Spring has sprung and it seems like the weather is becoming a little more settled. So it’s an ideal time to make the most of it and go for a nice family walk. Yeah, about that… Because parenting is often a matter of balancing expectations and reality. And, in this instance, it’s always my own …
One of the things I’m still getting used to in my now not-so-new job is the walk from the station to the office I work in. Not because of the increased exercise, you understand, but due to the eternally thorny issue of self-important people with appalling pavement etiquette. I can’t stand bad manners or people …
It’s gone in a blur but Amelie is one year old already. I remember the first year passing quickly with both Dylan and Xander, but this has to be a new record. Yesterday was a year since her dramatic arrival. Despite her worrying start to life, everything has been pretty straightforward since and she’s a happy …
I can’t believe that Amelie is 11 months old already! We have had another month of milestones and mischief as she continues to make her presence felt. The big news is that her first teeth have finally broken through. They had been basically visible beneath her gums for months and all the other signs were …
Another month has flown by and Amelie is now ten months old. I ended last month’s update speculating as to whether she would be walking and talking by now. The answer to both questions is nearly! She’s a lot more self-assured on her feet now and is cruising around furniture like a boss. She has …
Xander has been happily toddling around for well over a month and has now mastered the art of deft changes in direction in a fashion that reminds me of Ricky Villa circa 1981. Minus the beard and hapless Manchester City defenders, of course. His sudden bursts of pace, dropping of the shoulder and toy slaloming skills …
Xander started crawling a few weeks ago. Now I’ve finally got round to writing about this proud parent moment, he’s decided that it’s a tad boring. Now, he’s climbing anything and anyone and trying to walk by cruising along the sofa. That’ll teach me for dithering. His new-found ability has also seen me having to reprise …
With all the crap there is in the world, it can be all too easy to get a bit gloomy now and then. I’m no exception and can actually give Morrissey a run for his money when I’m feeling sorry for myself. This is why I think it’s so important to embrace the good times. I’m …
Dylan took another big step this week, quite literally. In fact, he took three in succession. We’d been sat on the sofa watching In the Night Garden together and, apparently bored of where Mr Pontipine’s errant moustache was going to whizz off to next, he started doing the usual “I want to get down now, …