It’s time for a completely shameless, begging blog post from yours truly, dear reader. You see, the MAD Blog Awards 2011 are open to nominations. I’m hoping that the combination of Dylan’s antics and me writing about them can help us make the shortlist in Diary of the Dad’s debut year. The awards celebrate British families and their blogs. There are …
Dylan is continuing to change at a rate of knots and there have been another couple of firsts this week. Okay, the first one is tenuous, but that’s not going to stop me writing about it; he seems to have developed his first crush! He’s been moody for the majority of the last seven days …
There’s a sign on the wall at our local Mothercare that says something to the effect of ‘your baby won’t enjoy bath time at first but soon they won’t want to get out’. Well the first part is definitely true, albeit something of an understatement. Unfortunately, there’s no sign of the second becoming a reality …
Dylan seems to be getting a tiny bit more independent with every day at the moment so what better time to let him try out his first set of wheels? Like the vast majority of first-time drivers, his new motor – okay, it’s a walker, but it looks vaguely like a car – is second hand. …
Dylan has been a little mardy of late; it’s understandable though as he’s got more teeth coming through. I know how much my wisdom teeth hurt when they sporadically push through so it must be agony for him. Other than doing our best to alleviate his pain, we’ve found ourselves doing some weird things to cheer …
People always start a new year with good intentions, particularly when it comes to things like their diets. Like everyone else, Kate and I decreed that the early portion of 2011 would be a defining era in which the three of us would eat more healthily. Well, to paraphrase a well-known singer whose chosen moniker seems to …
I’ve always had a fastidious nature and have been cultivating what I am sure will one day blossom into a full-blown OCD. I’ve long since had what I perceive as the sensible habit of checking my pockets every time I move from one place to another. I’ve also alphabetised our DVDs and proofread text messages before I send. …
Very exciting news: Dylan sort of spoke his first word last week and, to my delight, it was “Dada”! A big moment, even though I know it wasn’t really directed at yours truly. I’d read ages ago that it was the sound that most babies tend to make first, so I tried to be pragmatic. However, …
An update at long last, dear reader! Kate and I have both been stupidly busy writing copy for a book in our free time of late; I could tell you what the subject matter is, but if I did I’d have to kill you. Suffice it to say that given the topic, the fact that …
Dylan has been changing a little bit every day of late and has compensated for the sleepless nights he continues to create by providing us with plenty of entertainment. He has been getting very close to rolling over and seems to be finding the strangest of things downright hilarious – his own coughs seem to …