Tag: "dad diary"

Dad diary - Cat's tails, escapology and an £85 Million pound lottery win?

If you enjoy reading your daily newspaper, you won't believe how much better it can be to read them with hindsight, weeks, sometimes months later on down the line. I buy just one single newspaper every other week, the times. I only buy the Saturday… more »

Dad diary - Baby fun, no sleep, broken exhausts and football!

Chances of an easy day today, nil! Bro's car broken so late night drive last night was a 230 mile round trip to pick him up. Got to Sunderland turn off of a1 and my exhaust fell off. 30 minutes later and contractor for RAC pulled off back box and said… more »

Dad diary - Baby, routine and talking in chinese?

Being a dad who looks after a baby, the phrase I hear most is, "You have to get a baby into a routine!" Although I have a different outlook and approach, this being our second child, although to the onlooker my system appears in disarray, how I operate… more »

6 weeks school holiday dad - Baby progress, friends and helping people out

The transformation in the past week or so, in sprog2 has been nothing short of amazing. All those times we have encouraged hand clapping, standing, walking, dancing, talking, etc, which led to nothing happening and left us being looked at as if we were… more »

6 weeks school holiday dad - Baby sign language, electrics and nettle stings

I have been teaching sprog2 little bits of baby sign language since she could open her eyes, in the same way I taught sprog1 to play chess when he was two years old, I figure if I get them young enough they'll find it easier to pick up. Imagine my total… more »