So we have begun the mammoth task of packing. I have been avoiding it by throwing everything away, instead of packing it! This means I’ve finally parted with 100s of Q Magazines. (sob!) The encyclopaedia of my teenage years gone into the recycling, to probably end up as toilet paper… [...]
I’m afraid this post is chronologically-challenged, but it’s a picture from when Thomas could first sit up by himself. It seemed to happen within a week that he couldn’t sit, then he could sit for a few minutes but would then collapse, and then by the 7th day he could just sit for eternity!
Anyway, [...]
Just a quick note to make a record of a couple of things Thomas does, which makes his dad and me smile:
Firstly, he holds his own wrist and does his wafting motion with the free hand, which is quite bizarre, and the other thing is, he thrusts his fist out in a sort of “power-to-the-people” [...]
This is a picture of Thomas this morning. He was waiting for his breakfast, which is why he looks hungry. He’s still not a ravenous eater, and really, I call it a successful mealtime if more goes in, than gets spread outside!
He ate his first fish yesterday, which was cod. He seemed [...]
Thomas is really changing rapidly now… I’ve decided to lower the cot to it’s “bigger baby” size, as otherwise it will coincide with moving to the new house, and I think there will be enough new things for him to get used to without this as well. He thought it was good fun to [...]
So today was David’s birthday, which he is still out celebrating as I write! We also tried out babysitters for the first time, who scored 11 out of 10, even though I had to deduct a point for not accepting any money… YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Anyway, it all went so well, [...]
I felt it was time for a few more pictures, and we don’t have many of our small family, so I was really pleased with this one, taken by Farruca on Joseph’s boat.
Thomas was really taken with the controls, and I know he is really looking forward to his first trip on it.
I just managed [...]
Well, symmetry may be beautiful, but I am experiencing it in it’s most painful form: wisdom teeth.
About 10 years ago, I had severe wisdom tooth palava on the left side of my mouth, and am currently experiencing the same on my right (though less badly, thank goodness!). The treatment is still the same, antibiotics, [...]
While I’m pretty certain Thomas will not grow up to be a great sporting hero, given his genetic make-up, I thought I’d start getting him into practice with a bit of “football”. This involves Thomas being goalie in his baby bouncer in a doorway, and me trying to score goals past him, where [...]
So, it looks like we are finally going to be able to move.
merton road
This could be our small, budget, but adequate home for the next couple of years until we have a PhD under the roof. This saves us just over £150 a month in rent for that period. But the best news [...]