Friday, January 27, 2006
LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE MISTS OF TIME
Someone said to me last year that taking your first baby home is like suddenly having an open fire - you just can't help watching it to see what it'll do next! Well, I spend a lot of time with Sam, watching him, listening to him, and I'm really struck by the fact that he is, at leass than a month...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
WHAT'S A WONK?
If you're American, you'll likely know this. See, I know what a wink is - something we do with one eye closed. And I know what a wank is - something we do with both eyes closed! But I have no idea what a wonk is! Context - in the book called Crypto by, I think, Stephen Levine, he mentions 'policy...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Three Little Cave Stories
I have three little stories for you today, and all of them feature caves. Despite some vagueness in the details on my part, especially with regard to location in time and space, they are all true. So - are we sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. Story 1 In a faraway land, the indigenous people are...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2006
MY LITTLE FAMILY - TOGETHER AT LAST!
T and Sam have been home for about five nights now, and it's been absolutely wonderful. Little family cuddles in bed in the morning. A laid-back, chilled-out baby in the house. A huge out-pouring of love, cards, calls and gifts from everyone we know. The pleasure of watching Sam fall asleep in my...
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Monday, January 9, 2006
MY NEW FAMILY WILL BE HOME SOON!
Life seems to have become even more hectic in recent days - and my little family are not even home yet! After the birth, little Sam had to have a feeding tube for a few days - up his nose and into his stomach. Apparently, larger breast-feeding babies can be made to go hungry, so they get the...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2006
WHO'S THE DADDY? D'S THE DADDY!!
It's taken a little while to get this to you all, but here we go... We Have a Little Son! He Was Born 50 Minutes Into 2006! He Was 5lb 11oz. He's Gorgeous. And His Name is Sam! Mother and baby are both doing well. T is hoping to leave hospital today or tomorrow and head up north to a lovely...
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Thursday, December 29, 2005
FIGHTING THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
Wow - yesterday was a stressful day! And unnecessarily so, too. We went in to the hospital in the morning. This was a pre-booked appointment to talk through the options, now Baby is a bit overdue. We saw the consultant, we had a scan, and we saw the consultant again. By the time we left, we'd been...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Well, It Wasn't a Christmas Baby!
It must be just way too comfortable in there! Baby was due on Friday, and has yet to make an appearance. But then, would you? Baby has been getting turkey, turkey sandwiches, stuffing, Christmas cake, the occasional half of Guiness or glass of wine. Baby is warm and wet and snug. Baby is clearly...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2005
THE SEVEN REASONS DAMON IS NOT AROUND MUCH THESE DAYS
Has it really been fifteen days since I was last posting here? well, I have had a lot going on. Let's see... 1. T is moving ever-closer to the birth of our child. less than three weeks now, and counting! She went shopping for some last-minute essentials yesterday with her Mum, and came back a bit...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
CHAMPAGNE & VALIUM - THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS!
Breakfast has always been a slightly problematic meal for me. Apart from odd times when I've thought that skipping breakfast is a good idea, I've generally taken it quite seriously. And I go through phases. Years ago, when I worked on the first farm as a labourer, I'd set off on a belly-full of...
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