This is the story of my second son's birth, from the events leading up to it that added unique pressure to his arrival, through to his special delivery, and the fact that it was almost enjoyable at times! Read more

A letter to my second son, Baby JJ who turns one today. It summarises a busy year of highs and lows, and the things i never want to forget about my youngest boy. Read more

Week nine sees Baby JJ needing his first vaccinations and I am confronted by all the many, many ways we are parenting this baby differently to our first. Oh, and also nostalgia for the times we're having now has already kicked in. Damn you, nostalgia! Read more

Eight weeks of being a mother of two kids and I've left the baby at home and gone to get high… Kinda. Read more

Week seven of life with two children and I go back to a place I didn't really want to go to: crying on the kitchen floor. Read more

It's a new year, and some new challenges in week six of my second chapter of this motherhood diary. But don't worry, all is good because I can hear voices in my head! Read more

It's week five of my motherhood diary (the second chapter) and it's Christmas! My family are in town, the presents are wrapped, and my son is waking me up at night… my eldest son!! Read more

Nearly a month into parenting two children, and I'm fully submersed in caring for a newborn. In this week's motherhood diary I discuss the things I had forgotten about babies… and the things (good and bad!) that I'll never forget. Read more

It's my third week as a mother of two boys, and in this entry of my motherhood diary I am singing, resting and sucking up snot. True story. Read more

It's been two weeks since I've become a mother of two and people are starting to worry about me as I experience a multitude of post-natal highs and lows. The question is, am I worried? Read more

Welcome to the first week of my second chapter of motherhood, welcoming my second son to the world. As I could have predicted, this week has been very unpredictable… read more

It's back. My motherhood diary is making a comeback to document the arrival of and adjustment to my second child. In these weekly motherhood diary entries I will share the highs, lows and challenges of second-time motherhood. Read more

A letter to my son on his third birthday, reflecting on the year that has brought us here, and the challenges that are ahead of us. Read more