A few weeks ago I mentioned that Oliver has now reached both a height and a level of dexterity that caused me to fix the toilet seats in our house such that they stay upright and he can stand up to pee.
He has taken to this like a duck to water (so to speak). He [...]
Entries Tagged as 'oliver'
A rite of passage
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · bedtime, boys, first, oliver, sleep
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Backwater Blues
August 27th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Fatherhood Friday, biking, conversation, finance, lucy, oliver, work
Oliver kisses me goodbye through the glass panel of the front door (November 2006).
If you read Daddy blogs you’ll have read a lot about SAHDs. And there’s no doubting they are at the forefront of changing attitudes to parenting roles. But have you heard of the GTWDs?
That’s right, the Go To Work Dads.
I think it [...]
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Operation complete
August 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments · health, hearing, illness, julien, medical, oliver, photo
Today, a mere17 months after first consulting a doctor regarding Oliver’s hearing, he underwent surgery to insert grommets in both ears.
Oliver and I were up at 6.30am prompt and given that he wasn’t allowed any food or drink from the midnight just passed, it wasn’t too difficult for us to get ready and be at [...]
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The end of an era
July 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments · education, nursery, oliver, play, report, school
Today was Oliver’s last day of nursery. His pre-school days are effectively over.
I felt rather sad last night when I realised. I considered taking him there for the last time this morning, as I mentally counted the pitifully few times I had had the pleasure of escorting him. Once I walked with him as he [...]
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Wordless Wednesday – Love is…
July 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · food, holiday, lucy, morning, oliver, photo, walking, wordless wednesday
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In the swim
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · biking, holiday, lucy, oliver, sport, swimming
While on holiday in Majorca (retrospective post to follow, no doubt), we spent a lot of time in the swimming pool and also a few forays into the sea. As a result, Oliver, who arrived on holiday using one polystyrene swim-band on each arm, had abandoned them completely by the end of the holiday, although [...]
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Making a splash
July 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · diary, holiday, lucy, oliver, photo, play, swimming
This post was written while on holiday and is published retrospectively.
Both kids have so far loved their time in the water here at Sant Elm and both have given us some memories to take away. Oliver has been using the single polystyrene band on each arm that he uses for his swimming lessons. From time [...]
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Now hear this
June 8th, 2010 · 7 Comments · education, health, hearing, medical, oliver, parenting, speech
About a year ago I took Oliver to an ENT consultant about his hearing. The consultant said he may have “glue ear” and that he may grow out of it.
Then a few months ago I noticed his hearing was definitely a problem. At night with his right ear on the pillow, I could talk to [...]
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As they might say on TV…
June 5th, 2010 · No Comments · biking, food, lucy, morning, oliver, photo
Breakfast at McDonald’s: 5 quid.
Cycling to Subway for lunch, towing Oliver on the tag-a-long bike: 6 quid plus some sweating.
Spending the day with my son then having him tell me, unprompted, what a great day he had with me: priceless!
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Wordless Wednesday – Hair Cut (Before & After)
June 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · boys, hair, hair-cut, oliver, wordless wednesday
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