Hello Kitty

So we have been the whole week without nappies and only one incident.  Well one incident and one accident. The incident in question… I took little OL to the doctor yesterday and in the waiting room there was toy with a “Hello Kitty” sticker on it.  I pointed it out to her at which point [...]

By example

I want my daughter to be proud of me.  Of who I am and what I have done. I remember when I was a teenager my mom was talking about one of her friends and that she had au paired in Switzerland in her early 20’s.  I was impressed.  Up until that point the woman [...]

I’m not ready!

Potty Training I am not very good at it; thankfully Little OL seems to be coping just fine on her own. I am not encouraging this at all.  The whole concept scares me, so much so that I have pretty much let her get on with it on her own.  In fact the first few [...]

Its wakey time – not!

Mr OL was in Botswana for the night last night – and when he is away I am extra vigilant about security (read paranoid) and let Little OL sleep in our room with me and then I locked the bedroom door and alarmed the rest of the house… (actually the sleeping in our bed is a [...]

Freedom of the open road

This week I was totally selfish and I loved it!  It was just what I needed. Mr OL and I had decided to take the weeks leave and go on holiday.  Unfortunately at the last minute his leave was cancelled.  I mulled over the idea of cancelling mine too but in the end I decided [...]

More Teddy Bear’s Picnic photos

In addition to my first set of photos, here are some more.           All in all I was very happy with the way everything turned out.  I made almost everything, including the cake stand that the cookies are standing on… yip you read that correctly.  I will share details shortly.   

Teddy Bear’s Picnic

My baby turned 2 this weekend and we had a Teddy Bear’s Picnic party for her. I am really happy with how it all turned out and am especialy proud of the cake.  Here are a few photos (ok, lots of photos)      

I cannot believe my daughter turns 2 this month.  Time really has flown.     Over the past two years she has grown from a tiny little baby to a very independent little toddler.  She does not like me to do anything for her. This includes dressing her, brushing her teeth and hair or feeding [...]

The 1st of many

Today was Little OL’s first day at playschool. I knew she would be fine, she is a social child but a wave, a blown kiss, even a backward glance would have been nice.  Nope, she heard the other kids from the car – cried out “baba”, smiled and ran inside.  My big girl! (Edited to [...]

Smile and nod

There are times in life when you just need to nod and smile knowingly to yourself.  On Saturday I had one of those moments. A soon-to- be 1st time father was telling me how their lives were not going to change AT ALL after the baby was born.  The baby was just going to fit [...]