Where did May watch the Royal Wedding?

May and her parents spent the day of the Royal Wedding at IKEA. I did mean to send an update, an American-behind-the-scenes/lone reporter-on-the-prowl kind of thing, but I there wasn’t any internet access at IKEA. Instead, I tested out new sofas for my new flat using my new butt (it’s not only your tummy that [...]

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Happy Birthday May! You are 2!

May celebrated her birthday this year by moving into a brand new flat! Actually, that is a bit of a lie. May celebrated her birthday with her mama, while her daddy moved everything into the new flat. Photos of the new abode to come (and incidentally, I’m posting this the day before, as on the [...]

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This week I’m… sleeping! We won!

I would like to officially call my daughter a loser. After two weeks of trial by fire, and a lot of help from Nana, May is now sleeping through the night! We are victors in The Sleep Experiment! The system is not perfect. She wakes from time to time – she gets stuck and needs [...]

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Got any good news for me?

Today, my husband pointed out that we are four years into the recession in Britain. “There will probably be four more,” he said, grimly. “And, with the budget cuts the government has made, probably even longer than that,” I said, equally as grim. It is just such conversations, casually breached in the comfort of my [...]

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The Sleep Experiment Score: May 7 – Parents 1 *UPDATED*

Apologies. I am officially obsessed with sleep. Last night, at least I had some, but only at the expense of my husband’s. For May, 3 a.m and 5 a.m. is officially Party Time. And, only an hour later, at 6 a.m.,  she was up – this time with yours truly – and up for good. [...]

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The Sleep Experiment… night, what?

What night is it? I can’t remember, I’m too tired. I can’t tell you whether the Sleep Experiment is working. I have no idea. May isn’t sleeping through the night, that’s for sure. The fact that I’m writing this at 4 a.m. is proof enough of that. May still wakes up three or four times [...]

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So-Called Experts pay us a visit

Ugh. I want to be kind here. I know people mean well. But, I’m sick of being patronized. I’m sick of people coming into my home and instructing me on how to do things that have nothing to do with May or, are simply, none of their business. Yesterday, two social workers came to my [...]

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The Sleep Experiment – Night Two

“Who will win, May?” I asked my little monster before I set her down to sleep tonight, still half awake in keeping with my new plan of action. “Mama will win! Mama!” May just smirked and yawned. She was unfazed by my determination. Bored even. But, she did go to sleep without being cuddled into [...]

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The Sleep Experiment

Here’s what May doesn’t understand about not being ill: It is not okay to scream for a cuddle at 2.30, 3.30 and 5 AM and then continue to scream until your smallest whim is met and you fall asleep in the arms of a distressed parent suffering from hallucinations he/she is so sleep deprived. A [...]

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May eats chunky food!

Until today, at its most challenging, May’s food was mashed, smashed and bashed to a pulp. Her favorite food – a mixture of bananas, peanut butter, graham crackers (digestive biscuits) and milk – contained some lumpy bits of banana, but that’s about as difficult as it got. But, May has teeth now. She’s spent the [...]

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