Frida has been able to climb the stairs in our house for a good month or two now. Like almost everything else, it required no active teaching from us, just letting her have the space and time to try – and standing very close behind her in case she fell! Until quite recently she showed…
Read MoreGardening
I feel so lucky to have a garden. It’s certainly not a given in London, and when we were house hunting we had totally reconciled ourselves to not having one, until we found our home which has not only a back garden but a small front garden too. It is in dreadful condition with tough…
Read MoreThese are the days
When I started this blog, I thought that it would act as a sort of journal which we could look back on when Frida is older. I’ve never been much good at keeping a diary, but I thought the public nature of a blog might shame me into maintaining it semi-regularly. This morning was certainly…
Read MoreScooting!
For her first birthday Frida received a 3-in-1 Mini Micro Scooter from her grandparents. I spoke to friends who had used these with their older children and they all recommended them so enthusiastically that we thought Frida would probably enjoy one. We liked that the scooter comes with a little removable seat, and a small…
Read MoreLife lately
The last few weeks have been so busy so apologies in advance for the long post as I try and catch up! Last week I had a four-day training course to finish my Hypnobirthing teacher training, which meant Frida had four full days of daddy day care. Both my husband and I were very slightly…
Read MoreLondon Zoo
My husband doesn’t work on Thursdays. He has compressed his hours, meaning he works four longer days, but then has an extra day a week gloriously free to spend with Frida. We decided to put today to good use, making the most of the April sunshine and continuing celebrations for Frida’s first birthday, and take…
Read MoreMontessori mark making: Stockmar crayons
We bought Frida a small set of Stockmar crayons for her first birthday. We opted for blocks rather than sticks as mark making is already relatively new to her, so I want her to focus on that rather than also trying to hold a pencil shaped crayon in the correct way; when I have previously…
Read MoreFrida’s first birthday: a few photos
We had an incredibly relaxing day yesterday. Luckily the sun was out in full force and so we were able to spend the bulk of it outdoors, in the park, the playground, and the garden. My husband was working from home which means he was able to join us for present opening and breakfast at…
Read MoreOne year of Frida
And just like that, she is one. She is an explosion of sheer delight, a fluffy-haired ball of light. Our determined, hilarious, sweet, delightful, sparkling, mighty daughter is no longer really a baby, but a small girl, her very own self. At 7:10am on a sunny Sunday morning precisely one year ago, Frida came bursting…
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