Monthly Archives: December 2009

2009 – a year of change.

Posted on Thu Dec 31 2009 by Jax

A year ago we were living in West Yorkshire, a family of four. I’d come to the conclusion that we weren’t going to have our longed for next baby as I’d rounded off a terrible year with my third miscarriage. … Continue reading →

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A quick rant.

Posted on Wed Dec 30 2009 by Jax

I’ve been inspired by an article in a newspaper to have a quick end of year rant. Toby Young is displaying his educational ignorance in the Independent. As the father of three boys under five, I share the Government’s concerns. … Continue reading →

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A lovely Christmas.

Posted on Mon Dec 28 2009 by Jax

Late on Christmas Eve, with Tim out at the local midnight service, two children tucked up in bed and a very uncooperative baby getting in the way of wrapping presents I wondered if I was ever going to be ready … Continue reading →

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Giveaway on new blogring blog :)

Posted on Sat Dec 26 2009 by Jax

Pop on over to SunnyDayTodayMamma for a great giveaway, the book Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain by Sue Gerhardt, just leave a comment on the post

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Santa’s little helpers.

Posted on Fri Dec 25 2009 by Jax

Merry Christmas everyone.

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help save a life this christmas

Posted on Tue Dec 22 2009 by Jax

Cross posting with permission from a friend: Please help…. This is a photo of a former hypnotherapy student of ours, Jo Isaac Jones. Her husband, Steve Jones, is a 44 year old air traffic controller. In August this year during … Continue reading →

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The sling thing and other parenting stuff.

Posted on Mon Dec 21 2009 by Jax

I do not think of myself as an attachment parent, or an earth mother type. I was quite surprised when told recently that I seemed to be a natural at it all, so not my personal opinion! I breastfeed, yes, … Continue reading →

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And again.

Posted on Sun Dec 20 2009 by Jax

This time fitfully on my knee. It’s day two of her digestive cycle (I’ve never had a baby that had a digestive cycle that worked in days rather than hours, you live and learn!) and so she’s grumbly and cranky … Continue reading →

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Baby’s asleep

Posted on Sat Dec 19 2009 by Jax

I should be sleeping. But for once I’m wide awake, and I suspect if I go and lie down she will sense it and wake up. She’s been asleep for half an hour anyway, so I probably haven’t got that … Continue reading →

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First Christmas party

Posted on Fri Dec 18 2009 by Jax

for soa Realised it was also the first time that I’d made it out to someone’s house with her, apart from relatives round the corner anyway. And that was only a pitstop to pick up the other offspring. We all … Continue reading →

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grabbing an update while I can

Posted on Thu Dec 10 2009 by Jax

let’s see – Small is occupying himself with a space book, started making a rocket last night. Going to have to rethink his computer usage – while it’s obvious to see that he’s learning stuff on there, his behaviour is … Continue reading →

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#HEPP

Posted on Wed Dec 9 2009 by Jax

have spent the evening at a twitter party, watching the House of Commons on tv and waiting for the moment that Graham Stuart stood up to start presenting petitions against the Badman review. It was heartening to see so many … Continue reading →

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How do you get from no structure to sats

Posted on Mon Dec 7 2009 by Jax

in one quick year? Today I had the children do a Level 3 Sats Maths paper. Earlier this year they were doing nothing structured at all while I waited for them to deschool, so how and why have we got … Continue reading →

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More pics.

Posted on Sun Dec 6 2009 by Jax
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Quick round up.

Posted on Sat Dec 5 2009 by Jax

While soa is happy in her bouncy chair. She’s increasingly awake and alert during the day, and also increasingly happy to be separated from me for more than a minute at a time. It’s not many minutes though, so I’m … Continue reading →

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My beautiful daughters

Posted on Tue Dec 1 2009 by Jax

Taken this morning with my early birthday present. Which is one of these:Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Digital Camera – Black (9.0MP, 10x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD. I like it a lot. Thanks darling

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