Over the last few weeks, Max has suddenly changed. I feel like I no longer have a baby, but a toddler who knows his own mind, is using some words, almost walking – and now feeding himself and drinking from an open cup. He has been trying to feed himself…

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I can’t believe I am writing this post. My baby is 11 months old, and this will be the last baby watch before he turns 1. Will I then have to start a ‘toddler watch’? Will he still be my baby? Max grows and flourishes every single day. We have done…

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This weekend the sun shone. We grabbed it with both hands, and spent almost the whole weekend outdoors. Nothing adventurous, nothing that cost any money, just good old fashioned outdoor fun. It did us all the world of good.

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10 months since Max arrived. 10 amazing, wonderful and sometimes hard months in which my newborn has turned into a little boy with a cheeky character and a smile that melts my heart. New things Max has learnt this month: Standing up – he is now an expert at pulling…

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For the first time in about 3 weeks, the sun shone today, and we knew we had to make the most of it – especially with wet and windy weather forecast for nearly all of next week. So we headed for a family favourite – Dunster beach.We wrote our names…

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