Searching for a nursery – Part I

Last week, Mom and I visited the first of several nurseries on the short-list for May. The long-list was over a hundred of nurseries all within Lambeth and driving distance from us. We have to stay in Lambeth so the council will fund anything May needs – from extra equipment to a one-on-one teacher for [...]

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Photo of painted crib!

It’s not all doom and gloom in our household. Isn’t this wonderful? My mom is awesome. And, I love the motto. Love. Bounce. Laugh. Words May lives by!

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Thanksgiving and beyond…

This week, with my mother in town, has been brilliant. She bought May a beautiful crib (cot – for the British folk) and while I type this, is painting a cartoon elephant, monkey and horse on it in bright, primary colors. All match a mobile she bought May earlier in the year, which remains one [...]

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Happy Turkey Day!

Nothing makes me feel better, especially this year, than being with my family. Nothing makes me feel more like the world is open to May, rather than closed; that she will be included, loved and adored as much as I include, love and adore her, as when we are with my family. I’m taking advantage [...]

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Small Steps School for Parents (update – Part II)

From my previous post about the Small Steps School for Parents, I received several comments about my reaction to May not being given a place, that made me feel I should clarify that post. Firstly, I love Small Steps School. The fact that May isn’t starting there right now is only devastating to me because [...]

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Parents I hate

Two days ago, I sat in a lovely cafe with a friend. We chatted over a shared plate of chips and salads. The meal was difficult enough for me since she had her baby the same week I did, and as the months tick by I see more obviously the developmental differences between the two [...]

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This week I’m… (swimming update)

Tonight in the bath, as soon as May lay back in her bath seat she let out a tentative kick of the water. She paused with a look of total (baby) concentration and then let out a thrilled chuckle; paused again, another kick, more chuckling. I love these moments where I can almost see May [...]

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Small Steps School for Parents (update)

Small Steps contacted me to say that they don’t have a place for May. They didn’t explain why or if a place might open up. They did invite us to another one-off session late in January. Does this mean we are still being considered?  They did say “please rest assured that we are thinking of [...]

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A waste of good trees

May received her first sight therapy session last week. Her eyes move in a coordinated fashion, she reacts to light and seems to focus, but there are all kinds of other skills involved in sight and May does not seem to have them all. My husband and I are concerned that she can not follow [...]

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This week I’m… swimming.

This story is a bit naughty. Last week, we had a lovely swim in the pool at my gym. I had never swam with May before and decided on a whim to try it out. But, I didn’t have any swimmer diapers. Being the inventive genius I am, I wrapped her diaper in a plastic [...]

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