When Albie had barely put on an ounce in the run up to the festive season, the health visitor said: “Don’t worry, just give him a big Christmas dinner.” So we did. There’s no tricks to this photo; it’s an adult plate with an adult-sized Christmas dinner. I’ve yet to show it to someone who…
Category: Spews
Minister’s goal of every pupil learning to read music – should it be a priority?
A Government Minister wants all children to be able to read music by the time they leave primary school – but being someone who can, I fail to understand the importance. Nick Gibb is an MP on one of my newspaper’s patch, who also happens to be Minister for School Standards. Writing in the Times…
Just when I thought those days were over, suddenly I’m covered head to toe in baby sick
We thought we had turned a corner and waved the days of being covered in projectile vomit behind us. It had been a while since the topic of these blogs was focused on spews, rather than news. But last week’s trip back to Swindon served as a reminder that while it was a new year,…
First shoes lead to fascinating trip down memory lane
When the battered old suitcase comes out and your other half and mum are present, it’s usually a signal for the dust to be blown from those pictures of you in the bath. It was therefore a relief to me (and readers of this blog, no doubt!), that a post-Christmas visit to my home town…
Merry Christmas from Headline Spews
We’re sat on the lounge floor looking like we’re giving CPR to a semi-inflated rubber dinosaur. A family quiz has been penned which is odds-on more likely to trigger World War Three than Trump and Kim Jong-un. And most of the family have the dreaded lurgy which is striking new victims down so rapidly it…
How tragic losses left a legacy which paved the way to our new home
Owning our own home was a distant pipe dream when we found out we were expecting a baby. Living on the high-rent south coast and shelling out more than £40,000 in rent since early 2013, saving for a deposit was going to be a ten to fifteen-year ordeal, if we were lucky. Our rent-sapping situation…
We’re finally home owners…after a seven-month saga!
November 20, 2018. Today marks a momentous milestone in our family – we completed on our first house! We thought having a baby would be a baptism of fire, but all the poo rivers and spew spates in the world were no comparison to the rocky road that became our house-buying journey. We had it…
How family life inspired a bid to live a healthier life…sort of
Having a baby in itself is a life-changing decision and I viewed it as the pinnacle when it came to focusing on what’s important. But as I’ve learned in recent months, buying a house also has a habit of sharpening your mind. Perhaps it was the depressingly serious life insurance chat, in which we explored…
What’s the first year of having a baby like? A new parent’s guide to the first 12 months of family life
A year ago today, I woke with a stiff back from a second consecutive night on the hospital floor, filled with a sense of trepidation and an inclination to go back to bed. Well, it was just after 6am after all! A little while later and I was decked out in ‘one-size-fits-all’ scrubs, which seemed…
Why pumpkin success comes back to haunt me on Halloween
When it comes to pumpkin carving and I, the phrase ‘peaking too soon’ hits the nail on the head. I was as good at art at school as Albie is at standing up currently without falling on the floor with a dramatic thud. But education failed to uncover my niche, instead trying to hone my…
