As seems to be the case with most women when they're pregnant, I became really emotional about ridiculous things; like unfortunate looking people in TV ads or dented cans or seeing dogs tied up outside supermarkets waiting for their owners. This over-emotionalness towards things that probably don't warrant it has certainly carried over into my life post-pregnancy. Here is a list of some of my 'sads'.

+ overhearing someone being rude to their waitstaff
+ that someone always has to come last in a race
+ that bakers have to throw out lots of unsold bread at the end of the day
+ gigs that get cancelled due to low ticket sales
+ baby tears
+ that I'm often too busy to pay attention to my cats and our only interaction is me yelling at them for being naughty
+ watching someone trip over in public
+ empty open cafes and restaurants
+ when goalkeepers have goals scored against them
+ watching people run for and miss trains/buses
+ goodbyes at the airport
+ watching old people walk when you can tell that they're in pain
+ plants at the supermarket that look like they're about to die
+ overturned umbrellas

Do you have a 'sad' to share?

Last week we made a quick trip to Melbourne and stayed with my sweet sister and her boyfriend and their delicious baby Connor. Theo had an excellent first flight and slept from start to finish (although, it was only an hour flight).

I think that next time we should approach Melbourne with more of a plan because we always seem to just go to the CBD and get overwhelmed by the pushy crowds (carrying a baby does not seem to stop people from literally shoving you to get onto a train!), people smoking everywhere (in Tasmania where you can smoke is much more restricted) and never really find anything very interesting to do. I do really like Melbourne but I'd like to love it. If you're from Melbourne or have visited you should definitely share with me your best Melbourne spots :)

We did visit the Sticky Institute and picked up some zines, caught a bunch of trains and trams, I bought some pretty dresses, we ate some delicious food, went to the consumerist mecca that is Chadstone (Tasmania doesn't really have big indoor malls), met up with my Grandma and my friend Sophie, generally wandered about the city and spent a good portion of time hanging out with my sister and playing with her cute baby. My sister also introduced us to Adventure Time which is now my favourite thing ever.


It was really sweet to see Connor and Theo together. We gave them a bath together and they would wriggle about on a blanket on the floor in front of the heater. Connor is two months older but they're about the same height (my son is a giant). Connor is so lovely and smiley and doesn't cry often, so I am hoping that is some of what we have to look forward to in the next few months (and he sleeps 11 hours straight at night!). I hope they'll get to see each other at least once a year as they grow up, as they're so close in age.











Back in November when we travelled to Melbourne (and I was only 14 weeks pregnant) we stopped at the Flinders Street train station photo booth and got a photo strip of the two of us. We thought it would be fun to turn into a family tradition each year.

+ dogs in jackets
+ baby sneezes
+ cross stitch
+ aqua nail polish
+ fresh flannelette sheets
+ chai tea
+ renovating shows
+ mushrooms cooked in dark soy sauce
+ pressing the button on the vacuum that sucks up the cord
+ experimental cooking that turns out well
+ milkmaid plaits
+ wolfberry juice
+ quarter-hourly clock tower bells
+ cleaning as therapy
+ the cats playing in their new cat tunnel
+ black rice*
+ baby wearing
+ spontaneous roadtrips
+ fruit shops with cute tips pinned up around the shop
+ waffles with chocolate sauce and orange marmalade
+ patterned socks
+ cats mewing at each other
+ sewing holly's buttons on a new cardigan
+ the many faces of theodore h. jagoe

what's bringing you joy at the moment?

* no, i didn't burn the rice (this time), it's a different type and delicious and kind of smokey!

...in July (oops, a day late).


We took a trip to the Esk Markets.



We sat down with C's parents and went through some of their old photos. We found several shots of C's dad and his neighbour friend Carolyn as children in humorous scenes (see second photo).



I did a lot of baby wearing. I dyed my hair brown and got an Ergo (have to master the art of eating while wearing it - it's covered in food at the moment, haha).


I admired some beautiful Launceston sunsets.



I tidied up the nursery a bit. It has become a dumping ground for baby related items. It was nice to hang out in there considering that we don't use the room for anything yet as Theo sleeps in our room.


I wore these very cute sweater clips which were a gift from Kate. She sells them in her gorgeous shop too. Hehe, lipstick on my collar.






