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People ask all the time ‘gosh how do you do it everyday it must be so hard’ ‘it must be so scary’ and yeah to some extent it is hard and it is a shitload scary. But honestly it’s so much more. The reality is the NICU is an intense, complicated, isolated yet beautiful little world. First off, for those of you who don’t know, the NICU stands for neonatal intensive care unit, and it’s the hospital…

We didnt grow up rich my mom worked a full time job had side hustles to make ends meet. But I can say we never went without. I see my mom as my super hero. So obviously I would make sure my kids always have and ensure they had more than I had growing up. For the longest of time I thought giving them all I didnt have meant always giving them what they asked for. I thought it meant getting them…

My cup forgotten – Lockdown version

Hi there momma? How are you doing? I mean no, how are you really doing. You say you’re fine but I know you’re not. That’s okay all of us moms have those moments.

Motherhood is a dichotomy of extremes. Extreme highs and extreme lows. Intense love and insane frustration. Love that makes your heart pop out of your chest and exhaustion that just seems normal. These emotions can seriously wear you…

So today I went to the store after sitting forever at the doctor’s office with both kids. And ofcourse, unpredictable as they are, both kids will get sick in my last week of maternity leave (so so excited to be a working mom again).

I walked in and had the discussion with my preschooler who really is such a great helper, we agreed he would push the trolley and I would hold the baby.

As we walk…

Service feature Hair by Mary Lee

I met Mary Lee on one of our crazy Amsterdam escapades. She was always so caring and just so much love for everyone. She was one of the smiles in our circle of friends.

As a female my goal is to be one who always cheers for the success of other females. Its super important as women and moms to always make sure we take care of ourselves. A happy mom equals happy babies. with that said, today’s…

Raising boys myself I know how easy it can be to lose your marbles with these active antsy little loves.

Before having children we all have this idea it would be playdates and kids playing quietly in their play room. Raising boys will remind you just how false that really is. Boys will find the…

Today’s product feature goes out to Redirect Joinery. During my pregnancy I was so caught in the middle of do I want to have a baby cupboard,a chest of drawers and a bathing situation.

Redirect Joinery was so helpful in getting all my ideas into one by building a compactum for me that really gave me all that I wanted.

I definitely recommend redirect joinery for all your cabinet needs.

Their…

Introduction: Rather late than never Mom over everything!

This blog is titled “Mother over everything” because I want to help mothers live the best lives they can and help moms with the daily struggles they might encounter as well as build up the positive experiences in our lives as we do the best we can at parenting our kids. I am a mom of two boys whom I adore deeply. I look at them daily and realize no matter what I am a mom over it all. After a long…

It’s been quite a journey since my youngest was discharged from the neonatal ICU. We spent our days struggling with no breast milk to too little milk then we decided to formula feed (ff) and breast feed (bf).

With the immature gut of a premature baby we never know what works and what doesn’t. You kinda just go along with it.

At first he was on S26 formula and I swore by it because my eldest drank…

It’s 2am time for the next feed. I get out of bed half asleep get the kid whip out the boob and so it continues both sides.

I smell a bit of a dirty diaper and get back into the motion of changing the diaper…

Have you ever been so tired even your tired is tired. Having a newborn is not for the feint hearted but shit us women are really amazing fucking human beings. As tired as we are we Still get…

Momma you said it

Thomas screeching in the background.

Tapping on the tablet.

‘ c’mon Percy catch Thomas c’mon go get the fucking stop sign’ murmuring. I couldn’t make out if it was actually the word fucking.

Silence in the car once again and I hear the same line again. I turn around,

‘Honey whAt are you saying?’ And he just looks at me with a strange look in his eye.

Then he says it again and it just confirmed…

Mommy’s raising boys…Alone!

“Momma my penis hurts” I hear coming from the next room at 2am. So I do the mother thing held him for a bit gave him some pain meds but obviously I worried. Did the whole pediatrician thing and discovered whY. Anyway … So now I have to medicate the privates morning and evening and I just feel so bad for invading this child’s personal space. I spend a lot of time explaining to him that no one is…

Back to school time. Back to routine. Back to life. I’d like to believe I’m a very hands on mom. You can’t tell me nothing when it comes to that little heartbeat that I haven’t already picked up. From his talking to his stuffed animal to how he plays with his cars. But this week and last he’s been very aggressive and very emotional. I observed, I monitored, I listened even closer. Later in last…

6am the chicken is in the oven. Im making the chicken. So the night before we got ready for Santa … we put out cookies and milk but I swopped it out with water because its hot — itll get sour. The moment the 4 year old went to bed I put out a black bag, packed the presents and put out a shoe … plus a bite from the cookie. 7.35am I see those little eyes opening and the wrapping catches his eye. He…