Life Is In The Small Things

FirstSecond Cut is the Deepest

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So this is Noah as we all know him...We're going for a haircut? What haircut?And this is him now...Ok, so who's responsible for me looking like this??AHHH! I know, my baby's lovely hair is gone! There I was, thinking on Saturday that we were bringing him in for a trim -- the back was getting long and his hair was growing over his ears yet again. But while we were at Junior League, DD asked the lady to even out his uneven hair. His hair was getting rather thin underneath and DD had been laughing ... read more

Earth Hour

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Earth Hour for us was spent at a candle lit BBQ at Weng's. Incidentally the lights in his backyard were out so the candlelight was not solely the result of trying to be green! But when 8.30pm rolled round, we dutifully turned off the lights and continued our chit-chat in the darkness. I must confess that we were willing time to go a little faster at the end just so that we could turn on the fans! It was HOT, with only the occasional breeze bringing a little respite. Noah though managed to feed, ... read more

Milking It

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Before Noah was born, I gave myself a 6-month timeframe for breastfeeding. I hadn't contemplated going any further. But with Noah's 6 month milestone coming up, I've been wondering "what next?" and the answer for now at least is fairly obvious -- keep going at it for as long as I have supply until he's established on 3-meals a day. Or until he has teeth and bites me and I decide that enough is enough!It's all a bit anti-climatic I guess, but I'm glad I actually have the choice to make.I have not ... read more

Gastronomic Experiments

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Speaking of food, I've been inspired by everyone around me both online and in real-life (my Mum included) to venture back into the kitchen and try out some new recipes.That and the fact that DD has asked me to PLEEEEEASE spare him from having rice and steamed fish for dinner. Hrumph. For the record we always have 3 dishes and a soup which is plenty of variety! Think I trained that man to eat pasta too well! In truth, I missed the kitchen anyway, and I'm not too hot on eating Chinese food for ... read more

Moving on from an All-Milk Diet

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Solids. I have been looking forward to the day I would introduce Noey to the wonderful world of food beyond breastmilk but in the past couple of weeks, standing on the cusp of taking the plunge, I found myself racked by indecision (No surprises there):Is it too early? Should we wait till 6 months? But he seems to be losing interest in his milk? And he's almost 6 months anyway? But feeding him solids would decrease his ability to absorb iron from breastmilk, so maybe I should hold it off? Anyway, ... read more

Little Liver

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"Really, Daddy? Our team beat Villa 5-0 last night (while I was asleep)?""Looks like it's going to be a nail-biting end to the season!"(I thought this cap was a toddler's cap when I bought it but it seems to fit him just fine now. DD is lamenting the fact that he may have inherited his big head. Hee hee.) ... read more

Hushabye Baby

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Asleep for now, but for how long?Sleep is currently a precious commodity. And we don't seem to be any closer to finding a solution to ensuring that all of us get more of it.The past week has been pretty difficult, so much so that I have had to wake DD up at night and (literally) chuck him the baby cos I just can't take any more of a writhing, whiny, tired baby who obviously wants to sleep but just can't. Unfortunately since I'm the one who regularly takes care of him at night, upon realising ... read more

Man U 1 – 4 Liverpool

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No prizes for guessing who dressed Noah today.Romper was a Christmas present for Noah, courtesy of my bro, but I think it's really more DD's present. The hubs is understandably over the moon after yesterday's excellent result and has happily declared that he will be reading football news and wearing his kit cufflinks for a week. Men! They can be so easily satisfied sometimes! ... read more

Getting Mobile

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It's been a week of exciting developments for Noah. As mentioned in the previous post, we realised last weekend that he could sit up on his own. He's been doing that quite a bit this week, getting progressively steadier. And at the same time he's started scooching all over. That's what I call it anyway. Not really crawling, but more hauling himself around all over in a version of the combat crawl, except that he uses his arms to pull himself and drags his legs along. It's quite fun to watch.And ... read more