Baby on a Plane II -The Other End

Since my post Baby on a Plane, we haven’t exactly changed our travel planning or expectations as much as we probably should have. After all, they say lightning doesn’t strike twice so once the terrible has happened you may as well stop worrying right? Wrong. Lightning does indeed strike twice and so do the chances of … More Baby on a Plane II -The Other End

What’s App Doc?

Suffering succotash, it’s been too long since my last post, Millie is 10 months old today and a lot has changed since my last post. She stands now and has begun cruising round furniture, she says ‘Dada’, which is totally awesome even though I don’t think she really associates it with me and she says ‘nah-nah’ … More What’s App Doc?

In Da Club?

In 1912 after the sinking of the Titanic there were reports and suspicions of male survivors having dressed as women so they could get in the lifeboats first. I believe all were proved unfounded but it’s been an idea I’ve been considering recently, desperate to join the lifeboat that is my sanity, which is obviously rapidly departing. … More In Da Club?

BLW or NIMK

Baby Led Weaning is so hip right now it’d be a sin to do anything else. It’s champions are one step away from being the new ‘Breast Milk Nazis’, shovelling the dogma down your throat like the purées it’s proponents are so against. So is it “Baby Led Weaning” or “Not In My Kitchen” for … More BLW or NIMK

Rollin’ On

Another year of my life has rolled by, I’m now officially mid 30’s! This past month living with my parents, waiting for our house exchange to finally come through has felt a lot like limbo and I don’t mean the ‘how low can you go’ variety. The wait for the next step; a new life, new job, … More Rollin’ On

Baby On a Plane

As a younger man, I vowed never to take any future children on a plane. My wife and I lived in Amsterdam for a few years before coming back to start a family and we flew often for weekend getaways or to see family in the UK and I would pray that no children were on … More Baby On a Plane