To Find A Silver Lining

This is lil' M...  this is a normal pose for him he is our little smiler:

My daughter is completely in-love with her baby brother... it is such a joy and privilege to watch; and I feel very blessed that that this transition has been so easy. The only thing I need to watch out for, is her smothering him in love, rather than hurting him (as some of the photos will show)!
I am constantly taking photos to prove this (I am sure they will come in useful later on when they are older and proclaim to 'hate' each other, which I have no doubt will happen at some stage)! But despite all the proof I have - there are still so many memories of things she has done and said that I have not been able to capture on camera... every day things you don't want to forget, and yet never find the time to write down or snap on the camera. But hopefully the photos I have got will capture the essence of these first two months; hard work, but so rewarding!
Button Loves HUGS:

Button Loves KISSES:

The sweetest thing is, is that this adoration is reciprocated... you see lil' M&…

I know I have mentioned on here (many times) how I struggled with post-natal depression after Button was born; and how I was a bit worried about coping once 'lil M arrived... so I thought I would do an update for you all, just in case anyone was interested!
I have been thinking about this for a while, and writing and rewriting this post in my head... as time on the computer is VERY hard to come by! 'lil M doesn't have the reflux Button had, but he does have colic; this means no time during the day due to two babies (the older one whom is struggling to sleep at the moment and driving me spare), and no time in the evenings due to unsettled colicky small baby. He has had a few rough days this week, but there were two good things in this: 1) The worst days happened to coincide with my Mother-In-Law staying; so this meant an extra hand to help out ALL day! 2) Long awake unsettled days means long sleeps through-out the night! Yay! Last night (being Thursday night, yep - it's ta…

Here's to you my little (big) brother...

And to your two favourite colours - as unconventional as you!
I thought about sharing a few favourite stories:
* Your paper-route and the Guy Fawkes Initiative! * The Scout Hall incident! * The 'Don't You Step Over the Doorway or I'll Call the Police' story! * Or maybe even the throwing stones at cars (admittedly under the influence of an older kid who should've known better) memory!
OR I could have done the opposite and shared these favourite stories instead:
* How you saved up for weeks (twice) and bought me a book that I desperately wanted for my birthday... without any knowledge from me whatsoever. * The hours spent playing together with the other neighbourhood kids - across the road in the swamp, or backyard cricket, on our bikes all summer long etc. * Or how you came back from camp one summer as you heard I was sick and in hospital, and you were worried. * Or your Super Cute nickname for me (Chickie-Babe) and how some ex'…