Remember my pregnancy paranoia...well, I seemingly suffer from children paranoia too.  You see, Luka was a brilliant sleeper, until she started school.  My initial reaction was that Luka is just settling in and still digesting...Last night Gerhard pointed out that some kids are drugged to sleep the entire day and maybe that is what is happening to Luka. Now I must just point out that Luka's school is actually called a baby centre, there are 6 babies in her class, two people looking after them, it costs a small fortune (varsity would be a steal compared to this), there are see through windows, so everyone can see right into her class. So last night my mind started wandering to such an extent that I was ready to appoint an au pair this morning, and maybe even home school both.  Let us be totally honest, it would be significantly cheaper than what I currently pay. I had visions of people drugging my cute baba, of her sleeping in her bed the whole day.  Of her little ...

A pregnant friend admitted that her husband (a doctor mind you) does not believe that hormones causes any mood swings at all.  Poor man, he has absolutely no idea. This got me thinking, and laughing, because I can admit it now, my hormonal ups and downs were rather spectacular this time around, must be because its a girl... I am the voice of reason, I am the most level headed and logical person that I know.  I do not cry at weddings or when babies are born, I simply cannot stand that phenomenal where women come to work and cry.  Why on earth would anybody go and cry at work.  So imagine my surprise when every time when I am pregnant (both times yes), I start bawling my eyes out for no apparent reason.  I hated this, it killed me.  What was up with me, why were my emotions letting me down so badly.  And the moods, oh my goodness.  It was as if someone had started World War III in our house, firstly I needed to eat on the hour, literally, so ima...