We knew this day would eventually come, but Rachel has her first night shift marked on the calendar. And to put it simply... I'm Absolutely Shitting Myself Yep. I'm shitting myself. At least metaphorically of course. I haven't actually shit myself since I was roughly Isabelle's age. Ok, now that's probably a lie, and slightly [...]
All of a sudden Isabelle has gone from a baby who is unable to walk, to a toddler who wants to do nothing but walk! We always knew that once she took her first independent steps, that would be it, she would want to do it all the time. And here she is, toddling about [...]
Well here's a slightly weird #MySundayPhoto. In celebration of the Royal Wedding, Rachel thought it would be a nice idea to dress a certain someone up like a little princess. Obviously I thought she meant me. She didn't. She of course meant Isabelle. But I really didn't want to be left out! Why Wear a [...]
When I look back at my experience with postnatal depression, I know there was a lot of things that helped me on my way to recovery. But there was one thing that I feel kick started the whole thing, and that's going away together. Going Away Started My Recovery From Postnatal Depression The first time [...]
In an article posted on the Guardian, the NHS plan to invest heavily in perinatal mental health over the coming years. They said that "only 3% of the country had good access to perinatal mental health care as recently as 2014, but that it expected to have extended that to 100% by next April." And [...]
Technically this title is slightly misleading. Me and Rachel have of course both been away from Isabelle at the same time. We do both work. So technically leaving the baby is something we've already done. But yesterday was the first time we've purposefully left Isabelle to do something as a couple. And she hasn't long [...]
I haven't done a #MySundayPhoto for well over a month now. Actually, the last time I did one I ended up talking about Jesus. Which was a little bit off topic, but it was Easter at the time. So here's a return to normality and a nice little photo of Isabelle looking out of our [...]
If you asked me a few years ago what my thoughts were about awareness days, I probably would have told you that they were a waste of time. And if I'm honest, some of them still are. I mean I don't think we really need a Richter Scale Day. Perhaps I'm missing something on that [...]
When Isabelle's first birthday was coming up, we knew we were going to have to make her a cake. But whilst my wife was sorting that out, I thought I'd celebrate a different milestone. So I wanted to show my support to my wife by making a boob cake. But not just any boob cake. [...]
Yesterday morning I got a little bit irritated with Rachel. She had the cheek to ask me to get up with Isabelle, when I was already awake, so she could have an extra hour or so in bed! Which of course, is actually a pretty reasonable thing to request. Isabelle's Going Through a Leap I [...]
