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This is where you’ll find all of my posts about parenting, from advice to reviews, and plenty of head-scratching.
As some of you will know, every year we do an annual family photo shoot thing – you can see the results of last year’s shoot in the header above (I’ll be updating it soon, for reasons you can see below). What started as a gift from my brother after Robert was born has turned…
Having recently been listed in the “Tots 100” Top 50 UK Dad Blogs (I have no idea why – but I’m very grateful!) I’ve had a sudden slew of brands asking me to review products – most of which I’ve been very happy to agree to. After all, never look a gift horse in the…
With Christmas fast approaching, our family is in full-on festive celebration mode. Despite not being particularly religious, Christmas has always been my favourite time of the year – and Winter my favourite season – so I’m loving the new opportunities being a parent offers for making the most of this brilliant time. Whilst chatting to…
With my youngest, Freddie, now happily toddling round the house (albeit using furniture supports – for now at least) I’m suddenly reminded of how much terror a tumbling-toddler can enflict on a nervous parent with their new-found mobility. Whilst most of this should be common sense, I wanted to remind myself (and you, if it’s…
Whilst browsing my Facebook feed the other day, I happened upon a status update which a friend had commented on. I’ll paraphrase it a little, but the basic message was thus: “What does everyone think about the whole Santa thing? I’m not sure I’m comfortable with lying to my children…” Whilst it provided an initial…
As we draw closer to Christmas (sorry) this also means that we are getting closer to our only son – Sam’s – 14th Birthday, and it’s made me think and reminisce somewhat. Looking back at our son’s childhood has also made me aware of the changes in the relationship between my husband and son –…
…I can’t think of anything to blog about. But I feel SO guilty when I haven’t blogged for ages. Honestly, this blogging thing is more stressful than I realised. Oh well, here’s a cute picture instead.
This weekend just gone, Sara and I were lucky enough to be invited to spend a weekend with her family in a delightful cottage in Studland, Dorset. Not only were we surrounded by the beautiful Dorset coastline for a long weekend, Robert and Freddie got to spend some time with their cousins in a very…
As a regular Cbeebies viewer (with the children I hasten to add – well, mostly!) I often find myself discussing the channel and it’s shows with other parents. Whilst my son’s biggest worry is how Kwazzi and Barnacles will get out of their latest scrape, I enjoy the usual parental activities – internally reviewing the…
This post won’t be a long one, but it’ll certainly be a proud one. For today, Robert drew (what we think is) his very first self-portrait! Drawn at school today, and very proudly presented to Mummy as she found it in his book bag, Robert was VERY pleased that Sara chose to hang it on…