Quick post at lunchtime today as I probably won't post this evening due to playing about on my new IPAD!!!!! woohoo - a veritable luxury and unnecessary purchase but one that was paid for by "extra" money, from premium bond wins, a tax rebate and the profits from having to sell my Snow Patrol tickets in February due to a rubbish clingy daughter. It's here, in the box, staring at me. but I am waiting till after the kids are in bad so Paul and I can open it and enjoy the smell of new technology.... mmm.....

testing testing...

123 – just seeing if this works from email/mobile....

Blimey, has it really been that long. 2 years can go in a flash can't they, or a sleep-deprived blur could be a more appropriate description. So I have renewed vigour on the blog front, which may only last a week but I will try. I had a re-read of some of my posts last night and, whilst I love to post regular comments and status updates on Facebook, they don't really allow me to go into the depth that this blog did, and I miss that. Especially when reading it back. And lets face it, this is the period of my life that I will most want to read back over, those precious parental moments that mean so much to me - though probably not to anyone else! So I will attempt to reinstate my ramblings, which will involve lots of discussion about sleep, poo and teething and lots less about travelling, partying and working. More Gina Ford than Judith Chalmers, if you will.... So to get the ball rolling - what did the 14th May 2012 bring? Well it brought a little girl who has discovered the veritable delights of teeth grinding that having top and bottom teeth provide. The kind of stuff that sets my own teeth on edge, especially at a sleep-deprived 3am. And as for Ben, well a milestone day in that he had his first formal haircut. I'd made a fairly decent go of it myself a few times - as I tell my husband regularly, I've worked in a hairdressers you know (IN HR!!! is his regular response, when I use this phrase to offer to cut his....). - Having siad that, it was getting a little beyond my capaibilies so i muscled in on my mum;s hairdresser's appointment who cuts it at her house, and Libby did a great job. He was very bemused and a little concerned but sat still and did me proud. He looks a little more grown up, but not radically different so I am chuffed. Will try and post a photo when I've worked out how to from my phone. So that was today, Let's see how the rest of this week goes, but for now, my glass of wine, plus fishcakes and chips are waiting....

thank goodness for the micro-blogging sites - given that I don't have the time of energy to write a whole proper post these days. :-)

6.45am on a sunday and I am watching teletubbies. One day someone will have as their claim to fame that they were the baby in the teletubby sun. Now that beats going to school with nerys hughes.

we returned from a nice short break in somerset with the in laws and other ellis family members. a huge lovely house where you can try and convince yourself you are part of the landed gentry. We didn't really achieve much - such is the way of going on holiday with a four month old - but we enjoyed the company and the break. It was liberating to be without too much technology - and made me realise how much time I waste on the internet when at home 9as I am doing at this present time) however I also realise how much I use the internet - not only as a tool to "do" things, but to keep me company in the daytime when i am isolated at home. In a timely fashion I enjoyed watching a programme last night where a family had all their technology stripped away and then returned to them in order of time over the last few decades - http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricdreams/about.shtml
All this has made me realise I need to do less surfing and do more activity. I could write soooo much more but on that note, the boy has woken and I must go.....

weaning begins

baby news month 4... so today we tried baby rice (well Ben tried it, I had stir fry thank you very much!). Seemed to go down ok so that was another step towards a grown up little boy. Ben has also discovered the delights of his feet, and that he can reach them and hold them very cute but seriously distracting when trying to feed him.