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Diner @grilldburgers before the storm last night. Too hot too cook! #grilld #burgers #nightout #mumlife #mummysgirl #noosa #noosaheads #noosamainbeach #sunshinecoast #mumblogger #diaryofamadmum (à Grill'd)

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Are you connected? Power on, check Connection established, check Communication clear, check Children’s attention, check Smile on, check Love and kisses after all, check check Ok, this week I learnt about protecting that connection with our children. What does ‘being connected with my child mean to me’? I want to create a BOND with LOVE. I want a solid UNION with my children. I want a mutual TRUST. I want them to know that they can count on me always. Protecting and nurturing that connection is at its hardest when things aren’t going your way. They want to learn to explore and try new things, but sometimes that comes with risk and danger. As much as you want to nail their feet to the floor, you need to give them room to fall and learn. They also need to know you will always be there to help them up.. The knee jerk reaction to want to tear strips off them when they rebel needs to be restrained and anger converted to trying understand the why instead. Through all altercations we need to protect that relationship as much as we can and find the reasons for acting out. Take stock of lifestyle changes that may be affecting behaviour and make any changes needed. Keep them as close as you can. #bondingtime #lovelove #childrenslove #keepconnected #parenthood #motherhoodrising #mumblog #mumlife #mumblogger #ruleswithoutrelationequalsrebellion #diaryofamadmum #learningtobemum (à Waterworld)

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“Sorry about the mess Mum but Im learning here!” And she blends, stirs, mixes all the colours together, spreads it absolutely everywhere and she says ‘Look Mummy, pretty woooowww!!’ Who would’ve known that there are so many benefits when it comes to making a mess!?! Messy playing helps to develop your child’s IMAGINATION. Creative development is so important for our little cherub as it is also linked to: -improvement of social skills -helping perception of two and three dimensions -developing logical skills by associating words to textures. [...] http://diaryofamadmum.com/sorry-mess-mum-im-learning/ #messyplay #learning #toddler #toddlerlife #mumlife #mumblog #mumblogger #momblogger #momblog #diaryofamadmum #mumsofinstagram #blog (à Barossa, South Australia, Australia)

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"I love you" means more. This week I learn more about the importance of language that is going to help build a strong bond with my child. HAVE A GOAL IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP Working with a goal doesn't not only apply with your children but with anything you wish to improve, achieve or keep nourishing. You basically can't go anywhere without a goal in head. It's like walking without knowing where you are going. For me, it's all about trust, strong love connection and complicity. ALL I NEED IS LOVE "I love you" means "I support you", "I am here for you"... Children will show you love the way they see it and perceive it! [...] http://diaryofamadmum.com/i-love-you-means-more/ #parentingskills #parentinglove #iloveyou #lovelove #mumblogger #mumblog #momblogger #momblog #mumlife #diaryofamadmum #fivelovelanguages #sayiloveyou (à Penfolds Barossa Valley)

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Dad days "I do not want you to hold me or even to look at me! That's it, I'm crying! I only want mum! No now I want my Dada!" India is 6 months old (already) and she is getting to that stage where she only wants to be held by myself. I am back at work 3 days a week. Luckily, Luke is on shift and has been able to look after our little bubba during the day (which saves us daycare expenses). They have good and not so good days together. But most importantly, they have some valuable bonding time together and that's what matters. Never bored with her Dada. Their days are quite busy. She gets to go to the gym and bounce on her Jolly Jumper while Dad exercises. He takes her everywhere. She is happy to see different things and do stuff that she usually doesn't do with me. The smile on her face when she sees her daddy is the cutest. She loves her time with her Dada. I love that my kids spend so much time with their Dad. I always thought that Dads role is equally important to mums. But I understand that not everyone has the chance to benefit both. Kudos to all the dads that support how they can, us, exhausted mummas. And I have a deep respect those Mums and Dads that do it their own. #dadlife #mumlife #bestdadever #fatheranddaughter #mumblog #mumblogger #momblogger #momblog #diaryofamadmum #handsomedad #dadsofinstagram (à Barossa, South Australia, Australia)

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A little adult in perspective I have good days/bad days, productive days/days that I can't be bothered, days that I feel good, days that I feel like crap... And with kids... I have exhausting days/rewarding days, funny days/sad days, easy days/battling days... As her speech improves day by day, Lilou is showing more of her personality by clearly expressing her feelings. And it is actually more and more obvious that she also gets good or shitty days. ACKNOWLEDGING AND GOING WITH IT I used to be disappointed and a bit frustrated every time Luke or I were putting a lot of effort in something and Lilou was completely ungrateful. [...] http://diaryofamadmum.com/little-adult-perspective/ #positiveparenting #mumlife #toddlerlife #learning #motherhoodrising #mumblog #mumblogger #momblog #momblogger #diaryofamadmum #mumsofinstagram (à Barossa, South Australia, Australia)

