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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'lucy'
Backwater Blues
August 27th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Fatherhood Friday, biking, conversation, finance, lucy, oliver, work
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Lucy’s 3rd Birthday
August 15th, 2010 · 5 Comments · biking, birthday, food, lucy, photo
Today, after months of claiming to be three years old, Lucy finally reached that milestone. She has her birthday party next Saturday so today we celebrated as a family.
She opened a few cards over breakfast and also a couple of her bigger presents: a pushchair with doll and a micro scooter. After Oliver’s swimming lesson [...]
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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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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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Fatherhood Friday – Fun and games
May 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments · bathtime, bedtime, laughter, lucy, oliver, play, work
As a working Dad, putting the kids to bed is more than just a utilitarian activity, it is an opportunity to have fun with my kids after I haven’t seen them for most/all of the day. This may not always be the best way to settle them down, but it certainly brings us some laughter.
Here [...]
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Lucy – the updates
May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · bedtime, illness, lucy, medical, sleep
Thanks to everyone who has been asking how Lucy is after last week’s croup episode. The medicine they gave her in A&E seemed to see her through the worst as she slept quite well the next night – helped by the fact she was in our bed with Hayley – and after that she improved [...]
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A Big Girl’s Bed
May 3rd, 2010 · 7 Comments · bedtime, lucy, nappies, oliver, sleep, video
Hayley has been thinking that much of Lucy’s wakefulness at night could be down to her banging into the bars of her cot. So today we took the plunge and turned her cot-bed from a cot to a bed. In case you’re thinking at this point “surely she will now just fall out of bed”, [...]
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Truly scary
April 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · asthma, croup, health, illness, lucy, medical, sleep
Last night I was busily updating Hayley’s business website when I heard Lucy cry out from her bedroom next door. I listened after the first cry to see if she would settle or wake. After the second cry I went in to her. Immediately I heard her coughing a very dry cough, but more alarmingly [...]
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