alicia

The people given multiple opportunities to fail are often those who learn least from their mistakes.

Climbing stairs with 5-month old in the baby carrier. With a mask on. In warm weather... Wow.

Fully #vaccinated as of today! I was breastfeeding when I got both shots, and still #breastfeeding now, so don't let that stop you if you're on the fence 💉💉💉

@tamarajul Aww love it!! Really suits you 😃

@DatabaseSponge Tiredness nearly always beats hunger during the night! 😆

Breastfeeding means I wake up feeling ravenous most mornings, inevitably eat too much, feel uncomfortably full for a few hours and then suddenly feel hungry again. What happened to that in-between feeling of "satisfied but not too full"?!

@elise_huard Honestly I thought it would have a bigger impact - I'm four months in and still carrying some extra pounds!

*four-month "old" obviously 🙈

No one really talks about how noisy babies are, and I don't mean the crying... My four-month had a case of the hiccups on a quiet train this morning and boy were they loud! He was totally oblivious to it of course 😆

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Yup, I'm 3/4 of the way through the HBO documentary series Allen v. Farrow and I don't ever want to watch a Woody Allen film again.

A year ago I got rid of a bunch of clothes because they were too baggy and they didn't *spark joy*. Now I'm 3 months postpartum and bracing for a heatwave and all I have is one pair of stretchy shorts that fit... But hey, at least they spark joy! 😄

Taking care of an infant is going to bed every night trusting that you'll have more energy the following day to take care of the items on your to-do list...only to go to bed the following night thinking the same thing 😅

@TriMyData Argh! That sounds awful

Germany: the one place where a service station sells at least two dozen types of alcoholic beer but only one alcohol-free 🙈

@yvg Haha... I now have 2 of those in the fridge 😆 Tbh I actually like them when they're ice cold!

@lonelypeanut Or the equally nightmarish Erdinger

@fronxer Can I have their contact details??? 😆

the kita opposite my bedroom is having a party, dance and music and all!

@vetal_don I know, right?! Might look into it when baby is napping 😄

WANTED: a line of baby clothing with designs that still look good with stains on them 💩💩💩

@DatabaseSponge Honestly, I struggle! I'm not sure why because I really enjoy podcasts... Maybe it's because I feel like I need to really focus on each word and can't go back and read it? Sometimes they feel too slow and other times too fast 😆 But it''s probably time I gave them another go...

I keep finding new authors to follow on Twitter and making a note to read their books before remembering that I now have a 2-month old baby and can barely get through 5 pages without falling asleep or checking my phone 🙈