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Happy 14th Birthday, Boo

Today sees my beautiful firstborn turn 14. How?!  My girl seems to grow up more every month these days, I’m just happy that she still wants to spend time with me and shares so much with me. It’s fun having a teenager. She’s now in Year 9 at school, and she’s settled in well to …

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Little Man Is 10!

Little Man is 10 today, double figures!  As I’m sure every parent will say, I don’t know where the time has gone, I can’t believe my baby is already 10. He came into the world a little after 11am 10 years ago today. He was a long and slender baby and remains pretty much the …

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Now You Are 12!

Happy birthday to my beautiful girl, 12 today. And how that time has flown! On the one hand, I can’t quite believe that my baby girl is 12 today, it seems so grown up. And yet on the other, I can see how much older she looks these days, the changes in her as she …

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Boo Is 11

Today my girl turns 11 years old. I know, I know, I say it every year, but how is this possible? She was only just toddling around, it was only a few months ago that she started school, surely? And yet here she is, in her final year at primary school, and we’re about to …

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Little Man is 8!

How can this be? How can my baby boy already be turning 8? Yes, Little Man is 8 years old today, and he is really not so little any more! This is a big week in our house, as the kids are back at school for the first time since March and we are celebrating …

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The Birthday Week

We are embarking on the birthday week in our household. It’s the Husband’s tomorrow and then mine at the weekend. The Husband has been off since Friday evening so it’s nice to have him home with us. He’s continued to work full time throughout the pandemic, so he’s also enjoyed having a break. Of course, …

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Happy 10th Birthday, Boo

Today my daughter turns 10 years old, the big 10! I can’t quite believe that we are in double figures already. Boo seems to be growing so quickly. As a baby, Boo was always on the go, she wasn’t one for slowing down and napping. She wanted to discover everything and when she could talk, …

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Happy 9th Birthday, Boo

Today my beautiful daughter is 9 years old. I don’t know why, but ‘9’ just seems so grown up to me. I handled 7 and 8, but 9, 9 just seems too much! Maybe it is because I am seeing those changes in my girl, Boo is definitely growing up and entering into that ‘tween’ …

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Little Man is 6!

This is a collaborative post How can my baby be turning six years old today? Oh, and in truth ‘Little Man’ is now something of a misnomer. He’s taller than all of his classmates and most of the year above him! Little Man has been counting down the months, weeks and days to today. He …

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Happy 8th Birthday, Boo!

Today my beautiful baby girl is 8. These eight years have just flown by, and my eldest has ensured that I have loved it all. From baby to toddler to pre-schooler to school girl, Boo has delighted in everything around her. She misses nothing, is freakishly observant, and absorbs all that she can like a …

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Little Man is 5 Today!

Today is my Little Man’s birthday, he’s 5 years old today. Five. Just wow. Where did those years go? I’ve seen this boy as a sleepy and cuddly baby, a cheeky daredevil toddler, a shy and imaginative preschooler and now we’re here turning five, as he’s about to become a schoolboy. Little Man is funny, …

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Tomorrow I Will Be 40

Or to put it another way, today’s the last day of being in my thirties. I have spent the last few days celebrating, as Friday was the Husband’s 41st birthday and then we had the weekend to ourselves whilst the kids stayed at my mum’s. It was lovely. Today we have Little Man with us so …

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