2015 by mommabeartrax

Date night: because part of being a good parent is investing in each other as a couple.

So a couple of weeks ago hubby and I had such an incredible date night…I know, right…its already been weeks since we’ve had a date night. Sad. Yes. But the experience itself was so enjoyable, that its been tying us over quite nicely… Ok, fine! Who am I kidding!? Yes, we’re totally well overdue for another date night, but Im not even kidding one bit about just how wonderful Sinatra’s of The Pepperclub hotel is.

The Pepperclub is situated in Continue reading →

Rocking Spring with DIY Flower Crowns

Posted on September 8, 2015 by mommabeartrax

What a weekend of sunshine, eh!? I know its spring 2015 already, yes, so the sunshine is pretty much called for, but we all know how winter likes to get it’s last licks in. So yay, go sun! And ok, fine, it might have been the weekend for Parker’s vaccines(boo unexpected icky reactions), but it was also a weekend of impromptu ice-creams on the beach, beachy doggy runs, braai’s, backyard picnics and ….flower crowns.

The glorious spring sunshine totally got to the hippy in me, and I decided to break out the craft box while the girls cheers’ed their pink lemonade for every sip they took. (Apparently, that never gets boring – said no parent ever.)

Last rays of the day kinda picnics: Cheers,mama!

Fortunately, I still had some supplies left over from Parker-Grace’s 1st birthday party(see here), and I had a couple of flowers in the home, so out came our peace-love-and-rock’nroll vibes.And I gotta admit, its pretty easy peasy to make, guys. So if you’d like to adorn your little spring fairies with the crown that they (or you) so deserve, have a look-see here on the how to over here. Continue reading →