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May 8, 2013 By Alison 77 Comments

Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. ~ Dr. Seuss A year ago today, at 6.20 a.m., I held you in my arms for the first time. It was love at first sight. How could I ever wonder if I could love you [...]

Filed Under: Birthday, Scrumplet, Second Child

In The Morning

April 15, 2013 By Alison

Small, sticky, slightly salty hands assault my senses, followed quickly by his distinctive good morning yelp. It’s usually still dark so I can vaguely make out his small figure next to me, sitting up, wide awake – my opposite. He senses that I’m awake and snuggles close, wanting his morning feed. I stroke his head, [...]

Filed Under: Scrumplet, Writing

The Things They Do

February 25, 2013 By Alison

Pardon the low-quality picture - bad lighting

After I read Kate’s post, Friday Funnies, where she shared adorable and funny stories of her boys, I realized I haven’t really done that here, a space for memory keeping. Total fail. I want to remember all the little things the boys do, and I just know, over time (very little time), these memories will [...]

Filed Under: Monkey My Son, Scrumplet, Second Child

Memories Captured February Linkup, And Some News

February 11, 2013 By Alison

Congratulations, Alexa of No Holding Back, you’re the lucky linker to win makemine’s fab products! Thank you all for linking up. Do check back in June for our next Memories Captured! February – this month marks the 15th Memories Captured link up, my baby boy’s 9th month and a mad flurry of activity for my [...]

Filed Under: Link Up, Memories Captured, Motherhood, Scrumplet

Conversations With My Children

February 6, 2013 By Alison

Growing up, I don’t remember much about conversations with my parents, beyond talking briefly about school, my future and what we were having for dinner. We were not a talking family – at least, not from my recollection. Let me add that this is my perception, my memories – my siblings’ experiences may be very [...]

Filed Under: Monkey My Son, Motherhood, Parenting, Scrumplet