During the first stages of my pregnancy, family members -who are always the first to know- couldn’t keep mum about their desire for a girl. As for me? Did I have a preference? I would lie if I said I didn’t. There was a secret preference for a boy. I absolutely love being a mother to a boy and sort of wanted to keep to what I know and am good at.
Happy new year friends! Georgie and I are still pretending we’re on holiday, at least until Monday when he has to go back to school and we will no longer be able to pretend. This time after Christmas I always feel as though my emotions have been tossed in a blender that won’t stop. The blues hit me hard as I don’t want the holidays to end but then I get excited about getting back to real life and our daily routine and being productive and getting on with stuff, which is always a good thing for slightly tense, controlling and stressed out persons such as myself. Ha!
It’s Christmas Eve! And I am staring at lists of things to do, half-watching Christmas cartoons with Georgie and waiting for papa to bring home lunch so I can get started on those cookies, which we made bright and early this morning for Santa. Christmas music has been playing non-stop, family members have been coming and going all day in preparation for tomorrow’s feast and we’re all looking forward to tonight’s traditional family gathering at my parent’s house. My mum will be cooking, the kids will be rehearsing their annual Christmas Day show while the rest will probably be fighting over which movie we should all watch. Hooray for Christmas!!!
1. My online friend over at Kids Have Fun in Cyprus has put together a fantastic list of Christmas events. Be sure to have a look because there are tons of exciting things taking place this month.
2. Georgie, papa and I had a great time at the Nicosia Pop Up Festival last Saturday evening. Live music, hot soup and hot drinks and the coziest winter atmosphere. Check out the schedule because there’s more going on throughout the month.
This week has been a stressful one and to top it off I’ve spent more hours in front of my laptop than I normally do so to say I am looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend is an understatement. We’ll be doing plenty of Christmas planning and making lists which I am excited about because I freakin’ love Christmas! So no surprise that this week’s The Parent Hood has a bit of a holiday vibe.