My new baby Annie is growing so fast, it wasn’t that long ago that she wore a baggy triple zero. Now in her 4^th month, baby is now busting out of her double zeros and sporting a very comfortable size zero, it doesn’t take long before her clothes become obsolete. This of cause means having to replace her outfits on a far too regular basis, sure she has her favourites and they have been worn to excess, but others seem to have hardly been worn at all. Thank goodness for family and friends, especially to Annie’s aunt who is constantly on the lookout to keep Annie’s wardrobe up to date and fashionable. Although there are many fashions for babies; and how cute does a baby look in a little hoody or better still a fashionable winter jacket, winter months are a dreary time where bright colours are abandoned for neutral colours and shades. So I am looking forward to the florals of spring, the bright colours of a new beginning, the warmth of longer days leaving the cold winter months far behind. These floral patterns are a feature of ‘Little Miss K’ designs that are displayed on many of the dolls that now appear on the ‘Little Miss K’ website; www.littlemissk.com.au After being inspired by shabby chic designs, we now have our new 16” doll; vintage inspired cloth rag doll, introducing a long flowing romantic peasant dress with a floral garland headband. This year’s collections are focusing on spring inspired colours such as pinks, blues, purples and yellows. All our favourite spring colours are featured on the ‘Little Miss K’ doll to warm up any cold winter’s day. Spring is truly my favourite time of the year, spring to me means walking the dogs along the beach and enjoying the warmer days with that slight chill in the air – invigorating.

Meet Annie

It is hard to imagine that Annabelle; my daughter, is now 4 months old and a very happy little soul who likes to talk constantly. To think that she became my reality after a very difficult pregnancy and an unpleasant birth, to say that I was well and truly over it is an understatement but after seeing her I would not have it any other way. Nine months went very quickly but it wasn’t without its finger biting moments. While many people say they enjoyed their experience of pregnancy, my experience was anything but joyful having undergone many examinations and making many visits to the clinic. But in the end it was worth it. After she was born a whole new set of circumstances arose ensuring me that parenthood was not going to be all sunshine and happiness. No sleep, constant feeds and dirty nappies was something others had talked about but they seemed unaffected by it all, they had somehow managed without flipping out, so surely it would be the same for me. All I can say is I don’t know how single parents do it, I had a partner who was very hands on when it came to baby and still those first few weeks were the hardest. Sleeping was always the hardest thing to get used to, but when those feeds went from 4 hourly feeds to 2 hourly feeds; and sometimes hourly feeds, I knew my life would never be the same again. It is these desperate moments where we seek out answers to our problems, and I found my solution in a book called Baby Whispering by Sharlene Poole. By following the advice written in this book I was able to get baby to sleep throughout the night giving me a good 7 – 8 hours uninterrupted sleep. Best read ever, I highly recommend it. As Annie has grown so too has her personality slowly developed. She now recognises me and smiles at me which makes my day no matter what events are going on in my life. She is also starting to giggle and I am sure she has it all worked out – she can really do no wrong.