Hello to 2015
The trouble with a neglected blog is that when you do get around to that long-awaited post, it’s hard to know what to say. The weight of expectation sits heavy on my shoulders. In my head there is the...
View ArticleFeeding tube awareness week
Yep, I didn’t know it existed either. But it’s here. And it’s a great excuse to share some pics of Ted when he was really teeny…. I don’t have much to say on the subject per se, but I’ll waffle on for...
View ArticleWhy I hate the WordPress app
I’m lying on my sick bed (nasty tummy bug) trying to line up posts for the coming days and it’s just too easy to publish instead of save. So while I’m trying to figure out how to insert a Vimeo clip on...
View ArticleClear communication
Ted is non verbal. That means he has no words. But that doesn’t mean he can’t communicate. Far from it. He makes choices by looking at things, and he has a wide range of expressions from super excited...
View ArticleFocus on therapies
I’ve been meaning to start a weekly thing on therapies for a while now. And in true tardy fashion (er, that New Year’s resolution isn’t going so well), here it is! Well, the intro for this regular...
View ArticleGoodbye 2015 – what a year you were!
Logging in to write this, I see that I last posted something 287 days ago (!). Apt then, that I’m here to fill you in on just what the hell I’ve been up to, as, clearly, it wasn’t blogging. This was...
View ArticleNo photos, please
Looking back at my pics for my previous post, there are some corkers of Ted. He often gets upset at having his photo taken. We’re not sure why. Check out that sad face.
View ArticleOn parenthood
Neglected though this blog is, I love to write. But I often need a kick up the bum to do it. So when I saw a competition on the excellent Motherland site, I knew I had to enter. I had a good feeling...
View ArticleThis is us
Hello! Remember us? Yes, we’re still here (not the here of that photo above though, that was at the Green Man festival in August when Dilly and I desperately needed haircuts and Ted had the coolest...
View ArticleA big old rant about respite funding and parenting two-year olds
I found a post in my drafts and although it is almost four years out of date, I am going to publish it now, for posterity. It can serve as a reminder to me of what life was like when Ted was 18 months...
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