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Advent calendar: 15. Reading time

Polly loves books. There are three things about Polly and books that I want to share with you. Joining in In some books she will sign along with the words and/or pictures. For example, in The Very Hungry Caterpillar, she … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 14. Lego and Duplo gender audit

I wrote the other day about the new Lego Friends series that will be released next year, and it seems plenty of other people were interested in the new sets and what it means about Lego’s expectations and assumptions regarding … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 13. Oven pasta dinner

Request: please, please, please help me come up with a decent name for this recipe. When Neal asks what’s for tea and the answer is this, I never know what to say and come out with a description at least … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 12. Duke Nukem 3D is better than Forever

Some of the most popular searches that result in my blog relate to Duke Nukem (and/or naked strippers etc.) This is because once upon a time I posted about my fears about the upcoming sequel. My fears were realised, and … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 11. New Lego sets for 2012

Polly has been a terrible influence on both Neal and myself. We have become Lego obsessives. Before Polly, while we both liked Lego, we didn’t really buy it. We had some from when we were kids, plus the Mindstorms sets … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 10. Approximation in baby signing

One of the first things we were told in the babies can sign classes was that when babies first try to sign they approximate it as best they can, so you need to keep an eye out as your baby … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 9. Baby led weaning

I think I mostly always intended to use some approximation of baby led weaning, but I’m not convinced that my hyper independent child would have ever allowed anything else. Baby led weaning involves trusting your baby to let you know … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 8. On babywearing

I wholeheartedly recommend babywearing to any parent. It allows you the time and ability to actually do (some) things even if you’d otherwise have a sleepy or grumpy baby in your arms. It also provides closeness and comfort to you … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 7. Polly is thirteen months old

Today is Polly’s thirteen month birthday. I thought this would be as good a time as any to take stock of what she’s up to, and her awesome skills. I suddenly note that she has not had her one year … Continue reading

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Advent calendar: 6. Carnabananarama sauce

Last night the mister went to a supermarket on his way home to pick up a few things. While he was there, he saw a tub of carbonara sauce and decided he fancied some of that for tea. Of course … Continue reading

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