Diary of an Older Mom


Santa Baby!

Santa Baby!

Just a couple of snaps of the little guy I took yesterday before we went to have his photo take with Santa.

Spewed on in public

up until now, our little guy has been remakably able to hold his food down.  I was expecting him to “Posset” like most newborns do.. but it would appear that, much like his Dad, he has a love of food and a desire to keep it where it should be.   Until yesterday.  Yesterday.. he decided [...]

Should I be horrified or ecstatic?

Should I be horrified or ecstatic?

Today my 2 1/2 month old was crying.. I plopped him down on his bunny rug in the lounge room and toddled off to find a bottle or a dummy or something to stem the noise.
Whilst I was rummaging around my handbag in the foyer, I could hear him settle himself down.. I sighed [...]

I'm sure I'm being politically incorrect...

I’m sure I’m being politically incorrect…

“Now you know what we’ve been talking about.”
This is one of the responses I got when I had Luke from friends who have already got kids. Mostly from those that had kids when they were younger and have, somewhat condescendingly, seemed to think that I haven’t really lived until I’ve had a child, and [...]

Still Got Whooping Cough

Whooping Cough. It sounds so old fashioned. Surely in this day and age kids don’t get this kind of thing.. after all there is a vaccine for this, isn’t there?
To my dismay, I found out that Whooping Cough, fancifully also called Pertussis, is still alive and well and making a lovely home in [...]