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Soft play Sunday
On Sunday James and I decided to take the kids out for a few hours, so that we could spend a bit of time together, just the four of us before he headed back to the Midlands on Monday morning. It had...
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Lydia at 11 months
Our baby girl turns 11 months old today. She is nearly one already, that seems mad! Lately, Lydia has been changing and growing at a rapid rate. In the last month, she has had a massive growth spurt,...
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From the mouths of babes – gorgeous baby
Georgie is tucked into the bed next to me this morning, playing with the cupcake app I have installed. She loves to watch the stop motion animations and instruction videos so some reason! Lydia was on...
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My Sunday Photo – Slipper flipping!
I posted recently about Georgie’s burgeoning interest in taking photos, and so it’s no real surprise that she is already taking over a My Sunday Photo post! This photo was taken by Georgie yesterday...
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Contemplations
As Lydia’s first birthday draws closer, I find myself thinking back to the day she was born, and acknowledging the terror and confusion of those moments after it all started to go wrong after her...
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Birthday preparations
Lydia’s first birthday tomorrow, and I have been planning a quiet celebration here in Cornwall. James has been carefully saving a few precious days of holiday and so he has managed to book tomorrow...
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Happy Birthday Lydia!
One year ago today, this happened: Today, my little Lydia turns one. She is walking all the time now, and developing at a super fast rate. Lydia is definitely a toddler these days, and my baby years...
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Nursing strike at one: to wean or not to wean?
Yesterday, Lydia refused her bedtime feed. Very determinedly – she bit both nipples when offered them, and was very upset until it was apparent that I wasn’t going to going to ask her to feed anymore....
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My Sunday Photo – Horseplay with Daddy
There are some lovely, yet fairly ordinary, moments that always make me wish my camera was to hand, and last Sunday I luckily had my camera within reach when one of them happened. James was visiting...
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Lydia’s 1st Birthday
A couple of weeks ago, our little girl turned one. I blogged about our plans before her birthday for a relaxed & low-key celebration, and that is exactly what we had. James came down the night...
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My Sunday Photo – Sitting in the grass
This week after playgroup we headed to the play area behind the hall and the girls had a fab time on the swings, slides and other play equipment. Lydia just had her soft leather shoes on but as it was...
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My Sunday Photo – Lydia
Last night we were in the girls bedroom sorting them out for bedtime, reading stories and generally settling them down for the night. We must remember to pick up some batteries today, Lydia was...
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My Sunday Photo – Happy Easter!
I just couldn’t resist doing this when I saw these sweet bunny ears in Paperchase on Monday. It is going to be chocolate overload for our girls today, and we are off to have some fun at a National...
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My Sunday Photo – Lydia Sleeping
I just love this photo of Lydia fast asleep after a busy morning at playgroup earlier in the week. She usually naps for around two and a half hours in the mornings so Tuesday mornings mean she has to...
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Lydia’s “Bed! Bed! Bed!”
About half a dozen or so times throughout the last few weeks, Lydia has climbed out of her cot. This would be after removing her sleeping bag – having worked out the only style we could find that she...
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Lydia Running – My Sunday Photo
I love this photo of Lydia running ahead of me in the park; I can just feel her movement, and her joy in being able to run ahead of me. We walk across this park several times a day going to & from...
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Georgie & Roo – My Sunday Photo
It’s been a bit of a slow week in our house; Georgie, Lydia & I all had a stomach bug at the start of the week, and Georgie’s lingering cough is keeping everyone awake more than normal at...
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Lydia is two!
My baby girl turns two today. After a somewhat troublesome entrance into the world, she has spent the last two years delighting us, frustrating us, amusing us, and helping to fill our lives with joy....
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Potty training – the second time around
To say we have a relaxed attitude to potty training Lydia is an understatement. With Georgie, we fretted slightly that she wasn’t trained early enough, we tried pull ups, choose your own potty outings,...
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Lydia & her “wonky eye”
For several months now we have noticed that Lydia’s left eye drifts outwards and I took her to the GP a few months ago to ask for a referral to get it checked. Although the GP was pretty dismissive...
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