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Poo and working from home with toddlers

ByEmma June 1, 2023

Apologies now for the tmi…we’ve had an awful lot of poo the week from N. As it’s predominantly the stink and colour that’s so vile I’m now tending towards the ‘teething’ poo theory rather than him actually being ill. He’s…

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Nappy changing games

ByEmma June 1, 2023

I have just seen the funniest thing…not really good when you’re trying to have quiet downtime before bed. N’s now at the ‘do what you get told to do’ stage in terms of putting things away and trying to do…

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Noisy sleeper

ByEmma June 1, 2023

Good god, N’s a noisy sleeper. On our recent road trip he was in a different room for the first two nights, but on the last two he was in a big family room with me. We stayed at my…

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Birthday party gatecrasher

ByEmma March 30, 2024

A toddler gatecrashing birthday parties due to childcare, and thinking about future parties of his own

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Mystery toddler clothing surprise

ByEmma June 1, 2023

Today was a bit of a manic start to the day. I was due up north for a 10am meeting, so OH was due to be keeping N entertained from before 7 and then taking him to nursery. Usually although…

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Car and toddler trouble ahead

ByEmma June 1, 2023

After just 5 weeks of being away, N has got into some real toddler ways…obstinacy being the major one we’re facing. Thankfully we’ve not really had full on tantrums, or when they’ve erupted we’ve been able to put them off…

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What’s funny now?

ByEmma August 5, 2020

N’s a pretty cheery little boy and always has been. Lots of smiles does make it easier to work out if he’s a bit off colour. There’s certain things that are always going to make him laugh: Daddy coming into…

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Little dancer

ByEmma March 10, 2018

Every development toddler email newsletter I receive seems to have mentioned that this is the stage where toddlers are on the move (mmm, think we’ve had that stage for a while, although running is definitely a favourite at the moment)….

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Cultural entertainment

ByEmma November 30, 2017

N’s not really a fan of the television. Well, he doesn’t seem that fussed by it, even though (naughty me) it tends to be on all the time as background noise. I always mean to put the radio on but…

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Bye Bye – new words

ByEmma March 18, 2023

“Bye” is N’s current favourite word. His vocabulary’s growing gradually, still obsessing with animals and their noises, but he loves saying “bye” and waving as he leaves places. (Waving to say hello is also popular, but less so). It…

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Words words words

ByEmma November 30, 2017

N’s always been a bit of a chatty one, although it’s so far been more jabbering to himself than many discernable words. He’s getting there, although is showing little want to actually make an effort to copy specific words people…

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