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Introducing… Baby Three!

Our littlest man, Smith Hayden Mark arrived into the world a few days earlier than our booked date – Monday, July 4. Our smallest bubba, he was 7 pounds 4 and just 48 cms long! We are so happy our family is complete!

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little loves: smith – month one

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Love these days 💙 #justarandompictureinacarpark #winter #perth #muralsofperth

It amazes me that this little corner of our home lives on... especially as it has turned out to be the perfect place for a dinosaur jungle 🦖🦕☺️ #pocketofmyhome #ikea #interior #decor #interiorstyle #interior123 #myhome #mystyle #greenery #plantporn #plantpots #shelfie #plantstyle

This is my littlest little man. He is almost 3. These pictures are of him pretending to be a dinosaur and him laughing at how hilarious he is. He is lucky he’s cute. If it’s been awhile since you’ve had a three year old, or you are yet to hit that joyful age with your kiddies, let me walk you through Smiths current bedtime routine. He needs to read both Judd and Ellie’s bedtime story with them, say goodnight to each of them, I love you to each of them, and be the one to turn out their light. He then insists on a game of password to allow me to enter his room. This inevitably takes longer than time itself. We read his own story, kiss every major character from that book goodnight, turn off his light, bounce several times in his bed, line up his cushions on the end of his bed in his own particular way, in his own time - DO NOT RUSH HIM, say our ‘I love you poem’, give me a tickle, give me a kiss, say ‘i love you so much Mummy’ take his drink and make sure his hand is being held, and then turn his lullaby music on. In that order and only in that order, because deviating will result in a stage 3 meltdown. 😳 such a joy. No really it’s a really cute and terrifying experience all at once. I totally recommend having kids. 🤪 #littliestlove #selfie #love #family #iactuallylovethisage

Just a girl, with eyes bigger than my book stack. Anyone else always trying to finish a book or seven before their due date? #thestruggleisreal #flatlay #cozyreads #hygge #teaandbooks #booklove #bookstagram #bookaholic #kmartstyle #mystyle #kmartaddictsunite #decor #interior #interior123 #thesparklepages

Winter reads. ❄️⛄️📚 Not so much a #parentinghack but something we do that I find helps keep the kids busy, happy and productive, is theming our weeks or the month. It actually surprises me how many books or puzzles or toys we have that fit a theme, like the ocean, or a season, or space. I know, most of you are rolling your eyes with the usual ‘who has time for that?’ 🙄 But it takes less than 5 minutes honestly. An activity can be as simple as draw your favorite page from one of the books, or as complex as making a solar system diorama that Judd is currently brain mapping for Space Week later this month. You can theme your dinners, lunchboxes, tv, (Netflix have heaps of cool documentaries about the earth and space and sea, machines, plants, seasons, endangered animals). You can go as big or little as you want. It rotates your toys and books and keeps the kids playing creatively (and a lot of the time independently too) win, win. It’s been a game changer for us, so I thought I’d share. #shelfie #winter #winterishere #seasons #books #bookshelf #reading #kidsbooks #doyouwannabuildasnowman #play #montessoriathome #learn #pocketofmyhome #toyrotation #theme

I love morning work outs in this space ☀️ 😊 🍃 🧘🏼‍♀️💪🏼 After my second iron infusion last month i finally have energy again and I’m really grateful 🙏🏼 Now that I feel better it’s really highlighted to me how unwell I’ve been for a really long time. I had spent so long telling myself that being exhausted was just part and parcel of having three kids, **and I think all Mum’s tell ourselves this** but it was a bigger problem. Supposedly, one third of the worlds population has low iron. So if you are more tired than usual, even if you’re up with a baby during the night and not getting enough rest, please get checked. Symptoms of iron deficiency aren’t just exhaustion and feeling mentally tired, I also experienced hearing loss, mouth ulcers, oddly shaped nails, breathlessness, headaches and no appetite. There are heaps more symptoms as well, this is a good link to look at if you wanted to check it out - https://irondeficiencyday.com I definitely left it too long, and let my iron levels get too low, assuming that ‘this is what parenting three tiny humans feels like’ and because I think so many Mums think this too, so many of us (and not just Mums) are running on empty, I wanted to remind you to get checked if you are feeling exhausted regularly. It took me almost 2 years to feel ‘normal’ so I want everyone I know to be more proactive than I was! #myhome #myspace #decor #interior123 #pocketofmyhome #interior #abode #sunshine #morninglight #happyplace #greenery #lowironproblems #lowironsucks #behealthy #mumlife #abmathome

I’ve started keeping a batch of chocolate chip cookie dough in my freezer for quick fresh-outta-the-oven cookies whenever. And I feel like I finally have my #mumlife together 😂 #Mumhack #lifehack #domestichousewifefailtogoalsin12minutes #pocketofmyhome #interior123 #myhome #mystyle #decor

It’s cold, let’s cuddle 🤗 ❄️ Winter is here. It’s actually 26°C, the sun is shining and there isn’t a cloud in sight. 😃 Happy Long Weekend 🥳 #winterinperthbelike #winterishere #cuddle #siblinglove #longweekend

Ok one last autumn reading pile before winter hits tomorrow ☺️ #readingnow #flatlay #cozydays #autumnleaves #bookaholic #booklove #librarybooks #pocketofmyhome #onmybedsidetable #bookstagram #decor

Bye Autumn 🍂 🍁🌾🐿 #winterishere #autumndays #fall #rainbow

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray. I bought this book just because the cover was so beautiful 😂 I read the back and thought it sounded interesting but not something I would usually read, and then checked it out on GoodReads, where it gets fairly hated on by almost everyone who has read it 😳🙄 So maybe it was that I had really low expectations and I was pleasantly surprised, or maybe I would have loved it regardless. It was an easy read, a YA / Sci Fi / Romance genre. I listened to it on audible as well and the narrator was great. And it’s a trilogy but doesn’t end on a cliffhanger, so you can enjoy it as a stand alone novel. I thought it was 5⭐️ The synopsis: Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected. A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all. #flatlay #pocketofmyhome #reading #bookstagram #booklove #blooms #decor #myhome #mystyle #interior123 #book #bookworm #bookaholic #kmartaddictsunite #kmartstyle

Hubby brightening my day this week with these beauties 🧡💐 Wishing you (and us 😬🤞🏼) a better week ahead than the last 😊😘 #blooms #floral #flowerlove #flowerdelivery #bunchofflowers

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