10 month olds mood swings.

The older fin is getting, the more stroppy he is becoming. It’s disappointing to me in a way because I hate that particular trait about myself. I’m trying to embrace it as part of my son though.

I’m trying to let him feel his emotions, for example, when I take something away from him that he shouldn’t be playing with, he will protest quite loudly and start to (fake) cry. Sometimes if he’s tired this will be prior to some thrashing around and planking (post to come on this phenomenon.) he needs to know that it’s ok to feel angry that mama took it away when he was playing with it. He is allowed to show his displeasure with my actions but then I’ll tell him why I took it away. Hopefully this works.

This is part of my ‘gentle parenting’ plan.

Obviously at 10 months old, he’s a little young to be understanding everything I’m telling him and I’m still learning as well!

We will get there.

I have never!

I have never watched buffy the vampire slayer (even though robs seen them all!). I have never watched reservoir dogs, although I’m a massive Tarantino fan! It’s on my bucket list of movies and shows to watch.

I’ve never eaten prawns (purposefully) or any other strange sea creatures, like squid! Ergh.

I’ve never bungee jumped or sky dived. I have a massive fear of heights but I normally don’t let that bother me with sightseeing and tourism shit. I’m just careful not to lean to far over railings and such as I may vomit on unsuspecting tourists beneath me.

I have never been to America, I’d love to though! I’m not sure which states I’d like to visit. I’d also love to go to Canada!

Well that’s half of my “I have never”‘s I’ll be back tomorrow with the other half.

Hash tagging

It seems I can’t get the hang of hash tagging. Or maybe I’m just sorely unfortunate.
I hash tagged one of Fins photos with “#bigboy” a while ago. Just recently someone liked it so I thought oh wow I wonder what’s under this hashtag if people are still liking the photo weeks later. Should not have looked.
Ok so basically some twat has decided to upload a heap of porn to Instagram. Such a shame that someone has to do that? It’s not even remotely funny. Obviously it didn’t phase me but I couldn’t help but think my younger siblings use Instagram and so does my niece who is only 11! Children shouldn’t be exposed to that kind of thing.
Before you all start thinking “well they shouldn’t be using social media so young” get real! Kids use social media now, it’s just the thing to do and they’re using it younger and younger and they have the right to do so safely without being exposed to age inappropriate material like that!
Needless to say I reported the guys account but I dare say he’ll be back in no time under a new email address.
Just to add also, disgusts me that fellow breastfeeding mamas get their accounts reported for breastfeeding photos yet these idiots do not!
So be careful using Instagram and parents – monitor those kiddies!

Time is flying!

9 months old! I’m already starting to organise his 1st birthday party!

40!

I saw some great professional shots of “40 weeks in & 40 weeks out” a little while ago. So I got straight onto my calendar, set an alarm for fins 40week anniversary and set about my own shot.

Mine is a “homemade” shot. And fin is a wriggler so this is the best I could do.

Also at 40 weeks I was heavy, tired and not photogenic at all!

NAILED IT!

Judgemental

I can’t help it, even if someone is in a similar situation to one that I have once been in yield, I find myself judging them. Quite unfairly too! Is it ingrained within me? Within my personality? To judge others? It’s not a quality I find myself too fond of.

As a nurse, you are taught that you are not to judge. Well I don’t think that I can do that, however I am good at hiding it. So with my patients I am neutral and non judgemental on the exterior. Inside is a different story.

Does that make me a terrible person? Or does it make me the same as quite a lot of other people?

What do you do?

When you’ve been betrayed?
Someone who is supposed to be there for you, look after you, love you and care for you.
A betrayal that’s occurred before and you thought they had learnt their lesson.
A betrayal so rough that you don’t know if you can forgive them this time.
There is definitely love lost and they’ve hurt you pretty bad.
Except, they don’t know you know.
They think they’ve got away with betraying you again.
Do you confront them? Do you say something? Anything?
The betrayal was a while ago, couple of months. But you’ve only just found out.
Fuck.