Tag Archives: sleep

In Case I Forget Why He Is The Rockstar

So one of the things we do first thing in the morning (and I know how this is going to look but hey it be not a blog if it be bloodless which is to say well this is just … Continue reading

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The Rockstar And A Snake

Rockstar attended a friend’s birthday party yesterday, and this was the first “intimate” party (as in, 10-ish kids in someone’s home) we’ve been to with a reptile-and-other-creepy-crawlie show. (“Other creepie-crawlie” because they had a big hairy orange spider, newts, leopard … Continue reading

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Things That Gabble In The Night

Late, late in the night, in the dark…… Yikes the baby’s mobile is rocking violently, what is going on in there? I move to peer in: Ms Rockstar has yanked the little hanging soft toy lion out of the mobile … Continue reading

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Night And Day

View of Ms Rockstar’s crib and mobile, under Rockstar’s loft Handling day AND night shift on my own was a new milestone. On good nights, I actually found myself enjoying lying in the dark, Ms Rockstar’s crib next to my … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #209 – The Baby Prep Rockstarisms

Recently, Kings had been caring for Rockstar more, as I slowly recovered from a cough and cold – resulting in him being unable to leave the home at any time without announcing his intentions at least 15 minutes earlier, because … Continue reading

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Rockstarism #127 (And Happy Father’s Day)

Fathers’ Day Morning pic before church… A father’s gotta do what a father’s gotta do… After church what Kings really wanted to do was marathon-sleep…  Ah well, he gets to pick what he really wants to do today right… So … Continue reading

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Dear Rockstar, There Are Worse Things Than Being Single

Dear Rockstar, Mum tapped  out her thoughts on our iPhone while she was trying to get you to sleep in for a bit because we had a long day that ended with cell group. Then she realized some of what … Continue reading

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Psalm 127 License Plate

On school run one day, the car in front sported this license plate: An ex-colleague used to say when something jumps up at you from the Bible, pay attention. I had no recollection of having come across Psalm 127 before, … Continue reading

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Skydive Lake Wanaka

Finally got this converted into something upload-able on Youtube (or rather, Kings did)… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMdLPaP3kxM] Rockstar was about 3 months shy of his second birthday, when I did this (note the other mummy in the background who was also gearing … Continue reading

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How To Make A Chicken (Or A Rockstar) Sleep

One of my all-time favourite baby pics of the Rockstar… tender pink feet… All too soon he’s gonna turn into a grubby, sweaty little smart-mouthed kid – oh wait, he’s there already. Bedtime in the Lai household: Me: Rockstar. Sleep. … Continue reading

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