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5 octobre 2010

Thom's New Tricks

Standing alone for about 10 seconds, making a few steps with the walker and repeatedly putting the round shape into the sorter,taking it out and then congratulating himself! All this with a hacking cough and his first antibiotics for an ear infection:...

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6 octobre 2010

First Spin in Mini / Premier Tour dans la Mini

Lily in the back, Thom in the front and Mummy at the wheel the three of us headed off for an afternoon of fun chez Yvette, Millie and Phoebe. On the way back Mummy was a little anxious as two policemen on motorbikes pulled up alongside us and started...

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11 octobre 2010

Indian Summer / L'Eté Indien

The weather was gorgeous in Paris over the weekend so we made the most of it with our first trip to the Parc André Citroen, lunch outside in a local restaurant and a play in Parc Montsouris. Lovely... Il faisait super beau a Paris ce weekend alors on...

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27 octobre 2010

Adventure Valley with Anya and Holly

By a stroke of luck Mummy's good friend from school, Debbie, was also back in Durham so we got our four children together for a lovely day of fun for the kids and long overdue catch up for the Mummies. Par coup de chance la bonne amie de Mummy du lycée,...

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28 septembre 2010

Carole

Yesterday we went to catch up with Carole, the wonderful paediatrician who so expertly and tenaciously looked after Lily in those first minutes of her life. It is always so lovely seeing her and she always surprises us by her amazing memory about Lily's...

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15 octobre 2010

Please don't learn / Merci de ne pas apprendre

Lily is very happy to go to her local French school and has made 3 special friends that she talks about often - she has even had her first lunch invitation to one of their houses and had a blast. The teacher organises interesting and fun activities but...

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24 octobre 2010

Thom's First Shoes / Les Premieres Chaussures de Thom

Lily got new boots but ran off to look at toy section before I could locate the camera. Thom was overjoyed if slightly puzzled at first to get his first shoes. Right on cue he took his first steps at 11 and a half months that evening! Lily a recu des...

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25 octobre 2010

Seven Stories

We had a wonderful afternoon at an amazing place dedicated to children's books in Newcastle, called Seven Stories. Storytelling, arts and crafts, illustration exhibition and a fabulous bookshop: pure heaven! Thank you to Uncle Dean for the idea xx Nous...

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26 octobre 2010

Chez Helen, Sam & Ben

We popped down to York to give Nana and Grandpa a little break and to have lots of fun with Helen, Sam and Ben for a couple of days. Here Helen is teaching Sam and Lily to play music with a cool bell set they could shake or whack. Thank you for yet another...

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31 octobre 2010

Hallowe'en

Thanks to Nana's fun outfits for Lily and Thom and Uncle Dean's pumpkin cutting prowess Lily and Thom had a lovely first Hallowe'en and even braved the torrential rain to go trick or treating to some of Nana and Grandpa's neighbours. Grace aux déguisements...

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20 novembre 2010

Thom's 1st Birthday / 1er Anniversaire de Thom

We celebrated Thom's 1st birthday on Thursday and today to make sure Papa could enjoy the fun too. Lily was a very helpful present opener and Thom a very generous sharer! We all had lots of fun playing with 'boys toys'... Nous avons feté le premier anniversaire...

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24 avril 2010

Picnic and Walk

While Grandpa watched a rugby match we all had a walk around a nature reserve in Hardwick with Auntie Jude and Uncle Dean followed by a picnic (yes,in April in Durham!). Pendant que Grandpa regardait un match de rugby nous nous sommes promenes dans un...

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22 avril 2010

Off to Durham / En Route pour Durham

Mummy, Lily and Thom made it to England with no problems at all after all the disruptions. Thom's first flight went very peacefully and Lily was thrilled to see Auntie Jude, Uncle Dean, Nana and Grandpa. Mummy, Lily et Thom sont arrives en Angleterre...

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29 avril 2010

Final Cuddle with Uncle Dean

Uncle Dean and Auntie Jude came over for our final evening in Durham before heading back home to Paris. We enjoyed a lovely week - thank you very much everyone! Lily was very excited to be seeing Papa again though and jumped for joy at Charles de Gaulle...

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10 mai 2010

Mame Came to Stay / Mame Est Venue

Lily and Thom had lots of fun playing with Mame during a lovely weekend visit and Lily cried her heart out after we waved Mame goodbye today at the station. Fortunately only 10 days to go and we will see Mame again! P.S. The towels were embroidered by...

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2 mai 2010

Sitting and New Toys / Assis et Nouveaux Jouets

Thom and Lily's old moses basket has been reinstated as Thom's play / sitting area and he loves being able to see what's going on. He was having so much fun Lily wanted a go (she is 'talking' to Papa asking when he will be home!). Thom absolutely loves...

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18 mai 2010

Thom 6 Months Old / 6 Mois

Sorry for taking so long to post Thom's big milestone (my computer was sick). Half a year already! Thom is starting to sit with support, has sore gums but no tooth yet and just loves: his sister, Incy Wincy Spider being sung to him, baby swimming and...

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7 février 2010

Thom and his Arch / Thom et son Portique

Thom has started exploring Lily's old play arch and finds it all quite amusing when he manages to grab hold of a toy or sees himself in the mirror. Lily's baby likes it too! Thom a commence a decouvrir l'ancien portique de Lily et il trouve ca tres drole...

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30 mai 2010

Lily's Diary

After lots of questions every morning about 'what are we doing today, Mummy', Lily and I created a quick overview of her typical week for us to talk about over breakfast. Apres beaucoup de questions le matin sur 'qu'est-ce qu'on fait aujourd'hui, Mummy',...

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24 mai 2010

Kitted out by Mummy / Habille par Mummy

With the summer weather, Thom sported a pair of (ridiculously simple) trousers and bib Mummy made in the final weeks of pregancy. A little on the small size however as I was envisaging a more slimline baby!! Avec le beau temps, Thom a porte un sarouel...

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10 juin 2010

Family Tree

Lily is intrigued at the moment about family relations and often asks 'Who is your Mummy? Why don't I have a sister? Who is Nana / Mame's baby? Do I have a husband?'...so with my rusty consultant Powerpoint skills we made this simplified family tree to...

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18 juin 2010

Thom 7 Months

Thom weighs in at 9kg and at 7 months has started to try to move! He can sit up for a few seconds unaided and now just leaps forward from sitting out of our arms to grab a toy and rolls around which he such fun to watch (the last photo shows him hiding...

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25 juin 2010

Up / Debout

Thom is obsessed with trying to pull himself up to standing and Lily's little desk chairs are his favourite means. He needs support to get him up from sitting but is getting steadier on his feet once up. He is a bit of a liability though as tries without...

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5 mars 2010

Evening Play with Timo / Soiree de Jeu avec Timo

Sanna and Yann came to stay for the night with Timo and while the adults enjoyed raclette with our friends Virginie and Yann, Lily and Timo had a blast playing with nearly every toy in the house! It was lovely seeing how much fun they had together. Lily...

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26 juin 2010

Cite des Sciences

A fun packed day for Mummy and Lily as we went to the amazing Cite des Sciences with Millie, Phoebe, Yvette, Lucie, Line, Sarah, Natalia and Boguscia followed by lunch at Millie's daddy's restaurant. Une journee geniale pour Mummy et Lily a la fantastique...

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