Kate

Having a baby and finding yourself alone with him/her for hours on end is no joke. It’s stressful on your mental health anyway to suddenly have a dependent, no matter how prepared you are. Add to that the stress that the baby relies on you for basic survival. As a mother, I remember pretty clearly…

We were recommended the book Baby Management For Men book by a fellow parent-to-be in 2016 (the book is from 2013), and I was pleasantly surprised to find it again on the bookshelf when I knew I was having Ted. Despite the title sounding a bit sexist, the author is not in any way masochistic…

Ever wonder why newborn babies look a bit cross eyed? Well, it turns out that baby vision takes quite a long time to develop. When they are born, they can only see in black and white and a few inches from their face – and also the eyes don’t work together. It takes until around…

I’m Kate, and it won’t surprise you to hear that I’m mum to Bean (not his real name) & Ted. This parenting and baby blog is me wearing my mum-hat – the joys, trials and tribulations that come with being a parent. Who am I anyway? After being away from Australia for nearly 10 years,…