Category: Milestones
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Maddie’s first Christmas
So Maddie was completely spoilt, not that she would have noticed as she was far too interested in the wrapping paper. The day itself went without a hitch and was surprisingly stress free all things considered. Madeleine has been on fine cooing form for the last week and was on her best behaviour as she…
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Baby rice & bibs
So today was another landmark day – solids! (although to be fair baby rice more resembles lumpy milk than anything vaguely approaching solid in the true sense of the word.) After the initial rejection of the bottle previously her reaction to the spoon couldn’t have been more positive. The entire event has been captured on…
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Breakthrough!
Yes I know, a second entry in one weekend – what’s going on?! Well after several weeks now of rejecting various bottles and cups Maddie finally took a whole feed from a cup. Cue much dancing and celebration. So it now means I’ll be able to feed her and give Mette a bit more freedom…
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Sleeping Through
I know I’m probably tempting fate even writing this but Maddie has now slept through the night for 4 nights on the trot! In bed around 8pm and not waking until almost 7am. Just need to get Mette sleeping through now without waking up! Most nights she goes down by herself although last night she…
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Welcome to the world
OK so I know I was fairly sure the due date would not be the day but I wasn’t expecting such an early appearance. Still that’s what has happened and Madeleine Aimeé Boichat was born at 8.12am on Thurs 20th July after a rather long and drawn out labour. She weighed 6lb and 10oz. If…