The Magic of 8 – Morgan-Lee’s Birthday Recap

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So, before this 19th day of May, 2019, I thought all birthdays were created equal…You know, that all were filled with sweet surprises and excitement built up over months of count downs, crescendoing in heart warming moments of sheer happiness…Along with, as the parent, that ever present bittersweet pill that you have to swallow every year – the one that annually sucker punches you in the throat with the realisation that you baby is swiftly moving further and further away from being an actual baby. (Even though that very same sentiment is beautifully laced with the absolute honor and joy of getting to witness your child grow up, savour and enjoy this world…I mean that is the ultimate goal right? To raise these well adjusted individuals who can go forth into this world and discover, be happy, spread love and grow…)

I thought all birthdays, whilst each very wonderful & exciting, were the same in that its an amazing celebration of another year. But now, having had the Continue reading →

Ties that Bind: Dynamics of Big Families & Sibling Bonds

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Looking back on where my mind was when I first felt all of this, then looking where we are now, there’s an energetic bubbling in my being for the sheer realization that dreams do come true. Every time I catch myself staring at the four little people who call me ‘mama’ interacting with each other, I have a great sense of excitement of what is to come, only surpassed by the sense of pure gratitude of what already is. At this point in our lives, we’ve now gone full circle, as by His good graces we have our large family that we ached for. But, the journey towards developing that beautiful tapestry of a tight-knit family unit is one of perpetual motion. An on-going labour of love. One, I was SO excited to start, that I thought I’d crack open my heart and mind a bit here, and share my rhymes and reasons. This was where I was when we were only at the start of this journey…

I’ve grown both tired of and used to the all too common reaction I get from most people when they hear how many children Mike and I would like to have.Yes, I know it doesn’t make sense to most people why we would want a large family, in this “day and age”, but also I’ve been fielding that question since I was about eight years old. In fact, I can still remember one of my first adlib Afrikaans orals I did in high school had me batting off that question. Mostly it’s been my dream, and thankfully I have a man who was and still is on board with it- so now it’s our dream. God-willingly, of course.

Maybe if you knew that I come from a large family, you’d maybe better understand why wanting a big family is less Continue reading →

Better & Safer Sleep with The Gro Company: An Epic Product Review

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Hey lovelies! Happy Monday! Now, before you roll your eyes at me for that, and click away, come back! I have something I really want to share with you!…And it’s about better sleep – YES, the holy freaking grail of parenting- so you’re going to want to hear this. For those that know me personally and have ever had a conversation about sleep with me, you’d know I go deep. Like I go into all the in’s and outs of it. Hormones, timing, sleep cycles – the whole shebang. I go full nerd. Like, I’m actually pretty bloody anal about my children’s sleep.Yes, we have a somewhat flexible routine, but I’ve learnt just how much of their health, brain development, and daily temperament revolves around their sleep. It’s so vital for them to actually get proper sleep…and just as vital for us as parents, so that we don’t lose our freakin’ minds altogether.So, I’ve found that this is one arena that I’m always looking and researching for things that can help us all get a better night’s rest. Enter The Gro Company!

Guys, straight up, this is a company that has grown quite close to my heart purely because of their commitment to safe and better sleep. This company has apparently helped over seven million parents, and Continue reading →

Child’s Farm: A Safe Skincare Range for the WHOLE family?

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Oh me goshh! Do you feel it? The nip in the air? Well, actually never mind nip, we’re talking full on icicle hands and toetsies already over here! Winter seems to have come early! And with it, so has my kids extra dry skin. (Anyone else on my winter skin vibes?) But this year, I’m feeling far more prepared to help their little sensitive skins survive the season. In fact, I’ve been trying out quite a few products this year, and thanks to the wonderful folks at Child’s Farm who arrived in SA last year, we were able to give their products a good test run!

In this day and age, the awareness about what we put into AND ONTO our children’s bodies has become greater and greater. Everyone is looking to ensure that they’re using products that contain only the best and most natural ingredients. However, the reality of South Africa’s social-economic state is such that not everyone can afford the price tag that so often comes along with the superb products. And here is where I think Child’s Farm opens itself up to becoming more accessible to more folks of South Africa.

What must be very clearly noted is Continue reading →

Easter Basket Ideas for Baby, Toddler & Kids 2019

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Listen up, Agents of the Easter Bunny! Yes, that’s you , mom!(and dad!)

The time has come to get your shizz together..if you’ve already got your basket sorted, pay no attention, move along, swiftly…you’re already cooler than us. But if you’re like the rest of us, and only now about to embark on your annual scramble to get some half decent goods together now – then this one is for you! In fact, so if you’re looking for goods that are not a complete waste of your money, and wont end up as useless junk on the heap of other useless junk on your mantle, then listen up!!!

What’s more is that if you’re just in need of Continue reading →

Sugarbird Gin Eggs: Making Easter Fun For The Adults Too

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Did someone say gin…In Easter eggs?! Now THAT’S an Easter egg hunt I can definitely get into! Thanks to Sugarbird, a creatively entrepreneurial brand, all the adults have a lot more to look forward to this Easter!

Now, I may have been living under a self enforced rock for the past two years when it came to the gin wave that swept the world, thanks to back to back pregnancies. But I definitely spotted those those gorgeous gin Christmas baubles Sugarbird brought out over the festive season! It was their first bespoke product and it took the market by storm! (Apparently, they sold around 7 TONS of the stuff! Yes – TONS!!) If you missed those baubles, you totally should be sorry! But don’t worry, this Easter you can get in on the action with Continue reading →

Reflections on my Breastfeeding journeys with Tommee Tippee

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Motherhood is quite a trip, eh? Its an amazing, awe-inspiring & incredibly humbling experience. It has you daydreaming one moment and then can bring you to your knees the next. Its fulfilling and beautiful, its soul stretching and possibly the hardest gosh darn thing you’ll ever do in your life as a woman. And if I think about it, nothing personifies this more so, than breastfeeding!

Now, as a full time working mom who breastfeeds, with a genetic predisposition for (milk) oversupply, it always leaves me so gobsmacked as to how married to my breastpump I am. We’re like freakin Siamese twins – we go nowhere without each other. In fact, there are times when it feels like Continue reading →

Winner of the Love to Dream Giveaway…

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Hola, wonderful people of cyberland…yes, yes, don’t be alarmed – I am actually posting TWO days in a row. Don’t worry, the sky is not about to fall nor is mercury in retrograde. Its just me popping in to announce the WINNER of our awesome little Love to Dream giveaway! That’s right! If you were one of the smart little buggers who checked out my review of their Swaddle UP, and entered the giveaway, best you listen up!!

The lucky fish of our Love to Dream giveaway is… Continue reading →

Life with Four Kids

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Sooo…number one question I’ve been asked since baby number four born? That’s right, you guessed it, “So how is it with four kids?”, “How are you coping with four?”, “what’s life like with four?”….you get the point.

Now with Remy-James being 2 months already, I have SOOOO much I want to share with you (honestly, just so much – Im bursting at the seams already) but such is newborn life that I don’t ever get the time to put ink to these thoughts, and when I do happen upon that rare free moment, the mental perspicacity is never there to truly paint an accurate picture of my thoughts. (and on the super rare moments that the stars align and I actually have both, I realise my tits are rock hard & I need to pump…That’s so very hashtag breastfeeding life for ya!) Needless to say, Im currently sitting with two hard knockers as I type this and figured, with so much still to share but so little time, this is the best place to start: How is life with Four Kids.

Now, I almost get it. I can kind of understand why people ask this: because, I suppose most wonder, how on earth could anyone cope right? Now, in the Continue reading →

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