Here I was thinking I could write a nice long post but it's the kids' lunch time already! Where does the time fly? Anyway so it's going to have to be a quick update just so you all know I'm still around:-)

1. Erika turned 4 on the 27th October. I still can't believe it...
2. Gym going well, almost two months since I started and no weight loss yet but I've lost a couple of inches all over and fitting into a few more of my pre-pregnancy clothes. YAY Me!!!
3. Alyssa is 16 months, walking, talking and eating regular food. Luckily for me she still looks like a baby

That's all I have time for right now.....

I promise I will be back. I will write more regularly. So much to write about but for now I am so so busy. Sigh!

Kids are doing great. Growing fast and keeping me on my toes. Erika has started Nursery and has to wear a uniform. Alyssa is furniture cruising and will be walking soon. I have managed to lose a bit of weight but a lot of sleep.

Got to go....

The familiar strains of ABBA's Chiquidita drifted through the air as I entered the room with my rather late breakfast. I was about to get settled down when I was interrupted by strains of a different kind, the baby wailing kind. I set my plate down on the little pull out table and crossed over to the next room to see what the matter was. I checked the Little One's nappy but that did not need changing, I already new that she was not hungry so I figured she was probably uneasy and had another burp coming. I picked her up and paced up and down the room stroking her on the back but no burp came, the wailing however had stopped. I put her down and headed back to my waiting meal but was barely halfway across the passage when the wailing started again.

I went back to the baby and picked her up again. As I started walking with her she stopped crying but if I tried to put her down she would start again. I thought that perhaps she was sleepy so started to rock her to sleep but she stared up at me with eyes wide open and not a hint of sleepiness. She began to smile at me. I put her back down on the bed and started to talk to her I told her how hungry I was after feeding her four times that morning on an empty stomach and how important it was that I eat now if I was to give her another feed soon. She talked back to me with delighted coos and gurgles and it seemed like the uneasiness had passed and she was comfortable again. So I kissed her on her nose and went back to my by now cold breakfast.

A couple of forkfuls of cheese omelet later the howling started again! I set my fork down and rushed back to my darling daughter's side. I changed the wet nappy but the crying didn't stop. I picked her up and started walking and talking and that did the trick. Put her back down and she made a face but was OK so long as I stayed with her and talked to her. Only then did the reason for her sobs hit me; she simply wanted company. My breakfast was already brunch and would soon be lunch at this rate so I needed a solution now. I carried my little bundle over to her grandfather "Dad please take her for a little while" I said, "I really need to eat something". Lovingly my father took his granddaughter in his arms and before I had even left the room they had a nice little conversation going.

I finally got down to finishing my breakfast/brunch/lunch and poured myself a hot cup of tea. With cup in hand I strolled over to my dad's room to check on things. My baby was blissfully asleep in her grandpa's lap as he sat in his rocking chair rocking back and forth. It's a familiar scene one I have seen often even with my older daughter but it still makes my heart melt every time. "Oh well" I thought to myself with a sigh, "I guess I'm on a break".

Well Diana Paradise completed 5yrs on the 13th of this month and although I remembered I was too busy to post about it. Belated Happy Birthday Old Girl...

While going through my entries I realised how things have changed over time and how I have changed with them. So in keeping with all that has changed I also edited the title of my journal; Traveller's Thoughts, My story as I travel through space and time has been changed to: The Mommie Diaries, My story as I play mother to my two beautiful daughters. It seems right as all the travelling has taken a back seat and motherhood has become #1 priority. And yes it's true, all I post about anymore are my two little Angels, "Sigh!".

So there you have it; five years down the line the young lady who went on frequent camping trips, visited Bangalore and Pune every now and then, back packed up North and spent 2005 doing quite a bit of international travel has hung up the travel boots and now responds to mummy/mamma.

Life goes on.....

Alyssa is sleeping. Erika is playing quietly by herself. rocknromuald is on his way home from work. All my chores are done. I can not believe I have absolutely nothing to do right now. Oh Bliss!!!