As soon as we booked our trip to Italy we knew we'd need to think practically. What does travelling with a baby actually involve? The answer - a lot, a lot of stuff. Aside from the travel cot and the car seat, the biggest item we'd use the most would undoubtedly be the pushchair. WeContinue reading "Acro Compact Pushchair from Mamas and Papas: A review"
Clara’s hearing and development
It was unknown really, as it is with most babies, when Clara would hit 'normal' milestones. When babies her age start to sit, crawl, babble - what would Clara be doing? The crucial first six months of a baby's life have a lot to do with this. Do they spend most of it laying down,Continue reading "Clara’s hearing and development"
Birdsong
Tonight is our first night out without Clara. It's a big milestone for any first time parent. It was a fantastic night - but for the first time "it" properly hit me. Clara is with her Nana, and we have gone with my dad to see Birdsong, my favourite book, the Sebastian Faulks novel, atContinue reading "Birdsong"
The first week without a Hickman Line
Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? A week ago today Clara woke up in the morning for the first time without her Hickman Line. She still puts her hand on her chest like she used to when the line was there, but there's no longer anything to grab hold of or pull. Although theContinue reading "The first week without a Hickman Line"
Operation #8 Removing the Hickman Line
I can't believe we are coming to the end of our first week post-Hickman line. It's felt longer than a week - in a good way. Clara's technically almost been off PN two weeks now. Those sterile procedures feel a long way away. The procedure itself was simple - so simple they tried to takeContinue reading "Operation #8 Removing the Hickman Line"
Clara and the Gutcracker 