Poor Sleepers

My dear friend Jo is having trouble with her youngest boy's sleep - he doesn't! I remember, without much fondness, I must add, how the first 2 years of Robbie's life were the same. Appalling! I tried everything I had done with Alex, but the same did not seem to work... I think the biggest mistake I made in hindsight, was to be too nervous of letting cry or moan even a little, in case he woke my hubby (not good!) or Alex, my older son. Now that Robbie is only two and a half, it seems like a distant memory, but it was just 6 months ago. It shows you how easily we forget, until we are reminded. Strength and patience to you, my friend. When you're in it, it's awful!

My Mr Men - Mr Impossible and Mr Adorable

My four year old son is being impossible! And I am at the end of my tether. My usually well behaved, obedient (for a four year old) and often disarmingly charming son has turned into a monster. Tears, tantrums and embarrassing displays of bad behaviour seem to be the order of the day. I keep telling myself "This too shall pass..." But, when?

On the other hand, my two and a half year old is being adorable. This, of course, does not help matters much. The other day we were driving past St Davids Marist Brothers school. The school is currently closed for the holidays and the pigeons were taking advantage of the peace and quiet to forage for goodies on the playing fields. Robbie said, "This Ali's (Alex's) school?" "Yes", I replied. "Naughty birdies," he said. "Why?" I asked. "Cos they playing soccer on the field," he replied with a grin. Alex and I roared with laughter. This age is so special. There is not much a child misses, even at the ripe old age of two!

My Top 10 Goals for this Blog

1. To provide a social networking site for mom's of boys to share their stories, challenges and 
2. To learn more about the "world of boys"
3. To better understand the highs and lows, opportunities and challenges faced by parents and caregivers of boys
4. To have at least 10 active and loyal followers and contributors
5. To express myself as a mother of boys
6. To chronicle the life and activites of my family and friends
7. To promote the beauty, wisdom, uniqueness of boys
8. To build an audience around the topic of boys
9. To elicit a wide range of excerpts and comments regarding boys that I may use in workshops I have under development and, ultimately, a book I'd like to write about raising boys in South Africa
10. To have fun! and be stimulated as a primarily stay-at-home mom

So, there they are - My Top 10 Blog Goals