N’s feet have finally grown. His school shoes still fit ok but he needed new trainers which are always harder to buy. His insteps aren’t particularly high, he’s an F fitting, but velcro fastenings never seem long enough on trainers…
It’s another big first moment. Yes, N has his first wobbly tooth. It crept up on me. I know several other 5 year olds who’ve recently lost their first, but thought we’d be waiting a bit longer. But no, he…
Children grow so quickly, but when you see them every day, it’s hard to see it until they grow out of their clothes. Or are stood next to someone else’s child and you realise they’ve shot past them in height….
I’m not a fan of guns, I don’t have an urge to shoot them, but I appreciate that in the countryside they can be invaluable for pest control. Having said that, I have tried shooting a couple of times. Once…
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, but very little in the way of big first achievements…or so I…
This weekend was so busy, there was no time for blogging. So my standard posts are a little late…as for my monthly music post. Let’s just say, I think it might not happen this month! Good job the linky didn’t…
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 been about starting school. In September, N has Gone straight into full…
It’s September which means only one thing. School time. Yes, it’s finally here, and N’s had his first day at school. While many mums have found it really emotional and have worried about how empty their life is, I was…
August’s month of firsts is going to be a short one. We had lots of fun at weekends and the week off we had before the school term started, but in terms of milestones and achievements it’s been more of…
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 the offer letter through to just before starting. But what have other…
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 that need to be checked off before starting. So I thought I’d…
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