Either for work or fun, I have drawn every day for as long as I can remember. When in 2012 I gave birth to our newborn baby, it was very natural for me to reach for a pencil and do my funny doodles. It was a wonderful, magical, challenging, knackering first year.
Each day of being a mom seemed to bring with it a new challenge or breathtaking developmental milestone. I didn’t want to forget any of it, even the silliest everyday problems. I’d scribble things down as my baby napped. It was often cathartic to make light of situations that were often challenging at the time. By the end of the first year of having a child, I realized I had amassed quite a pile of funny drawings. Badgered by friends and family, I decided to try and get them published and tell my story of raising a kid.
#1 Sweet dreams
81points
#2 Small victories
77points
#3 Sleep training: as baby drifts off, gently remove breast
76points
#4 Having a baby doesn't change you
71points
#5 The joy of long car journeys
70points
#6 Guests are coming
68points
#7 Getting ready to leave
66points
#8 Gender scan
65points
#9 Date night
65points
#10 And the rest of the day is your own
63points
#11 A truly extraordinary poo
62points
#12 Slice of homemade cake?
55points
#13 Breastfeeding in public
50points
#14 Actual torture
46points
#15 How early is too early?
29points