The beauty of a retrospective diary of the parenting journey is the gift of hindsight. The same of course can be said about the parenting experience the second time around. When I compare the first three months with Jocelyn to the first three months with Tyler it was DEFINITELY easier this second time
And then there were two….. I cannot believe how different it is being a parent of a second child versus the first time. It is so easy and it is so difficult. It is easy because you’ve been there and done that and tend to be more relaxed and you know
So much for regular diary entries! Suddenly I find myself with an almost 9 month old baby and I have not had a chance to spend much time on my blog – resulting in 16 rough drafts I have not been able to polish and post. If I have to be
It’s been pretty rough but somehow I am not experiencing it the same as I did before. I have stopped resisting and have really got into riding the wave of ups and downs, knowing it will pass. I feel like my plea for ease in my life has finally been
So much for regular diary entries! Suddenly I find myself with a 10 week old baby and I have not had a chance to get back to my blogging. Holidays and settling into a new rhythm with two children have not helped but isn’t that just a real reflection of
If there is one emotion that it is so important to be conscious of during birthing that is fear as the fear response causes physiological reactions in the body that are in complete contrast to a smooth and easy birth. An easy labour requires the release of oxytocin (the ‘love’
Conscious parenting is about being aware of who we are, why we respond and feel as we do and making conscious choices about how we wish to be with our children. It is about awareness and understanding of ourselves and our children and trying as best as possible to use
