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Ok so I was expecting to see abstract works of art coming home from nursery school, hand prints masquerading as calendars etc  but what I hadn’t counted on was the amount of viruses and bugs. Whilst most of the UK has just been enjoying a long sunny bank holiday our entire family has been laid…

Ok, so we’re not rushing out to buy stair gates yet (which is just as well because we need to get 4 of them) but Maddie has shown the first signs of becoming mobile – at which point it has been pointed out, we really will be in trouble. I like the fact that if…

Well having been away a week I was expecting Maddie to have changed a bit however with the exception of her top tooth being much bigger all seemed well. Even her first couple of days at nursery don’t seem to have phased her in my absence and I was greeted with a massive toothy smile…

Yesterday we met up with our friends from our ante natal class. They’re a great bunch and it was good to see everyone but what was even more amazing was seeing Maddie playing with the other babies. There was real interaction between them and it was fascinating to watch. Talking of interaction Maddie is certainly…

One of the things you notice when you have children is how cheap the clothes are. This you soon realise is a good thing as they grow out of them at a rapid rate of knots. I’m still finding clothes in her wardrobe that Maddie has already outgrown without  even getting to wear them! That…

has had a couple of highlights both involving water. The first was the arrival of the rubber ducks which have transformed bathtime. Really hard to find but eventually found a set of 3 which Maddie loves. The other highlight was better and sadly there is no photo commemorating the event but yesterday was Maddies first…

The obligatory naked photo (edited for the web – well it’s only fair) with which to embarrass Madeleine when she’s older, particularly to future boyfriends unless she behaves herself! There is however another reason for showing this picture in that it’s official, Maddie has outgrown her baby bath. Instead we’ve got this plastic chair that…

And so this weekend Maddie met her other Grandfather who was over from Denmark to visit. He definitely had a tear in his eye when they met. Maddie was on her best behaviour complete with a full on charm offensive of smiles and coos which was nice. For those that aren’t aware in Danish there…

So last night Mette & I managed to go out in the evening together, although a rare occasion these days not the first time but notable in that Maddie went to sleep at Grandmas house and stayed asleep until we came to collect her! A major improvement on previous baby sitting  experiences and one that…