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By Gareth, May 27, 2009 22:37

In another first this week, we managed to give Liam a much needed haircut.

In this picture he doesn’t look too impressed by the whole experience.

It was a bit of a struggle at first. Liam kept turning his head to look at the clippers, but eventually he settled down.

He looks so different now.

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By Gareth, May 27, 2009 20:00

On Monday morning Ellie asked me a question. You know that question, the one that every parent dreads:

Daddy, who makes us?

“Who makes us?” I replied, hastily thinking of an answer. What do you say to a little girl who is nearly 4 about where she comes from?

Initially my response was that Mummy and Daddy made her. Thankfully though, Ellie threw me a lifeline.

I grow in Mummy’s tummy?

“That’s right,” I said. “You grew in Mummy’s tummy. Mummy made you.”

Phew, I think we got away with that one. Or, maybe not!

Ellie then asked about Liam, and I explained to her that Liam grew inside Mummy’s tummy too. Thinking that everyone must have grown in Mummy’s tummy, Ellie asked me if I’d grown in Gemma’s tummy. I explained to her that I didn’t grow in Mummy’s tummy, but I did grow in my Mummy’s tummy. Ellie then told me that my Mummy was Nana Jen.

You grew in Nana Jen’s tummy?

“That’s right,” I said. ” And Mummy grew in Nana Mandy’s tummy.”

This seemed to satisfy her curiosities. Until next time – I’m dreading what she’s going to ask next!

I am still unsure where the question came from, it was completely out of the blue. It’s not the sort of thing that I would have expected to discuss over breakfast with my daughter. I think that it’s a good sign that her little brain is working and is intrigued by life’s questions. I just wish she’d given me more time to wake up and think about an answer.

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By Gareth, May 26, 2009 22:24

Yesterday, Liam crawled for the first time.

He has finally worked out how to get mobile. So, now we are going to have to have eyes in the back of our heads. He’s going to be into everything.

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By Gareth, May 25, 2009 20:00

Last night I was not happy.

We had been away all weekend to visit some friends, and were travelling back Sunday afternoon. Knowing that this would be the case I had the Monaco F1 Grand Prix set up to record so that I could watch it when I got home.

All of yesterday whilst travelling, I had managed to avoid hearing the result from the race. Purposely we didn’t have the radio on in the car, and when we got home I managed to avoid all of the news and sports reports. So, you would think that I’d be safe watching “Britain’s Got Talent”. There’s no sports report or news updates during that show.

Not on this occasion!

After the first act had performed, one of the judges, Piers Morgan, compared the act to the winner of the Monaco GP.

You remind me of Jenson Button, who won the Grand Prix today……………………

It took me a moment to realise what he was saying but then it was too late to do anything about it. So annoyed!

Of all the programs to reveal to me the winner of the Grand Prix!

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By Gareth, May 19, 2009 10:42

Last week we had a trip to Thomas Land at Drayton Manor Theme Park.

We went with Gemma’s friend, Charlotte and her two children, Abigail and Oliver.
It was a fantastic day out. The weather was very, very kind to us all day – hardly a cloud in the sky. All the children has a great time, even the big ones! But by the end of the day everyone was pretty tired.
I hope the photos do justice to the day.

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By Gareth, May 17, 2009 15:13

I am slowly adding some more new albums to my Photo Gallery. Here are the latest additions:

British Touring Car Championship, Oulton Park 2004