I took a great deal of photographs of this baby of mine obviously. He is now eight weeks old!

Watching | This month we really got into an English series called Bedlam. C and I like to have at least one 'guilty pleasure' TV show on the go and C found this one for us and told me it was going to be terrible but I actually really enjoyed it and it wasn't cringe-inducing as we had expected. The second season has a whole new cast so I'm not sure if I'll watch it yet. We've also been watching Australia's Next Top Model and Twisted (both which are pretty terrible), Dexter and True Blood. We left Theo with C's parents for a few hours last week while we went to see Anna Karenina at film society and I thought it was a really interesting, beautifully cinematic take on the story. We'd like to leave him with C's parents and go to film society more often (although, of course, throughout the movie I just thought about Theo the whole time and wanted to call C's parents at least every half hour to check on him).

Listening | I bought Big Scary's new album 'Not Art' on vinyl and have been listening to it a lot. I really love all of their stuff and this album is really growing on me.

Consuming | Since giving birth I've somehow become the housewife I never thought I was, cleaning LOTS (and enjoying it?!), making our dinners (I cooked maybe once a month before) and baking something at least every couple of days. My favourite things I've cooked in the last few weeks have been apple and carrot muffins and parmesan quinoa bites.

Making | I guess this is one aspect of my life I haven't really reconciled with since having a baby. I would really love to be making more things and being creative but I just can't seem to make the time for it at the moment (and thus, I don't really feel like I have anything to blog about, unless you'd like to see a hundred photos of my baby). It is difficult I guess, because I feel like creating things is very ingrained in my identity and makes me feel like I've made my day more meaningful, and when I'm not creating things I don't feel like myself. I have a small list of small creative projects I'd really like to do but I suppose things have to align perfectly to make that happen - supplies on hand, a happy baby and the inclination to be creative. Next month I'd like to really work on this. Isis came me over last weekend and we cross-stitched our iPhone cases which was quite fun. I'll have to show you how mine turned out in a future post.

Visiting | We rarely stay at home during the day and we're always walking around town and going to cafes - sometimes we eat out for two meals of the day just because I don't feel like going home yet. Our child health nurse suggested that I go to a mum's group and I finally got around to going to the one she recommended this month, for mothers under 25. I guess it wasn't really for me. I think that I probably need to find a mothers group with people in it that I have something more in common with than just that we have children. I don't mean to sound like a snob but I just didn't fit in. I had gone to this one with high hopes and had been told that the 'theme' for the week was 'art and craft' (yay!) which actually translated to poking pipe cleaners through scraps of paper to make flowers... and I had to laugh when I was quizzed about whether or not I had a partner and felt suddenly very judged for being married! I thought about the women who would have gone to mothers groups in decades past and been judged and gossiped about for being unmarried! I never thought I would get married, let alone, be the only married mother in a mothers group!

Looking forward to | This weekend our friend Mel is coming to stay and meet Theo and later in the month we're travelling to Melbourne and staying with my sister and meeting her baby and I'm quite excited.

In July I'd like to | create.

This month we celebrated our first wedding anniversary - time has sure flown. Our days with Theo are really enjoyable lately - he is dishing out smiles here and there and I noticed he has one dimple when he smiles just like me (even on the same side). He's letting us put him down more often and enjoys sitting and watching us do things. He flaps around a lot and is starting to get some control over his limbs. I bought a second hand Ergo this month and I love carrying him around in it and watching him looking around at things and snoozing. There's something about being in such close proximity to one another, I feel like we have a better day together when I use it - sharing happy hormones or something. Sleeping is working out pretty okay now too - a few nights ago we got SEVEN uninterrupted hours! Last night was back to lots of 4-5 hours between nightly feeds, but I'm fine with that. I also joined a gym! After I gave birth I weighed about 5kg less than I did before I got pregnant (the last month of pregnancy I felt the fittest I've ever been) but nursing makes me feel hungry constantly and I feel like I could have three dinners instead of one and thus I quickly put on at least 10 kilos. I'm not trying to attain any kind of number on the scales or to get thin, but I'd like to fit my clothes and feel more well. I am quite enjoying the gym so far (I've been four times) although I find cardio very boring. I think I'll have to load up my phone with some TV shows or something to keep me entertained.

I hope you had an enjoyable month!