Clued Up Dads

A lot can happen in a year...

2013-01-17T04:27:00.004-08:00

When I began this blog I envisaged myself casually writing a post a day, with ample time to reflect on life's intricacies, tweeting and retweeting to the lovely people who follow me on Twitter and...

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Techno genius

2012-01-27T03:21:00.000-08:00

It seems my 15-month-old son is a master of modern technology. Over the last few days he has taken his fleeting moments of chance (when his parents have dared let their eyes wonder from him for a...

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It's been a while...

2012-01-15T05:39:00.001-08:00

It probably hasn't required any Sherlock-like powers of observation on your behalf to spot the slight gap between this blog's last post and today's all-new offering. A period of eight months, no...

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Grab, pull, snap, break...

2011-05-03T02:50:00.000-07:00

Nothing is safe. At six months old Baby B has finally mastered the art of grabbing, a new found skill he is using to systematically destroy anything within his reach. Coating himself and...

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Mini person, mega mess

2011-04-04T08:38:00.000-07:00

Casting my mind back to those anxious weeks prior to the birth of Baby B last year, I can recall much of the plentiful advice that came our way from the likes of parents, friends, midwives and...

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Fear of the floater!

2011-03-23T04:29:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my wife and I took Baby B for his first swim. A landmark day, the little man was introduced to the delights of our local, council-run swimming pool, complete with hordes of...

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What a Comic Relief!

2011-03-18T09:30:00.000-07:00

You can't have failed to have noticed that today is Comic Relief day. In fact, it's everywhere you turn; newspapers, radio, TV, everyone is talking about the impending TV marathon. There's no...

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My son, the Jedi?!

2011-03-10T06:19:00.000-08:00

Mrs B, being blessed with much more legible handwriting and infinitely more patience than myself, spent most of last night filling out the mammoth Census form that dropped through our...

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Who's the dummy?

2011-03-09T07:13:00.000-08:00

From the moment Tom Cruise leapt dementedly around on Oprah's sofa, and ever since we discovered that scientology forbade Katie Holmes from making any noise during childbirth, it was clear that poor...

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Space, time and baby sick

2011-03-07T02:56:00.000-08:00

As I stood on the station platform this morning, my train - once again delayed as a result of a signalling problem in the Epsom area - seemed to take an age to arrive. It was cold, I was tired...

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The wonder of Waybuloo

2011-02-25T08:32:00.000-08:00

The righteous, by-the-book parent in me regularly tells me that it is wrong to subject babies to too much television at a young age. Remember, he stresses, The Lancet has no doubt published countless...

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The triple needle nightmare

2011-02-18T06:08:00.000-08:00

What must it be like when, at four months old, you're wheeled in to a strange, bright room, confronted with an unfamiliar face, suddenly trouserless and staring down the barrel of three very sharp...

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The Brits: Has the youth of today gone mad?

2011-02-16T04:22:00.000-08:00

There was a day - not too long ago, I like to think - when I knew who the cutting edge artists and bands of the modern day were. A day when a quick scan down the track listing of my 'Now 8' double...

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Commuter trains and babies - the perfect combination!

2011-02-11T06:44:00.000-08:00

Having spent an enjoyable afternoon in central London yesterday - largely failing to get Baby B's buggy through the doors of various galleries and shops - Mrs B and I eventually found...

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The big baby clothes scam!

2011-02-08T04:30:00.000-08:00

I read with interest - and mouth ajar in disbelief - recently of a woman who had spent close to £100,000 on clothes and nursery equipment for her as yet unborn baby daughter. Oh, so proud was...

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Sleep deprivation sussed!

2011-02-01T07:56:00.000-08:00

It's dark and I have been woken by the familiar sounds of Baby B snuffling and gearing up for his first scream of the day. I have absolutely no idea what the time is, half of me is hoping that it's...

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Gurgles and muffled farts...

2011-01-28T06:02:00.000-08:00

Under different circumstances the sight of a 33-year-old man talking utter nonsense and making an array of bizarre gurgling noises would suggest a large amount of alcohol, or that the...

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The rise of the stay at home dad?!

2011-01-17T06:16:00.000-08:00

The Government has announced today that, from April, fathers will be able to share maternity leave with their partners. So, is this it, the dawn of a new era, the rise of the stay-at-home-dad? I'd...

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Farewell blessed sleep!

2010-11-19T07:49:00.000-08:00

Regular readers of this blog may have been wondering why it has been particularly irregular of late. Well, rest assured I haven't been knocked down by the 264 bus, I have in fact just joined that...

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Benefits and big feet...

2010-10-06T05:19:00.000-07:00

I am officially on tenterhooks. Mrs B is 38 weeks pregnant and I cannot let my phone out of my sight. As I type, I have it nestled in my pocket, set on the loudest ring tone possible and with maximum...

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Man flu misery...

2010-09-24T07:48:00.000-07:00

I may have a Lemsip problem. Over the last few days I haven't been able to get enough of the lemon-flavoured good stuff as I have fought, far from courageously, against a particularly nasty...

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Swede dreams!

2010-09-15T04:24:00.000-07:00

Thirty-five weeks and counting. The big day is rapidly approaching now and, having put it off for as long as possible, we buckled earlier this week and found ourselves eating meatballs in Ikea. It...

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Back to school biology

2010-09-03T08:58:00.000-07:00

Walking nervously into the grounds of a local primary school earlier this week, Mrs B and I embarked on the first of our NHS-funded 'Parent Craft' lessons. Literally going back to school the pair...

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Ventouse the daddy?

2010-08-27T08:37:00.000-07:00

Having watched enough episodes of ER over the years I am - should I find myself in charge of an emergency situation - certain that a prompt CBC and Chem 7 would assure a speedy recovery for...

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Wham bam Sam Cam's a mam...again

2010-08-24T09:19:00.000-07:00

The Prime Minister has become a father again today after Mrs C gave birth to a daughter while on holiday in Cornwall. Great news for the Cameron clan, but is it good news for the country?...

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