Creating a playroom: bringing the outdoors indoors
The weather’s rubbish, the garden’s out of bounds, so I’ve bitten the bullet and done the honourable thing by converting my cherished man cave into an adventure playroom for my son.
Category: Dad knowledge
Tips, advice and little nuggets of dad knowledge I’ve picked up
We’re going to need a bigger car…
If there’s one thing Christmas 2016 taught me (apart from that festive hangovers and babies don’t mix), it’s that it’s finally time to say a tearful farewell to my trusty little hatchback and buy a proper dad’s car.
7 tips to help your baby beat the winter chill
I was worried we’d be stuck indoors once the temperatures began to plummet, but Sonny’s as happy outside now as he was in summer, which has done wonders for my winter adventures. Here are my top tips for beating combatting the cold with your kid…
Are all babies obsessed by trees?
I wish I loved trees as much as my son loves trees. In fact, I wish I loved anything as much as my son loves trees.
Will my son be a sporting superstar?
They say it’s every dad’s dream for his son to grow up to be a sporting superstar, and I’d be lying if I said I haven’t already pictured Sonny winning the men’s singles at Wimbledon, or scoring the winning goal in the World Cup Final…
How nursery rhymes took over my life
One day in the future, hopefully many decades from now, I can picture myself rocking manically in an old folks’ home (or possibly a mental asylum), still haunted by the sinking realisation that the the Wheels On The Bus may never stop going round and round. Or that the Grand Read More …
Surviving sleepless nights
The fact I started writing this blog post at 3.30am two weeks ago says pretty much everything about the sleep pattern of a new parent. It’s unpredictable, exhausting and relentless; but you learn to cope with it. Because you don’t have any choice…
13 things… to take on your baby’s first walk
Taking your newborn baby for his or her first walk is one of the most exciting moments in early parenthood, but also one of the most daunting. Make sure you’re prepared.
4 reasons: why little walks for adults are big adventures for babies
It’s easy to forget sometimes, but some of the smallest things in my life are the the biggest and most exciting things that have ever happened to my 12-week-old son. Like today’s trip to the park, for example, when he looked happier and more excited than I’ve ever seen him before…
Creating some adult time
It’s a hard to thing to admit when Sonny’s so young, but sometimes it’s good to get a break from the relentlessness of being a parent. So this weekend, when his Scouse grandparents came to visit, we both left him for the first time and hit the road on our bikes…