Trying to meal plan is never the easiest when you’re a family with food intolerances. We’re not at a stage where Clara can eat what we eat, despite her doing phenomenally well with orally eating. She eats so much, so often, and will eat almost everything we give her (the only things she’s turned downContinueContinue reading “Dairy, soya, sugar free breakfast ideas”
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2019 Charity Night
I must start by saying thank you to every single person who helped make our second ever Auction of Promises, Quiz, and Raffle Night, the huge success that it was. I absolutely could not have pulled this off on my own. We had a fantastic night! We had 15 teams turn up to pit theirContinueContinue reading “2019 Charity Night”
What is “normal”?
We all knew parenting wouldn’t be easy when we signed up to it – but we all had this teeny tiny (okay, huge) feeling it would be so worth it. What has surprised me is how hard it is to know if you’re doing the right thing. And especially if your baby is. I haveContinueContinue reading “What is “normal”?”
Hearing, talking, signing – Auditory Neuropathy at 14 months old
Your baby is always your baby, right? No matter how little or grown up they are. Clara is 14 months old today and has noticeably grown so much in the past 4-6 weeks. We sat in Pret in the children’s hospital this morning, before Clara’s latest audiology appointment, and she was contently reading her bookContinueContinue reading “Hearing, talking, signing – Auditory Neuropathy at 14 months old”
Audiology: another attempt to understand Clara’s hearing
As Clara gets older, she’s starting to show signs of her hearing and speech capabilities. But, science is science, and where there’s technology to assist in diagnosis, it’s always worth trying to find out a little bit more if possible. So, we revisited audiology a few days ago to see if we could learn anythingContinueContinue reading “Audiology: another attempt to understand Clara’s hearing”
Clara and the Gutcracker 