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Well, I thought it was about time for another of those black and white arty shots:

So, following in my father’s footsteps, I’ve made my son a whiteboard, so he can draw pictures and wipe them off and draw more pictures. Ingenious really. However, as we should strive to do better than our predecessors, my whiteboard creation is technologically more advanced, in that it can support magnetic materials. [...]

So, weaning continues, and Thomas had his first kiwi fruit today. I disguised it in some baby porridge, and he certainly gulped it down. I left it quite lumpy though, (barely mashing the kiwi fruit) and he did eventually gag on a lump, so he gave up.

He’s doing well on it though – [...]

well, i normally try to avoid cheese online. ( i eat enough of it offline) But, given the opportunity, we couldn’t help but take the photo of 3-men-and-a-baby, when Thomas was lucky enough to attract a couple of extra baby-sitters for a friday night:

So I finally made a decision, after much umming and arring. I got this high chair from Boots for £20. I feel a bit guilty buying something new, after spouting off the other day about how we must only buy used stuff to save the planet etc etc. But I was running [...]

Well, I don’t know if it’s officially next stage, but it is for me anyway!

Thomas has now had his first taste of chicken. I roasted a chicken breast in the oven (under some foil first, to stop it drying out) then turned up the heat at the end to get a bit of brown [...]

So, I’ve now been a mum for 6 whole months, which seems impossible, as it still feels like a shock. I wonder how long it will be before I can wake up in the morning and not be surprised to find a mini-human in my bed!

Thomas is taking everything in his stride, and starting [...]

We’ve just found something else fun:

Lots of exciting developments this week. First of all, when I have to do something, cooking, washing etc, I put him on his playmat on his back, with some toys around him. So he normally grabs a toy, plays with it for a bit, then grabs another and plays with that, working through [...]

So, we have been in Woking for 5 days, where Thomas surprised me by a) eating with serious intent! and b)being just as enthusiatic with new flavours: potato and sweetcorn. This has all been a relief, as I had been so down about it on Tuesday, when it looked like it wasn’t going anywhere.

Also, [...]