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The baby chronicles #4: Never let me go
Weeks old: 4 I like: Sleeping on mummy, boobs (no surprise),being in my bouncer… for about 10 minutes Mummy is learning: Not to look in the mirror, to hold me upright after I have eaten Tomorrow Little...
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Things I have been cooking lately #163: Alex’s awesome crustless quiche
Just after Little O was born my friend, Alex, her husband J and their little boy M came around to visit us. M is almost 18 months old so throughout my pregnancy (and still now) Alex is my “is this...
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The baby chronicles #5: Things I wish I knew about having a newborn baby...
Weeks old: 5 I like: Bathing with daddy, boobs, licking the strap in my pushchair (??) Mummy is learning: To bring me downstairs for a change of scenery when I am screaming in the middle of the night...
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The baby chronicles #6: Things on the mind of the new mum
Weeks old: 6 I like: Grabbing mummy’s hair, boobs, dancing to Alkaline Trio with daddy Mummy is learning: To tie up her hair, to like Alkaline Trio So I am 6 weeks into this mum lark and some of the...
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Things I have been cooking lately #164: Crunchies
Crunchies are kind of like the South African equivalent of a flapjack although crunchier (hence the name) and less sweet and sticky. I grew up eating loads of these since they’re eggless and my brother...
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The baby chronicles #7: Don’t ask me…
Weeks old: 7 I like: Mummy’s terrible singing, boobs, white noise, staring at things no one else can see Mummy is learning: To make up her own songs. “Have you done a poop?” being a popular hit When...
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Film Friday #281
So after 6 weeks I have successfully managed to watch four whole films, so Film Friday is back! I can’t day how regularly… I highly doubt it will be weekly but right now… TA DA! Coming to America...
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The baby chronicles #8: Things I underestimated how much time I’d spend doing
Weeks old: 8 I like: The pictures of mummy and daddy’s wedding on the wall, when daddy plays with my nose, boobs Daddy is learning: To keep an eye on me when he leaves me on the sofa I have heard a lot...
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The baby chronicles #9: A series of unfortunate events
Weeks old: 9 I like: Being bounced around, lying in the middle of mummy and daddy’s bed like a pimp, boobs Mummy is learning: To sit still and let daddy take care of her So if you read my last baby...
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Things I have been cooking lately #165: key lime pie
Over the weekend Mr O and I invited around his best friend, Mr H, Mr H’s brother and their wives and kids to join us for a BBQ in our garden. I asked Mr O what I should make for a dessert and he said...
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The baby chronicles #10: Awakening
Weeks old: 10 I like: Kicking everyone, boobs, making weird little noises, when mummy pretends she’s going to eat my feet Mummy is learning to: Keep track of all my moods, keep a calm face when I am...
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The baby chronicles #11: A long journey
Weeks old: 11 I like: When daddy pretends to crack an egg on my head, mummy kissing my feet, the painting on Oupa’s lounge wall, boobs Mummy is learning: To improvise Finally this blog is actually...
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The baby chronicles #12: The journey continues
Weeks old: 12 I like: Sitting in large chairs, boobs, nappy free time Mummy is learning: a boob doesn’t solve everything We spent last week visiting with my dad at his house in Somerset West, which...
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The baby chronicles #13: Thumb’s the word
Weeks old: 13 I like: Dribbling, boobs, my thumb Mummy is learning: How to rock me without getting RSI The last week of our holiday was a week of firsts for Little O. For him the most exciting one was...
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The baby chronicles #14: The buck stops here
I want to start this post with a disclaimer that it’s not a dig at Mr O or any of the other wonderful people who form the village that is raising Little O but rather an account of my experiences as I...
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The baby chronicles #15: A large change in a short time
Weeks old: 15 I like: Chewing daddy’s hand, smacking the toys on my playmat, tummy time, thrashing around in my moses basket, boobs Mummy is learning: That I won’t sleep in my own bed past 5am, what my...
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Film Friday #282
Room (2015) Ma (Brie Larson) and her five year old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) live in a solitary room in the home of Old Nick (Sean Bridgers). Jack has no concept of the outside world. Room is his only...
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Things I have been cooking lately #166: Coconut and raspberry jam squares
Since Little O was born I have had a lot less time to bake. It can be tricky enough to put up essential meals without finding the time for any extra bits. However recently he’s a lot more able to play...
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The baby chronicles #16: The dreaded R word
Weeks old: 16 I like: Shoving everything in my mouth, Captain Calamari, sitting more upright in my pushchair, boobs Mummy is learning: To enjoy CBeebies (but not as much as daddy), to move around more...
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Film Friday #283
How to be Single (2016) Alice (Dakota Johnson) has been dating Josh (Nicholas Braun) for four years but now she wants to take a break and try out the single life in New York. She has no idea how to...
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