Mamatography 2013: Week 3 – Keep On Keeping On

Life is otherwise, here in Perth. One day I feel like a tourist, the next I feel like I live here. One day I’m doing very little of anything much, and the next I’m running around all over the place. There’s no routine and no real stability.

Day 11/365 – Courage and Support

My mother was rushed back to hospital yesterday, and today I spent a few hours with her. I fell asleep with my head on the bed, just sitting by her as she slept in a morphine induced haze. It was very stressful, and painful, and yet expected. My mom was given this cancer bracelet a while back and while it’s not something she’d wear, I decided I could use the support.

My arm is a veritable support group at the moment – a purple thread from my last birthday, where my friends and I did the mama-blessing red thread ceremony to support me on this journey. The red thread for my friend Kitty’s blessingway, the silver bracelets are for my girls, and this new addition to my life, the cancer bracelet – for courage and support.

Day 12/365 – Park Mornings

The girls were up super early, and I so much wanted to sleep, so I found myself in shouty-mama mode. I decided a much better option would be to walk to the park, so off we went. I rang Kitty and Lucas on the way, and they agreed to join us for breakfast at the park, and it turned into a lovely morning – much better than fighting two babies for sleep, and shouting and being miserable.

Day 13/365 – Birthday Party

We were invited to a new friend’s first birthday party, which was held in another park. It was a lovely morning, and this was his super healthy lion-themed birthday ‘cake’.

Day 14/366 – Family Time

My dad and Ameli seem to clash a lot at the moment – a military background and a three year old… fun times. But he loves my girls and for that I am grateful

Day 15/366 – Raw Food @ Fern

Another birthday party today, this time for a mama. We went to the raw food cafe at FERN in Fremantle – a very unique experience, unlike anything I’ve been to before. This was a raw burger – the ‘bread’ is dehydrated vegetables, and the patty is a dehydrated mushroom. It was lovely.

Day 16/366 – Busy Bags

My friend Kitty – she’s been popular in this week’s Mamatography – is having a baby soon, so for her son’s second birthday I put together a bunch of busy bags for him to have once the baby comes. I’ll blog them soon.

Thanks for joining us for our week in pictures!
This post is part of the Mamatography 2013 Project with Diary of a First Child and Momma Jorje.

We are taking (at least) a photo a day to keep a record of our year. Join us at any point during the year and start sharing your own daily photos!

Here’s a list of current participants:

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Without further ado, here are the Mamatography 2013 participants!

• Diary of a First Child
• Momma Jorje
• Earth Mamas World
• Baking Momma of Two
• Emma’s Little World
• Quacks and Waddles
• Three Counties Mum
• Seaside Chelle
• gentlemum
• The Cutie and The Beauty
• Charming Gardener
• Pineapples & Artichokes
• Jessica’s Casserole
• Dad of The Monkeys
• A Nature Mom
• Mommy and Little I
• too tired to blog
• The Family Patch
• The Princess Poet’s Life Adventures
• harley famdamily
• Mama Unfurling
• the mommy metamorphosis
• Mothers Know Best
• Quest For Life’s Passion
• Frugal Brit Witch
• Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work