I do have some interesting conversations with N. Many of them seem to be about human bodies so I do sometimes wonder how his questions come about. A…
October, while busy, has felt like a quiet month of firsts for us. It’s included lots of bike rides, visits to the park and elsewhere, school and more,…
The year is whizzing by, and apart from the one huge first – starting school, I think we’ve been fairly short on first achievements. For N it’s all…
It seems N is now all about boys. He’s been talking recently about all girls being ‘bogey girls’ (including me, his aunt and other previously girl friends). And…
I’m a big tennis fan. Well, not as much as I once was, but racket sports are my thing. At school I used to pretty much play everything…
It’s September which means only one thing. Â School time. Yes, it’s finally here, and N’s had his first day at school. While many mums have found it really…
August’s month of firsts is going to be a short one. Â We had lots of fun at weekends and the week off we had before the school term…
With N starting school, it was time to start thinking about school days. I’ve written my own tips about preparing a child for starting school, taking you from…
We’re only a couple of weeks off starting school (every day I get asked, ‘when’s September?’) but I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp of the things…
As I’ve mentioned (a few times) before, N is starting school in September. I’ve been seeing on social media everyone else’s last days at preschool, and reading all…