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Friday, May 25th, 2007

So, as you can see, I’m finding it quite hard to keep up, especially as we have had a busy week.

We went into town on Monday – just for the practice really, but also to buy Thomas colouring pencils and a colouring book. Tuesday we tried out a parent-and-toddler group, which was ok, but [...]

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Monday, May 21st, 2007

...who do we appreciate?

Now I know you are not supposed to have favourites amonst your kids, but I certainly had a least favourite at 6 o’clock this morning! Oliver decided to have a poo-explosion, which, for those of you who have not encountered this in a small baby is as bad as it sounds. [...]

baptisms of fire and trolley blessings

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

I was talking the other day about how having a new baby knocks your confidence, and we decided that part of it is lack-of-sleep induced paranoia. I’m suddenly terrified that I will get mugged, run over, or just attacked in the street, or that I will somehow lose Thomas, or someone will snatch him, [...]

“Never before has a child wanted more…”

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Oliver has his name. It’s quite appropriate really, as he does like his food.

He was three weeks old yesterday, but in some ways it seems like years have gone past since he arrived.

The ups and downs continue… a particular down last night when my boobs were just sooooo painful, even on two different [...]

Baby Plans

Monday, May 7th, 2007

In my recent and new experience of it, I’d say it’s worth having at least two children, just so that you can actually appreciate it the second time around. Having Thomas was such a shock that the first 3 months were a total blur. I can hardly remember any of the nice things, [...]