Love thunderstorms

Lily slept from 8pm to 2.30am, woke for a feed and then slept until 7am in her own cot - fantastic result :D

Now if only I had had the foresight to go to bed instead of waiting for baby to wake up!

So, what was different about last night? Maybe it was the new mattress in her portacot (still waiting for Nana to finish refurbishing the boys old blue cot into a white one suitable for a grand daughter).

So why was I still woken at 7am this morning - the awesome thunder and lightning storm that passed over this morning as a southerly blast hits the South Island. Did I mention that we live in New Zealand? A beautiful country we (partner, now husband) emigrated to over 8 years ago now...will be sure to post some pictures.

May investigate how to add extra pages to my blog so I can do some history and background information as I am 36 and there are many years of history to share for those interested in reading.

My kids love thunderstorms and generally sleep through them now - I put it down to when they awake to their first one (or see one during the day) we throw open the curtains and watch the light show, listening for the thunder and trying to work out how far away it is - demystify and educate are my core parenting theories when it comes to things that are generally scary and never start something you don't want to continue and become a habit (e.g pacifiers) is another.

hmmm...well that's 2 post in 2 days...can I maintain this pace?