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Here's another thing that’s changed since becoming a mum: I can't be sick! More precisely, I can't afford to be sick... My children are full on. They need constant care, attention, stimulation, entertainment, love, feeding...I never stop. I never have time to relax until I go to bed. And even in bed, I can't relax because they don't sleep! It's really rare to have both kids sleeping at the same time during the day and when they do, I try to get stuff cleaned, organised...so I have less to do later and without kids in my legs. Children don't understand the notion of time. Telling them that dinner will be ready in an hour doesn't make sense to them. How long is an hour??? Same when you tell them that you are tired. They won't give you any favor’s and won't be more kind. In fact, it feels like they will enjoy being extra painful those days... Being sick is to be avoided and a hangover is completely unthinkable! But what about when I can't avoid the unavoidable?!? [...] http://diaryofamadmum.com/mums-cant-sick-brief-instant/ #littlegirl #beautifultoddler #babygirl #mumlife #superheroes #mumscantbesick #powerofmind #powerofcoffee #itsinyourhead #diaryofamadmum #bloggermum #instablog (à Barossa, South Australia, Australia)

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One of so many battles: dressing up my child!!!!! She runs away, screams, kicks, cries, yells at me...My poor neighbour must think I am torturing this child. I am here doing my best to put her pants on while she is kicking her legs in the air. The battle sometimes lasts a while. The damn leg keeps on escaping out of the pants which is a pain. Seriously, I am just trying to put her pyjamas on for f*** sake!!! Three times today, I found myself running after Lilou. Once to dress her up, the second time to wipe her bum and the third time still to dress her up. What she finds funny at the beginning because I am chasing her, turns into what it sounds like a torturous scene when I catch her...She throws some kind of ridiculous tantrum because she doesn't want to be dressed or wiped or anything! Like so many other things, she goes through totally irrational reasonings which go in complete contradiction with what she started her tantrum for... Her tantrums are unfortunately not so predictable and hit her randomly for no particular reasons. I am suddenly in the middle of an hysterical episode which accidentally started over some blueberries she dropped on the floor or even better, because Billy (our cat) is looking at her. Big f***ing deal!!!! Kids are seriously mental. What if we crack the s*** the same way because our husband haven't flush the toilet or left the toilet seat up!!! We would look like totally nutter! Apparently her behaviour is normal. She is going through the terrible two which is a phase of testing, pushing boundaries, personality development and other...also, I have been told by many mums that it's only the start and they found the terrible 3 even worse 😱 Oh dear, to be continued... #baby #toddlersofinstagram #toddler #cute #edbundlesofjoy #justbaby #fun #terrible2 #diaryofamadmum #blog #mumblogger

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I NEVER LET HER CRY OUT, never taught her or gave her the chance to learn how fall asleep on her own and I am paying the price today... Becoming mum for the second time I am definitely doing some things differently. I have obviously changed my approach to parenting. I have grown but also learnt to be mum. I am still far from doing everything perfectly and to be honest, motherhood is everyday a challenge for me. Some accomplishments I have nicely nailed one day, will turn into real struggles the next day or sometimes even on the same day... I recognise my mistakes. I admit that I have been a big softy with my first baby and over protected, cocooned and spoiled her. [...] http://diaryofamadmum.com/created-bad-habits-child-regret-today/ #babyuppie #baby #babygirl #EDBundlesofjoy #justbaby #blueeyes #mumlife #mum @cute.baby.only @baby @just.baby #diaryofamadmum #blog #picoftheday #bloggermum #toddlersofinstagram #cute

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I never liked needles. When I was younger, I always cried my lungs out every time I had to get an injection. I used to roll on the floor, scream and throw all sort of tantrums. The lolly rewards did not work on me... I took India for her 4 month immunisation today. I thought the second time around, I would cope better. After all, I should be used to it as I went through it with Lilou not so long ago. So far, I have been good sending Luke to kids immunisation so I didn't have to see it. I couldn't escape this time...so off I went. For those who are mums, you must know and probably already have experienced empathy for your children. That connection with my children is so real that I could almost feel the needle pricking India's leg. Also, what a horrible feeling that literally hurts you to the core! Seeing your child in pain and being completely useless is the worst thing ever! I can't stop myself from tearing up every single time. I wish I could take her pain away even if I had to endure it myself, even if the pain has to be 10 times worse. I would do it regardless. In fact, when I became a mum, I also gave my heart to them. I will not hesitate a second to give my life for them. Back when I wasn't a mum yet, I remember a friend telling me about her husband. He couldn't watch any tv show or documentaries...in which children were ill or hurt because he couldn't bear the thought of it happening to his own children. I can totally resonate with that. I write this with a heavy heart as I think about all those parents that are going through tough times with their kids right now, some a lot worse than a little prick with a needle ❤️ #baby #babygirl #babyaustralia #cute #love #mumlove #mum #mumlife #babyuppie #EDBundlesofjoy #feelings #empathy #lovemychild #diaryofamadmum #bloggermum #babylove @cute.baby.only @just.baby @baby @babyuppie

