As some of you may know, we share a back garden with a few other houses in our terrace. This, for the most part, works well and means Olivia gets to play with the other children who live there. One of the children is the same age as Olivia and they get on really well, …
Category Archive: New Skills
Jul 16
Who’s The Boss?
Evening folks. Hope you’re all well and have had a good weekend. I wanted to talk about something which all parents are going to have to tackle at some point: discipline. I knew we’d have to deal with it at some point, but I’m not sure I was expecting it yet. Olivia was 14 months …
Jun 14
Wonders Never Cease
Evening all. I’m on the train, listening to some tuneage (Chicane’s new album if you’re interested – fancied a break from the norm) and am mulling over the past couple of weeks. I’ve come to the conclusion that indeed, wonders never cease. The wonder in question, as I’m sure you could have guessed, is Olivia. …
May 21
10 Bits of Knowledge For Year 1 Of Parenthood
What skills and knowledge do you need in the first year of parenting? I now have some idea and will share in the hope that it may help you if you’re just embarking on the joys of parenthood. Calpol is your friend. Never, ever forget that. Calpol is your friend. See above. It’s that good. …
Dec 19
I Am Such A Dad
So there I was, explaining to my wife the virtues of buying a pair of Sennheiser HD 25 II (I have the original HD 25 and they are amazing) over any of the Dr Dre Beats. Better sound quality, comfort and far better value. I then went on to say that the yoof of today …
Oct 11
The Joys Of Weaning
It was only 5 months ago that our baby girl was yanked into this world. This blog is the record of what has happened since then. Probably the biggest milestone so far has been weaning. As I’ve mentioned previously, we started off by giving Olivia fruit purees so she could get used to the feeling …
Aug 19
Over-Protective Dad Part 2
There we are, sitting watching TV with a glass of wine each, looking back on what had been a very good day. I was on a half day from work and Olivia had had her first swimming lesson, which to be honest, from what I could see from the viewing area, looked as though she …
Jul 20
The Nap Trap
It was only a few weeks ago that we were complaining that Olivia wasn’t sleeping during the day, making her very grumpy indeed. We no longer have that problem. She now has a good daytime routine which enables her to get a good amount of sleep during the day, which keeps her happy and mum …
Jun 25
We’ve Made It
Yesterday was our second “proper” outing as a family. We were going to a end of term BBQ held by a teacher from my wife’s school. Getting there required my wife to get out the house, pack the car, drive to Glasgow, park, come down to my office to pick me up, then drive to …
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