Rachael Stott » Motherhood

On equanimity

Rae — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:49:59 +0000

What do you find attractive in a mate? What do you look for in a friend? What quality makes you feel most loved and secure? Most of us don’t really know. Those of us that do have a ‘feeling’. We call that feeling Love. But we are wrong. Love is important but as some of us know; [...]

Margin for error

Rae — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:57:25 +0000

My son can be described as sweet, compassionate, excitable, intelligent, short, unreasonably strong for his size (just ask my Nanna), musical, extroverted, intuitive… and a million other words. But I will spare you the proud Mum ramblings. The single word that possibly describes my baby best is ‘staunch’. Firm and steadfast; true. See Synonyms at [...]

Rant

Rae — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:32:44 +0000

Ok, I know I’m pregnant and therefore a little more volatile emotional. This isn’t about my pregnancy (one would hope no one ever makes this mistake with me). This is one of those ‘unspoken’ injustices that women face whilst pregnant. Something that makes my blood boil. In the US a woman was refused a single [...]

More certain, not more prepared

Rae — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:00:00 +0000

I was a super prepared mum-to-be. Borderline obsessive. My midwife commented a number of times during my labour that I was simply ‘too composed’ for a first time Mum. My birth was so tranquil that no one knew when I had hit transition. I had done my homework and yet there were a million things [...]

4 types of tears

Rae — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:02:36 +0000

I have heard of 4 seasons in one day. I have experienced 4 moods in a day. Who am I kidding – I have had 4 moods in an hour. Today was a first. Today I had 4 types of tears in a day; Angry tears We all know these tears. They come at the [...]

Preparation

Rae — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:00:54 +0000

The universe has a beautiful way of preparing me for what comes next. An art so beautiful, organic and simple that I miss the clues if I am not paying enough attention. I have a good idea of what is coming next. I have been pregnant before. I can expect in the next 6 months [...]

Cravings

Rae — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:00:21 +0000

Before I was pregnant I had cravings. The normal cravings every woman (and some blokes) get. Ice cream, chocolate, Japanese food, pizza. Usually after a bad day, a blood sugar low or a hormone spike/crash. Often these cravings were a thinly veiled justification to eat something sugary or fatty. These are not cravings. These are little mental [...]

Turbulance

Rae — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:22 +0000

When I catch up with people I havent seen in a while they inevitably end up asking a few of the same questions; How are you feeling? Is it [the morning sickness] as bad as last time? When do you find out what sex the baby is? (Everybody knows I hate surprises!) How was Cairns? [...]

Mum Fail, Again

Rae — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:00:06 +0000

My two-year-old has changed tremendously in recent months. So much so I am honestly struggling to keep up with him. I am ok with him using words I can’t remember using in front of him. I can cope with him putting 2 and 2 together. I even think it is adorable that he has begun [...]

Abomination cupcakes

Rae — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:00:45 +0000

Remember how I said a while back I am pretty good at research. I think I spend a minimum of 1.5 hours every day researching something. Often it is as boring as Professional Indemnity Insurance, other times is something geeky like downloading and unpacking primary school syllabus so I can better guide my toddler and [...]

Cheeky Monkey

Rae — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:00:18 +0000

From last week on, expect to find me musing about motherhood on a Monday. Weekends are ‘family time’ in our household and so there is usually plenty for me to chew over and ponder. Like what was I thinking when I decided to have kids? How much had I been drinking? And did I ever [...]

Real names, real embarrassing

Rae — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:36:09 +0000

I have a thing about raising my son in the real world. We teach him the names for vegetables, explain where beef and chicken comes from, give him real explanations about differences in race, culture and religion and taught him all the proper names for his body parts. There are obvious advantages we see to this type [...]