Catherine Dietrich

Catherine Dietrich is a freelance writer and mom to two girls. A former women's magazine journalist, she now writes for various online publications as well as celebrating the ordinary moments of motherhood on her blog, Littles, Love and Sunshine. Catherine is a British South African, currently living in Switzerland with her husband and two small daughters.

Life

To my love, there’s no one else I rather be quarantined with

For better or worse, and also a global pandemic.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Life, Relationships

Parenting

I’m holding onto that sweet spot between baby and becoming a child

This is two.

Updated Jan. 27, 2023

Parenting, Baby, Baby Milestones, Life

Life

I still need you, Mom

Even as I mother my own children, I need to be mothered.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Life

Community & Friendship

My girls’ weekend was more than a break from parenting—it was an eye-opening learning experience

I learned that it's impossible to underestimate the value of an old friendship and that my children were compeltely fine without me.

Updated Mar. 22, 2019

Community & Friendship, Parenting, Relationships

Relationships

Thank you for being my friend—the one I can go to for anything

We were able to bare our ugliest secrets, our silliest insecurities, our pettiest worries and our darkest fears about life as a mom.

Updated Oct. 05, 2022

Relationships, Motherly Stories

Children's Health

Separation anxiety is real—but it’s also fleeting

One day they won’t need me so much, and I’ll be free. But one day, they won’t need me so much, and I’ll be quite lost.

Updated Jan. 22, 2019

Children's Health, Health & Wellness, Women's Health

Marriage & Partnerships

I never expected to give birth to a mini-you

Your hands, worn in infant size by her. Your toes. The color of her hair—identical to yours as a child. The shape of her chin and the curve of her upper lip. Your placid expression was mirrored by hers as she gazed out at the world in those first months.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

Marriage & Partnerships, Baby, Life, Parenting, Relationships