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Daddy Day Care Survived! - 08 Feb 08
Sarah arrived back home this morning, officially marking the end of Daddy Day Care Week and I’m happy to declare it a success. Ben and I both made it through unharmed, well-fed and cleanly clothed. I managed to squeeze in two nappy washes over the week, so running out of clean ones was never likely to happen.
Daddy Day Care Update - 06 Feb 08
Well we’re still alive, so that’s good.
We’ve been having a great time, but as much as its fun, its also very tiring as there’s always something to be done. Some things are easier to do once Ben is asleep and some things you can’t do then because they might waken him (e.g. hoover, which by the way, Ben thinks is hilarious).
Daddy Day Care - 01 Feb 08
Tonight Sarah heads off to a trade fair, leaving Ben and me to fend for ourselves for a week. Its the first time that either one of us has been away, leaving the other one ‘holding the baby’ and I’ll admit to being slightly nervous about it. Its not like I’ve never looked after Ben on my own before, but there’s never been an ‘overnight’ involved before, nevermind 7 of them.
Happy First Birthday Ben! - 11 Nov 07
I can hardly believe that I’ve just typed those words, but yes, Ben is one year old today.
Stair Gates - 01 Nov 07
Surely a notable milestone in a child’s development is when, as a parent, you finally acknowledge that’s time to fit stair gates. Your little bundle of joy is no longer content with just being on the ground. No, now he (or she) wants to start climbing and anything & everything that was previously out of reach (CDs, telephones, ornaments etc) is now fair game (and certainly much more interesting that those toys on the floor that you spent your hard-earned money on).
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Reusable Nappy Update - 14 Sep 07
Its nearly a month now since we made the switch to reusable nappies, for Ben, and really its a case of so far, so good.
Switching to Reusable Nappies - 15 Aug 07
Its been a while since the last post, but we haven’t been sitting idle. We’ve spent a lot of time discussing and debating a move away from disposable nappies to reusable nappies for Ben. As I mentioned before, the disposable nappies currently account for the greatest volume of any single item in our ‘landfill bin’, so its definitely an issue we wanted to address.
