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And Then You Were One
Today is my son's first birthday. I can't quite believe it's already been a year. I can't quite believe it's only been a year. He's now a little boy instead…
Poem: Affirmation
I touch smooth skin and soft hair - whatever I can reach - in reassurance of his existence. As if my vision is a lie my other senses in denial.…
Adventures In Mush: Baby Enforced Weaning.
Snappy has weaned himself off breast milk. We helped, but to be honest he did most of the work himself. He's been eating pretty well since we started him on…
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Five Differences Between Cats and Babies
As you may recall, I had some problems with having too many cats when Snappy came along. I still have too many cats and the similarities between babies and cats…
Anxious Mum and Clingy Son
Snappy is a good couple of months into the clingy phase. I'm not sure how much more I can take of it. Because I'm the wrong mummy. Changes There are…
Nine Months Old
Snappy is nine months old on Sunday. We've officially had him for as long as bethend had to carry him. She is definitely still feeling the effects of that but…
Moving Into Our Own Room
We've finally moved Snappy into his own room. It's been a bit of a struggle but then I doubt there are very many parents who find it easy to move…
Quickly Crawling Along
Snappy has gone from only being interested in walking to crawling around the house and garden at a disturbing speed. I was pretty sure he was just going to skip…
Our First Night Out
On Saturday The Met Opera Live in HD was broadcasting a new production of Ruslka which was being broadcast at the local Arts Centre. We love Ruslka, it's a…
Adventures In Mush – Avoiding Apple
Since we started weaning Snappy we've been letting him try...well...everything. Cheese, yogurt, tea, every fruit and vegetable in the house. Crackers. Rusks. He will eat pretty much anything we give…