a yoghurt bowl and a carrot

Breakfast isn't so much about food anymore. Pre-baby Joan I'd look forward to lingering over a morning meal of oats, toast, eggs, pancakes and catching up on favourite blogs and articles. I'd wake early just to satisfy whatever craving I had, usually of the porridge variety. It was a sweet time and I loved it, the morning solitude and my carefully prepared meal. Now my breakfast-time is very different, though still sweet. I'll assemble some sort of bowl containing the same kind of ingredients as before - oats, milk or yoghurt, nuts and seeds... but my choice of meal is all about speed, how swiftly I can put things together and get back to baby Joan, who will usually be sitting in her bouncer chair. You see, she's particularly sweet and chatty in the mornings, playing with toys and staring at the sun coming through the blinds, talking to me and herself and her toys...and I don't want to miss a moment. There are usually dishes in the sink and clothes to be washed, but I ignore the chores in favour of chatting. Recently, bubs has been grasping toys and watching me shake noisy props with wide eyes. This carrot rattle, gifted by a dear friend, is her new favourite.

And so, for breakfast this morning we had a yoghurt bowl, with greek yoghurt, rolled oats, hemp seeds, toasted sunflower seeds and coconut flakes, honey and banana. A yoghurt bowl and a carrot. And it was the sweetest thing.

What did you have for breakfast today?

Heidi xo