tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post7816762192473933684..comments2023-09-22T13:57:20.922-04:00Comments on From The Valley To The Palais: Motherhood and beyond: 2005-2013nappy valley girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-5419509089601912252013-04-10T15:35:14.298-04:002013-04-10T15:35:14.298-04:00I really enjoyed this series Alex. It was great t...I really enjoyed this series Alex. It was great to get to know you better through it - here's to a fab imminent next chapter back on this side of the pond. I hope you leave LI with some of the fondness I hold for it. There are definite downsides, but plenty of ups too. xTanya (Bump2Basics)http://www.bump2basics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-61134154894375498582013-03-25T06:26:56.740-04:002013-03-25T06:26:56.740-04:00Your post really took me back to the first months ...Your post really took me back to the first months with my littleboy1 and the chaos and the insomnia (I now have 3 little boys! Little boy 3 has just arrived!)<br />With our third little boy life is totally different and it really is like a lot of people say, that you get a chance to really enjoy the baby-days! It's truly amazing and so different from the first months with our 2 older boys.<br />thanks for a lovely blog!mummys ownhttp://www.mummyown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-48320795496676190662013-03-22T09:15:48.738-04:002013-03-22T09:15:48.738-04:00Anonymous - that sounds grim as well. At least my ...Anonymous - that sounds grim as well. At least my husband was nearby. But it is certainly not a fun condition.<br /><br />KM - thank you! They are still beautiful, if not quite as blond. nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-48429077858291606762013-03-22T08:19:48.678-04:002013-03-22T08:19:48.678-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Wedding wear for menhttp://www.monarch-garments.com/partywearsuits.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-45748957514942468862013-03-21T17:34:03.300-04:002013-03-21T17:34:03.300-04:00Yes, I only found you once you were out of Nappy V...Yes, I only found you once you were out of Nappy Valley but lovely to read about this part of your life too. Beautiful boys! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790725880329761329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-21718389789744501642013-03-21T17:29:17.886-04:002013-03-21T17:29:17.886-04:00I can relate to the placenta praevia part. I was i...I can relate to the placenta praevia part. I was in hospital at 28 weeks with my 3rd and my 18 month old and just over 3 year old sons then had to move 200 miles south and stay with my in laws whilst hubby worked away and only visited me at week ends.Not much fun. Their sister arrive at 35 weeks and 2 weeks later we left hospital.<br /><br />I have enjoyed finding out more about you.<br /><br />Jx<br /><br />I wrote a paper diary at the time and but it has been a few years since I read it, maybe I should seek it oit;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-23788668787664268822013-03-21T14:52:57.546-04:002013-03-21T14:52:57.546-04:00Kit - Interesting to hear that you lived there too...Kit - Interesting to hear that you lived there too! Good that you can relate to the tales of Nappy Valley...<br /><br />MetMum - yes, they were a scary time, and that time we really weren't ready - The Doctor had to go off and buy all the nappies etc as I went into hospital at 32 weeks. <br /><br />MsCaroline - I hope so. Although I will miss our current home very much.<br /><br />Melissa - thanks. Yes it does make me realise life has been good until very recently. If and when I do feel better, I am really going to appreciate the small things so much more. <br /><br />Expat Mum - glad it was interesting and not too boring!<br /><br />Iota - you're right. I hope my children read them too (Google, don't you dare get rid of Blogger). <br /><br />planb - I suppose I have packed a lot in - didn't seem like it at the time, though...<br /><br />WLDU - thanks for stopping by and commenting. It's not too late to start a blog - you could write about your time in Oz perhaps?xnappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-22559125004690110022013-03-21T09:47:24.686-04:002013-03-21T09:47:24.686-04:00I found your blog through Iota's blog (though ...I found your blog through Iota's blog (though I haven't commented on hers yet). I'm a Canadian originally from Africa who spent her formative years in the middle east and then, like you, with two little ones did the expat gig as an adult but to Australia. We are back home now - the children have lost their accents though some of the language has stuck with us and I have begun to not miss Australia as much as I did last year.<br /><br />Anyway I thought I would say hello. I went back and started reading your blog from its beginning and I have to say I keep wanting to comment or say "hey I know that feeling" or "that happened to me!" Feeling like I am late to the party. I almost started a blog when I got to Aus and now I kinda wish I had. As Iota said, you will treasure these posts as time goes by.<br /><br />Not really any point here just to say hello.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Was Living Down Undernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-83797073282173238822013-03-21T09:19:33.315-04:002013-03-21T09:19:33.315-04:00Been catching up and reading the last few posts in...Been catching up and reading the last few posts in a chunk - you're making me feel very inferior as you've packed so much in! <br /><br />So lovely to get a sneaky peek into your life before blogging. Thank you.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975259590293860488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-54680214691819966002013-03-21T03:16:10.595-04:002013-03-21T03:16:10.595-04:00I think you'll treasure these posts in years t...I think you'll treasure these posts in years to come. In another 10, 20, 30 years, you'll be able to read them and think "Why did I talk about THAT? Why did I think THAT was important? I can't believe I said I felt THAT!"Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-45941706224364814972013-03-20T18:19:39.034-04:002013-03-20T18:19:39.034-04:00It's been great catching up on your life.It's been great catching up on your life. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-38257604583891955932013-03-20T18:07:45.978-04:002013-03-20T18:07:45.978-04:00I'm glad you've found writing this all dow...I'm glad you've found writing this all down therapeutic - it's been really interesting to read. I hope you realise from writing it, what a fascinating and marvellous life you have had. Right now might be tough. Poor health sucks. It really does. And it's only when you're not well that you realise how good life is normally. But I am sure that all will come right and that your next big adventure is just around the corner - and it will make for even more fabulous memories.Melissahttp://talkaboutyork.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-47995018254196234242013-03-20T17:52:21.364-04:002013-03-20T17:52:21.364-04:00I didn't start reading your blog until you'...I didn't start reading your blog until you'd already left Nappy Valley and were living in LI, so missed out on those early days. I've so been enjoying your walk down memory lane, and I think it's been helpful for you, too. I'm looking forward to hearing about your repatriation as well. Hoping being 'back home' among your loved ones will be a wonderful thing for all involved.MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-55822778443200626542013-03-20T17:10:35.080-04:002013-03-20T17:10:35.080-04:00It's almost funny how we buy all the gear and ...It's almost funny how we buy all the gear and really think we'd be ready for babies - when in fact, we can never be truly ready. Littleboy 2's first few weeks must have been a scary time. Not what you need, especially not with a toddler at home who wants his mummy...Metropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-91348912972267327242013-03-20T15:12:54.742-04:002013-03-20T15:12:54.742-04:00I've been enjoying reading your early posts fr...I've been enjoying reading your early posts from Nappy Valley. I only found your blog when you were about to move, so missed all the for me nostalgic stories of life in the valley. We lived in a photographic studio in Battersea when our son was born in 1998, moved out to Balham when he got mobile and then out to Streatham when his sister joined us, so those are all our old stomping grounds, albeit a few years time difference. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594062064082350697noreply@blogger.com