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Month: August 2014

Joe

House proud

August 24, 2014June 10, 2016 knockedupjacqLeave a comment

Joe may not say Hattie’s sociable phrases yet, but there are promising signs that our bourgeois ways are rubbing off on him: he just went to considerable lengths to fetch a coaster for the side table before placing his feeder cup on it. What a lovely boy!

Hattie

Miss Manners

August 23, 2014June 10, 2016 knockedupjacqLeave a comment

Joe just sneezed, and Hattie responded with her third spontaneous two-word remark: “bless you!” She also said it to herself when she sneezed. Meanwhile…

Twin life

19 months old

August 20, 2014June 10, 2016 knockedupjacqLeave a comment

A couple of days late, but never mind! Here they are, on the downhill slide to two! Hang on, that’s not quite in focus – let’s try another: Hmm. Third time lucky? And at that point my models scarpered, so I gave up. It has been a full on month, as Hattie and Joe seem… Continue reading 19 months old

toilet training

Potty time already?

August 7, 2014June 10, 2016 knockedupjacqLeave a comment

This parenting gig is a constant whirlwind of mini-projects, isn’t it? You sort out breast feeding, you get a routine going, you deal with sleep issues, you start solids, you wean from breast feeding, they crawl, they walk, they run around like crazy people, they climb everything, they talk, you try to encourage them to… Continue reading Potty time already?

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