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Behind The Name

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I toyed with a few names for this blog then settled on ‘Snatched Words’. I like it because it’s got lots of interpretations, a bit like parenting itself. The definition of ‘snatch’ is to grasp hastily or a brief, hurried period. This sums up nicely so many parts of my life as I would always like to snatch more sleep, and I’m constantly snatching at time. Just this morning for example in the 10 minutes between my husband leaving for work and me leaving for the preschool run, I put a load of washing on, loaded the dishwasher, transferred some … Continue reading Behind The Name

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Nibble, Nibble, Chomp, Chomp

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It’s ironic that I’m writing two posts about Fraser in a row when middle children have a reputation as being the ones who are forgotten. Except this post isn’t quite as loved up as the last one. Fraser’s started biting and I’ve no idea whether I’m handling it right as he’s showing no signs of stopping. Luckily he’s restricted the biting so far to immediate family with his poor sister bearing the brunt of it, and the baby escaping so far. Sometimes he bites because he’s so excited he gets carried away. He’s done this to me and his dad … Continue reading Nibble, Nibble, Chomp, Chomp

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Not A Baby Anymore

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I cried the other night because Fraser isn’t a baby anymore. At two and a half, I know he hasn’t been a baby for a while really. It hit me hard suddenly though and I felt it in the pit of my stomach. The realisation has been dawning for a while with Nate shifting Fraser from his position as the baby of the family into the middle child. Then earlier this week, I took advantage of the older two being at nursery and started packing up Fraser’s bedroom to decorate it so that him and Eleanor can share. When I … Continue reading Not A Baby Anymore