As a first-time mum
“A baby’s motivation to put food in his mouth is curiosity and copying – not hunger “ ― Gill Rapley
I mentioned that Matthew was showing signs he was ready for solid food (sitting up, looking at my food, grabbing my food and shoving it in his mouth, that kinda stuff). I got so excited that I headed down to my local supermarket to get some of the ready-made baby food on the shelves and he absolutely hated every single one of them. Now what?
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“It is more substantial to represent a purpose, rather than just a title.” ― T.F. Hodge
Over the last few months of 2019 I’ve slowly started embracing the world of mummy blogging (or mommy blogging for my US people) but it’s not been easy as a black single mum.
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“How you feel about home after holiday says a lot about home.”
― Joyce Rachelle
Having some me time is so important, especially as a mother. Single or not, being a mother requires so much of yourself that it’s easy to lose yourself in the midst of it all.
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“A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.”
– Lisa Jo Baker.
April has come and gone and it brought a lot of exciting and not so exciting things. I learned a lot about myself and those around me and realised just how important a change of environment can be.
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“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” — Linda Woote ______________________ Hello and welcome to my blog! How are you? How’s life treating you? I’m doing pretty good. I had a rough couple of weeks this month were the only response to […]
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“Taking a break can lead to breakthroughs.” ― Russell Eric Dobda
Lots of big and small things are happening in my life right now and with a very active baby and majority (if not all) of my brains cells are focused on him, I’m not able to write them all down as much as I’d like to. I’m also not sure if my readers would care to read a whole blog post on what I had for lunch. Or maybe you would? I don’t know. So I though why not end the month with a little round up of what’s been going on.
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If cooking becomes an art form rather than a means of providing a reasonable diet, then something is clearly wrong.
– Tom Jaine
Having a baby is hard work and trying to find the time to cook as well as eat is even harder when you have to clean, feed, entertain and soothe a 5 month old on minus 8 hours of sleep. As a mum and a human being I don’t ask for much.
After attempting to meal prep, I thought I’d start a series where I share some of the quick meal ideas I use to keep up with the demands of motherhood.
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