Towards the end of my pregnancy I made a batch of cupcakes from this fantastic chocolaty website. I made them in mini cases for little fingers but this meant that we ended up literally drowning in cakes. So I froze them in batches of 12 cakes - I thought this was a better option than mass over-consumption of cake (mind you this was given serious consideration....lol).
Fast forward to now ....... with a 15 newborn baby, a 2 year old and a visiting 9 year old (not to mention a hungry chocolate loving man and sleep deprived mama) I can honestly say this was one of the best things I ever did..... add a quick batch of icing and viola ........ super mum....... mind you 12 mini cakes doesn't last very long.
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After 16 days with Axel in our lives family life is steadily becoming less chaotic. We have finally got the washing and the washing up caught up. I am learning to prepare lunch and snacks at the earliest opportunity and there has been a whole bunch of these moments of wonderful that make this mama's heart swell...
Newborn fingers grasping toddler pinkies....
A precious little newborn face peeking over dad's shoulder.....
The soothing whispers that only a 2 yo can do for his brother...... "Its OK Axel, Wyatt's here I promise."........ "I love you baby Axel"........ 'sssshhhhhh now baby I help you."
The pride of a new big brother showing off to his cousins..... "That's my baby Axel..... I big brother. Touch him SOFTLY please."
Watching as my precious first born learns how to love and care for his brother...... "I wash his feet mum??", "Hiccup mum I pat??", "I help socks mum??", "Quick mum Axel needs boobies!!"
Then there are those all too precious newborn moments.....
The smell of his soft hair, the tight grasp of his star shaped hands around my finger, the scratch of his little fingers against my ribs during feeding, the sleepy sighing of his breath against my skin while he is riding in his sling and the sweetest newborn imitations of the mama I have ever heard.
(Big brother sharing toys with baby - by hiding them under his pillow....... also check out the most gorgeous handmade baby blanket from aunty...... we love it so much that Wyatt keeps stashing it in secret places for his own use.....lol.)
I hope you all had a Merry Christmas filled with many moments of wonderful.
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