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Second Maternity Update

Second time round my eldest is 4 and my youngest is a 4 months. As parents we sometimes take turns looking after one child at a time when possible to have 121 time. If I'm lucky and it's the baby I get to rest and sleep too! Lush! Still in the stage of so cute, chatty and smiley but also pretty immobile. My 121 time with the eldest is usually the baby in a sling/pushchair and asleep. We've made papier mache Blippi head, cakes, cookies, home made play dough, shaving foam fun, lego creations and been on various walks. My brain is still going strong ten to the dozen and working on me.  1.  The last two academic years were full of change. My bosses changed, my role developed and changed again.  I've felt overwhelm with many changes on top of a busy worklife. Some of the pressure I felt, I put myself under but it still needs to get done. WHY? I may overcomplicate some tasks while working them out. WHY?? 2.  Personally, I returned to the UK in 2014. My husband later joined...