Author: Martin
Someone asked me recently what one single piece of advice I would give to fathers-to-be. Leaving aside my first answer, which was “don’t believe that there’s one single piece of advice that will solve all your problems”, I settled on a simple two-word answer: “be there”.
Like most simple two-word answers, though, it sounds a lot easier than it is. To me, being there has meant standing vigil through a long and difficult home birth; it’s meant giving up work and social opportunities to spend more time at home with the family; it’s meant putting on my sincerest fake smile when baby wakes up at 5am deciding it’s time for daddy to get up.
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My nappy bag has replaced my handbag, these last ten months. I have gone from a big bag that could fit everything but the baby bath inside, to a Reebok yoga bag for convenience, until I tore it, and now I have myself a new nappy bag: the Ju Ju Be All Navy Berry, and for once, even my husband doesn’t mind carrying it.
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I have a good father. I know that I am lucky. He was away a lot when I was a child, and I honestly don’t remember him being at too many school plays, (but that might just be the memory of a child) but he was there and he loved me. There have been five moments in my life where his love for me and pride in me were most clearly visible to me, and I treasure each of those moments – knowing that he loves and is proud of me in the times in between too.
Continue reading Do Girls Really Need to be Daddy’s Princess?
We’ve been so busy recently, it’s almost impossible to keep up sometimes. Motherhood has been keeping me busy, as has spring cleaning and blogging. Kyra is developing in leaps and bounds. It’s amazing. And a little scary. But we’ve been enjoying the arrival of spring and very suddenly, summer. Martin has been able to spend a bit more time with us than usual, which has been wonderful too.
Continue reading 365 -133 to 365 – 139 A Week in Pictures
We seem to be doing a tour of the South London parks at the moment, going through them one by one. I should start reviewing them! This has also been a milestone week for us: Kyra has started on solids, and has hit the 6 month mark.
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I seem to be saying that I’ve had a dull week quite a lot lately, yet when I look at the pictures, there always seems to be things happening in my life. Although we’ve been overwhelmed by the world’s worst case of ‘teething baby’, and fevers and stomach bugs in all three of us, we do still seem to find time and energy for the act of living.
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Dear Kyra 4 March 2010
I can’t believe how quickly this month has flown by, nor can I believe that five months ago this minute, I was opening my eyes from my first decent sleep in days.
You have grown in leaps and bounds this month. You seem in such a hurry. It has been beautiful to observe. It has been magical to be a part of. We are so blessed to have you as our baby.
Continue reading Dear Kyra – Letter to a five month old
They say that if you don’t know what to do with your child, ask someone who isn’t a parent, because they have all the answers. It is so true. I knew a LOT about parenting until the day my baby was born, and then it all went out the window.
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Dear Kyra
I can’t believe you’re four months old already. It tugs at my heart and takes my breath away when I think how fast the time is going, and how soon you’ll be so very independent of me.
Continue reading Dear Kyra – Awe and Wonderment
I’m sure you’re all totally over all the snow by now, but it is the most snow we’ve ever had. Even though my husband works from home, he rarely has time for daytime outings, but today we walked up to the park and took some photos of Kyra’s first snow fun.
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