Mum lyfe.

22 year old mum to Princeton, living in Syd, Australia.

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I was just sending myself photos off of my partners phone & going all the way to the beginning of our lives with our son. I have to be honest, I'm teary eyed. I love my life so much that I take it for granted!!!!

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Myself & my son had a late nap this afternoon & I was worried that he'd go bed super late. That's not the case, he's already out sleeping peacefully & I'm wide awake. Good times.

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Vivid Festival - Sydney 2015

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Hiiii, hello! 👋🏽 It's been awhile since I blogged! So here's some recent-ish photos lol. What's new? Welllll, I'm drawing a lot more which is soo good for my sanity & soul lol. I did a workshop the other week which made me feel slightly awkward but very much ecstatic. Baby boy is feeding himself (kinda) now! He is quite the chatter box & rather enjoys conversations with almost everyone. He dances, he spins around and he hides when he needs to do a shit lol. Baby daddy is well & still very much annoying lol but I love him. What's new with everyone else? Love & light. Xx

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My son sometimes has an attitude towards me like he really doesn't want to be around me. And that's cool. I get how being with someone 24/7 could get boring. BUT he's 1. And he's getting sick of me already. ARE YOU SERIOUS. :(

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My son went to bed early. Which means I get to go to bed early. The simplest things make me so happy! Goodnight. X

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Awkward stance. But ok. ✌️

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I don't remember the taste of wine on my lips. But I remember the feeling of the lite little kisses my son gives me when he's feeling compassionate. I don't remember what it was like to stay up late dancing all night. But I remember being on my feet countless of hours trying to put my son to sleep & being happy about it. I don't remember going on a date with my partner & not worrying about the time. But I do remember us wanting to rush home just so we can jump into bed with our son. I don't remember a time that feels better than the struggle of a long day & finally having my little family nestle up next to me. And this, I will remember forever.

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I am not the clothes I drape over my skin.

I am not the brands of make-up I smother on my face.

I am not the colour of my skin.

I am not the thickness of my hair.

I am not the occupation I choose to endure.

I am not your opinions.

I am not labeled.

I am not my age, gender or ethnicity.

I am imperfection.

I am my favourite pieces of art.

I am my favourite books & quotes.

I am the things that make me laugh.

I am the first smile on my sons face in the morning.

I am the tears after hearing someone else’s sad story.

I am the thousands of words throughout my diaries.

I am my thoughts.

I am always mine, before I am anyone else’s.

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Rise with Self-love.

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It’s just after 2AM and we as mothers all know that’s a fucken red flag because once my human alarm clock wakes up tomorrow I’m gonna feel soooo tired.

But seriously, staying up this late is welllll worth it! I’ve just spent the last hour and a bit on tumblr looking back on when my son was only a little bebe, to when I was pregnant, to finding love again, toooo being sad & feeling lonely.

What a journey.

Goodnight now x

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Quick reference guide of finger foods for your little ones! mamatwominions

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Awesome!! Thanks

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Good guide for stuff I can start trying Arya on…. but at the same time it’s funny because they say to chop up a banana, but I’ll just give her a piece broken off and she’s fine to chomp it.

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Awesome Guide for those who are going through the finger food stage

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Hey ✌️

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Today, like some was a challenging day. It started out okay. My son got up at the crack of dawn & instead of having breakfast like we usually do as soon as we get up I decided that maybe it was a good idea to watch Tarzan. It definitely was a good idea. My son loved it! We watched it all then had breakfast. We danced around the kitchen then my son showed signs of being sleepy. That was fine with me considering then it was only 10am & I was keen on a little nap.

That nap of mine didn't happen, before I decided to lay down, I was trying to write up a birthday post on Facebook for my cousin & loosing myself in old photos of use. As you do. Soon after my son woke up.

He was tired but not willing to close his eyes and sleep so I figured I'd give him a yogurt for a snack. He took that happily, done a crap, drank some water & was tired again. Cool, I put him back to sleep & what felt like 20 minutes (& was probably only 20 minutes) he woke up. Hot & bothared! (Damn you Australia & your disgustingly warm weather! Did you not get the memo?! It's Autumn now. It's suppose to get a little cooler).

It was probably 12:30 by then I decided to put some lunch on for my little boy. He was happy to play around until his food was ready. He ate contently & then decided that he no longer wanted to be a happy chappy.

He didn't want to be held, he didn't want to be put down, he didn't want to listen to music, he didn't want me to sing. He then wanted me to hold him but he didn't want me to touch him pushing me away every time but crying if I stepped away. I breathed him to calm him down and that seemed to work for about what… 5 minutes! I grabbed different toys for him to play with & he was happy. Again for only 5 minutes. I picked him up & probably walked up and down my hallway for 30mins - 1 hour. Listening to music now & singing (he let me, thank goodness!) & then fell asleep. I'm hesitant on moving cos right now he's sleeping on me & I really don't want to wake him up. I'm sure a proper sleep is what he needed (& it not being too hot but I can't fix that - aircon is broken).

But the struggle is real because I really want some cookies & that's in the other room lol.

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“Beauty is not long hair, skinny legs, tanned skin or perfect teeth. Believe me. Beauty is the face of who cried and now smiles, beauty is the scar on your knee since you fell when you were a kid, beauty is the circles when love doesn’t let you sleep, beauty is the expression on the face when the alarm rings in the morning, it’s the melted makeup when you have a shower, it’s the laughter when you make a joke you’re the only one who can understand, beauty is meeting his gaze and stopping understanding, beauty is your gaze when you see him, it’s when you cry for all you paranoias, beauty is the lines marked by time. Beauty is what we feel in the inside which also shows outside us. Beauty is the marks the life leaves on us, all the kicks and the caresses the memories leave us. Beauty is letting yourself live.” ― Emma Watson

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We haven't taken many photos lately let alone gone on many lil adventures but this weekend we're off to the zoo for my sons first time & that's pretty exciting! We have a blow up pool in the backyard to keep my little boy cool (even though it's Autumn it's way too fricken HOT!) hopefully it cools down. I really hate the heat haha.

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Nostalgic.

Sunday afternoons baby daddy & my little boy go over to mother-in-laws house & leaves me at home to do our washing & clean our room.

But once that's all out of the way I get to do as I please, listen to slow jams, draw & sleep. Such is bliss.