Danger alert

Things are starting to get dangerous. Lenny’s on the move and – as I learned at a First Aid for Toddlers course yesterday – there’s potential hazards everywhere. We should be very, very afraid.
Actually they advise you to be alert rather than afraid but when you spend three hours talking about everything that could go [...]

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Lenny’s first artworks

Our mother’s group went to Colour Me Mine on March 4 and I’ve only just managed to pick up these beautiful pieces Lenny finger-painted.
Lenny was the only baby in our group let loose with the paints (all non-toxic of course). Everyone else produced beautifully painted pieces with their baby’s foot or hand prints on them [...]

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Raspberries are my favourite fruit

I was blowing raspberries on Lenny’s tummy the other day and he started copying me. Now he’s become obsessed. Happy raspberries, sad raspberries…it’s raspberries all day long.

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These hands rock!

Lenny’s made a big discovery this last week: not only can he put his hands in his mouth, he can use those same hands to put other things in his mouth!
Yes Lenny’s very excited about learning how to open and close his fingers so he can grab on to and hold things. So excited that [...]

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Thank goodness for modern dads

I always seem to be drawn to people who’re at a similar place in life, so at the moment I find myself surrounded by new mums. And if there’s one thing we all have in common it’s a reliance on our partners to share the “load” of parenting.
Dads these days are required to be–and do–so [...]

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11 weeks old

Time is flying, I can’t believe it’s already 11 weeks since Lenny was born. He’s changing so much every day now. He’s a lot more settled and has started having regular daytime naps. We’ve even had a couple of two-three hour sleeps together in the afternoon. That extra sleep makes such a difference to both [...]

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My top three tips for new parents

When you’re pregnant you get used to getting advice from everyone you know – and don’t know – about every aspect of looking after your baby. The advice is always well meaning and usually something they wish they had known first time around but it’s not always helpful.
Every baby and mother is different and specific [...]

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Eight weeks old

Beside immunisation day the last week has really been a magical time. Lenny is changing so much everyday, turning into a real animated little person. He spent several play sessions staring intensely at his right hand the other day. Seemingly recognising it as part of him for the first time. He then progressed to trying [...]

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Poor baby

Lenny had his first lot of immunisations today and I don’t know who was more upset about it, me or him.
As usual the doc was running late and Lenny fell asleep in my arms while we waited to go in. He was very unhappy when he woke up to the doctor weighing and measuring him [...]

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Lenny takes a trip

Lenny hasn’t been much of a daytime sleeper since he was about two weeks old. He usually goes back to sleep easily after his night time feeds – which I’m thankful for – but we’re lucky if he has a couple of 20 minute catnaps between 6am and 6pm. But it seems we’ve discovered the [...]

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