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"OMG look at her butt! It's like out there!" I won't be the first one to tell you that becoming a mum means also going through drastic body changes which starts from pregnancy. Seeing all those beautiful perfect mums on magazine covers and so skinny after only a few days of giving birth, does not help you to feel better about yourself. I am following @tova_leigh who actually gave me a little bit of self confidence I didn't have when I started to blog about myself and my mum life. Posting a raw photo of myself wasn't imaginable. My losing weight process is still on the go. I am doing well and I am almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight 💪. Even if now, I have to face the fact that mummy rhymes with gravity! I lost my boobs with breastfeeding... I will also need to get into some serious toning exercises to at least get that booty back on track. I sometimes look at myself in the mirror thinking that I look ok, but for some weird reason I don't look the same on photos!?! What the heck?!? So the plan is to slowly (coz it won't happen overnight unfortunately) get back in shape with a semi toned body so I don't look like a melted candle this summer. Besides my diet, it'll be two big walks this week with 50-80 squats a day 10 knee push ups and leg raises. #realissexy #realisfunny #mumlife #momlife #toddler #babygirl #motheranddaughter #everydaychallenge #mum #mom #diaryofamadmum #bloggermum #instadaily

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Kids have no manners! She squatted down in the middle of the crowd. Her face turned completely red. She was staring at me. I knew what she was up to and there was absolutely nothing I could do. I waited till was done...that was the day, Lilou pooped in public. Thinking about it today, the scene was quite hilarious but I wasn't impressed when it happened and got embarrassed by the stinky smell. At that young age children have absolutely no idea of what is socially acceptable to do or not. They're in the process of learning manners, good behaviour...so you can expect to have a few slips down the road. [...] http://diaryofamadmum.com/kids-no-manners/ #nomanners #kids #baby #babygirl #toddler #fun #mumlife #momlife #mum #mom #parenting #diaryofamadmum #bloggermom #instadaily #babyuppie

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#quoteoftheday by Henry Ford. Yep, only you can decide! Love that quote #quotes #motivation #yourself #onlyyoucan #justdoit #right #mumlife #instadaily #diaryofamadmum #blog

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MOVING FURTHER IN OUR TOILET TRAINING! My little baby is nearly 2 and growing so fast to a little girl. as I posted earlier, Lilou is ready to be toilet trained. Also, 'Winter is still here' 😜 and it's a bit cold to let her run bare bum in the house. So I need to ask her constantly if she needs to go on the potty. We've had a few little accidents, she once forgot to put her pants down before sitting on the potty. The poor thing didn't know what was going on. Another caught my sister, half in the nappy, a bit in the potty, some in the toilet and the rest on her shirt.. haha But things have changed lately, she refuses to go on the potty and she has been asking to go on the toilet instead. She probably wants to copy us but it works! What a relief, not having to wipe a yukky bum 💩and clean a potty (even if it's way better than the nappy). I set up her little stool so she can climb without my help and placed a toilet seat insert so she doesn't fall in it. Go Lilou go! #potty #thrones #toilet #babygirl #littlegirl #growingup #growingupsofast #cute #diaryofamadmum #blogueuse

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Night out @bistroc . How good is this precious moment? It doesn't happen very often so we are making the most of it with a some what spoilt dinner. I sometimes feel guilty to be so busy with the kids that I feel like my relationship gets put on hold. The kids take all my energy and whenever I have a moment that I could spend with Luke, I would rather go to bed because Im so exhausted. It is hard to get some one on one time together without having a screaming baby or a crazy toddler to run after. But I do know how it important it is, for the sake of my relationship, my partner but also myself. I need some special moments like that so for few hours I don't baby talk, read 'dr Seuss' to a toddler, change nappies or sing 'if you're happy and you know it'. For few hours, I feel more woman than mum and I catch up with Luke and we talk about our life, our projects, work and plans without being disturbed. This relationship is what brought these beautiful creatures into my life and it needs to be maintained to keep working and strong. #nightout #couple #parents #parentlife #mumlife #nokids #love #instadaily #instanight #blog #mumblog #diaryofamadmum (à Bistro C)

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😱oh no another Noosa spam!!!! Isn't just perfect? #beautiful #view #sea #noosa #noosanationalpark #sunshinecoast #queensland #visitnoosa #visitsunshinecoast #noosaforever #instadaily #instagood #diaryofamadmum (à Noosa National Park)