Day 205 – tunnel vision

I’m knackered from a long day (F. is back to his normal sleeping pattern now that we’re home again and it’s been close to 40 degrees again today) so just a quick report tonight.

Day 201 – a “first” and a half

As we travelled back home today, I was a bit limited as regards opportunities for “firsts”. Nonetheless, I managed to do one and a half new things. And that’s not even counting the first time I got on the plane in Crete in cooler weather than it was when I got off in Munich!

Day 185 – higher and higher

I only recently found out that some playgrounds have specific baby swings. We went to one of them today. How exciting!

Valuable lessons I’ve learned as a mum

This blog is all about new things I’m experiencing this year. Many of them are related to having a baby, but I’ve not yet actually acknowledged that the sheer fact of being a mum is the biggest “first” I’ve ever experienced. Pretty much every new parent starts the world’s most important and responsible job with no or little experience. There are no user manuals, no instruction sessions and no supervisors to consult. So here are some vital tips I’d like to share with any future and new parents out there:

Day 197 – how did we get by without this?

I’m becoming such a stereotypical mum! A few days ago, I read about a new product in the parenting magazine I’ve subscribed to. It sounded amazing, so I went straight online and bought it. Well, I have to say I’m glad I did because it’s one of the best baby-related products I’ve ever seen. It’s going to make our lives so much easier!

Day 186 – Figaro

It’s been so hot the last few days (we almost hit 40° C yesterday!) that I thought I’d do F. the favour of reducing the huge amounts of fluffy hair on his head.

Day 139 – heavy-duty shopping

When I went shopping today, I finally remembered that I’d seen loads of mums looking very efficient with their babies strapped to the top of the shopping trolley in their car seats.

Day 121 – family time

Today I had one of the most beautiful “firsts” so far.

Day 117 – we’ve come so far

As I said before, time seems have flown more than ever since F. has been in our lives.

Day 89 – going forward

Yet another “first” today that’s related to F.