We promised them a run and then suddenly halted the plan in order to feed the hungry baby! Naturally, the needs of the baby come before the needs of our dogs - but we have already used "the words"! What to do? What to do? Let them go and then catch up, of course! Parenting: Baby box converted into toy box
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Today, Ron put his best clothes on and met another island baby. . . Then we were bouncing, dancing and deciding which popular songs made good baby lullabies! Experience: Meeting with another baby
Parenting: Choosing lullabies
We were visited by a health visitor today, who gave us a lot of encouragement and information about all the services available to us and the milestones that the baby is going to reach in the next couple of weeks.
Medical Check: Health visitor's first visit
Milestone: Mimicking faces Books: Ron's first book Gifts: Cousin's drawing of our family Parenting: Terry towels VS muslin cloths For now, there isn't a lot of interaction between our little baby and our two dogs but what is obvious is that Ron will grow up to be a doggy person - simply because he was always in the presence of two wonderful family dogs! Parenting: Night feeding woes
I am the local registrar so it is my duty to register the birth of my son and issue him a birth certificate. However, this is my first ever registration so I was a little nervous! Gifts: Dragon hoodie
Admin: Birth registered Parenting: Hair dryer hack Just a nice quiet Sunday, trying to stay warm and spending time with the baby. Oh, and doing some internet shopping too, because . . . well, because hats and blankets! Parenting: Sleep feeding
Lesson Learned: Presume nothing, always check (again) It is James's birthday today and we had an exciting day learning many parenting lessons and having many first-time experiences, one of which resulted in an exciting present for daddy! Parenting: Co-sleeping begins
Parenting: Daddy's first (cloth) nappy change! Milestone: Finding his voice Milestone: A belly button exposed Medical Check: Weight loss Experience: First post for Ron Gifts: Woollen blankets Experience: First walk & rabbit catch Experience: First bath at home Parenting: Ambidextrous eating We have a baby! We are parents. . . Ronnie is finally here and we are so incredibly happy! Now we must leave the maternity ward and get back home, where a new life awaits. Medical Check: Left ear hearing test
Parenting: Getting wet! Milestone: First time outdoors Experience: First car & boat journey Experience: Home and dogs |
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