Monthly Archives: June, 2010
She’s taken my job
Over the last 24 hours something has happened to the portrait of Australian society that is altogether unprecedented. I, and my fellow countrymen and women are now the subjects of … Continue reading
The birth story part 3: the aftermath
Thus began an hour of stitches. I wasn’t refusing the drugs now! Stephen held me and distracted me. Silas lay quietly on his little electric blanket, whimpering now and then. … Continue reading
The Birth Story part 2: losing and asserting control
(Today’s installment of The Birth Story bears a higher classification than yesterday’s G-rated effort. Part 2 requires a bit more graphic input.) ….By this stage it must have been about … Continue reading
The birth story part 1: birth is a breeze
Since the birth of Silas I have been surprised by requests to record the birth story here in the Jozi blog. I always thought that birth would be pretty gross, … Continue reading
It’s here!
It’s here! Silas Patrick Reid is here! The cutest baby in the world has arrived! My firstborn son, the mixture of me and my husband, the one who will carry … Continue reading
Boys, boys, boys
Remember my homeschooling friend with the questionable theology and very large family who writes the blog inashoe? I wrote about her on the 10th of May. Though we shared the … Continue reading
Mama Silas
It was indeed a real disappointment for me that I didn’t keep my vow and write a blog post everyday of May. A few times during the month I wanted … Continue reading
