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Ten weeks old
Ten weeks old. This has been a great week. Irish summer has finally arrived and we’re making the most of it while it lasts. Little Woman has been feeding a bit more often than usual during the day, but...
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Eleven Weeks Old
Eleven weeks old – we’re almost at the end of the “fourth trimester”. It’s quite obvious too when you look at Little Woman. Not a sign of the newborn scrunchiness left. She has filled out everywhere...
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Snapshots of a happy childhood
It’s Father’s Day today – happy Father’s Day to any Dads reading this. Earlier this week, I spent a few days with my own parents, and when the subject of Father’s Day came up, Dad asked me to write...
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Product Review: Snooze Shade
Last month I received a Snooze Shade for review, but I was beginning to despair that I’d ever get a chance to use it. Then what do you know – the sun came out last week! Not one to waste a moment of...
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Medieval Mayhem at Malahide Castle
We’re always on the lookout for fun family activities on the weekends, so I thought we were in for a real treat when I saw the advertising for Medieval Mayhem in Malahide Castle this weekend....
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Twelve weeks old
This week has flown by, partly because the days have started late. The night feeds seem to have ramped up again, something I’m putting down to the twelve week growth spurt. We didn’t have any lengthy...
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Movie Review: Monsters University
There was great excitement in our house this week when tickets arrived in the post for the premiere of Monsters University in the Odeon. Luckily the original Monsters Inc. was on TV the night before so...
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Thirteen weeks old
Let’s start with the big news! Guess who rolled over this week and gave her parents a fright! That’s right. Mid-way through the week, I had Little Woman on her playmat for her usual tummy time. Charlie...
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Product Review: Prince Lionheart Slumber Bear
When Little Woman was a few weeks old, I received a Prince Lionheart Slumber Bear Plus for review. The Slumber Bear is a teddy bear with a difference. It contains a sound box, which plays soothing...
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Fourteen weeks old
What a great week. I didn’t know what to expect for this week, because it was my first week having two children at home with me full time. We’ve taken Little Man out of crèche for the remainder of my...
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Fifteen weeks old
Fifteen weeks old and another milestone this week. All week Little Woman was trying her best to roll from her back to her front. Even if we put her down on her front, she rolled straight on to her...
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Sixteen weeks old
I’m very late with this baby journal entry! It’s almost time for the next one. In my defense though, the sun was shining and as anyone who has ever “summered” in Ireland knows, that’s a rare event, and...
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Seventeen weeks old
Seventeen weeks. I feel like we have just jumped from twelve weeks to here. I honestly don’t know where the weeks have gone. My baby is getting bigger by the day. Her personality is emerging and one...
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Blog March for World Breastfeeding Week
Between us, the Irish Parenting Bloggers have experienced it all when it comes to breastfeeding – babies who latch easily, and babies who have to be coaxed, problems with insufficient milk supply and...
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Eighteen Weeks Old
It’s official. We have a new bedtime. It’s been over a week now and our little girl has been going down for the night around 8pm. I don’t know myself having my evenings back. It’s been so long! And...
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Breast Buddies
This week is World Breastfeeding Week and the Irish Parenting Bloggers group is hosting a blog march to celebrate. Today is the final day of the blog march, the theme for which is Breastfeeding Peer...
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Summer camp for everyone!
When I was a kid, I remember attending summer camp each year and LOVING it! Getting to hang out with my friends, play games, and do activities I wouldn’t normally get to do. I never thought that as an...
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Second time around
Life with a baby is a very peculiar time. At least I find it is. Day and night start to blur together and the days run into each other. We’re four months in and I find I can’t decide whether it feels...
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Yay for boobs!
It’s the refrain of teenage boys everywhere. But yesterday I had reason to think “Yay for boobs!” I was driving with my 4.5 month old baby girl. It should have been a quick 15 minute journey. But a...
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Good babies sleep
A funny thing happens when you have a baby. People ask you “Is she good for you?” They don’t mean good in the sense of well-behaved. Or maybe they do, but only where well-behaved equals sleeping. What...
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