Allergic Rhinitis I’m not an allergic person by and large.  To my knowledge I’ve never so much as suffered an allergic reaction to anything (save, possibly, a pomegranate age 9, when I got a bout of colic the next day.  Hmm).  So it came as something of a surprise to find that my eyes have been … Continue reading Allergic Rhinitis

Of course I forgot a few last time I blogged and in fact since then, he has added a few more!Daa - Ta/Thank you. He's been saying this for ages now and likes to play a game of handing you things and you saying ta.Kekkek – crocodile, while in IKEA looking at their soft toysHa’ … Continue reading More First Words

So our son is talking. And talking and talking and talking. At least, in a language he and we understand, if no-one else. He has been burbling away a good long while, and the other day marched up to a lady in front of a notice board and said something very decisive along the lines … Continue reading Alfie Update – First Words

We’re off to Burma (Myanmar)! Pete has got a great job with an NGO out there and I’m already mentioning no names so that this blog doesn’t become contentious before we’ve even begun…Life is in limbo at the moment. We are camping out at mum’s in Bristol, having packed, shipped and rented the house in … Continue reading We’re off to Myanmar! (Burma)

I felt I didn’t do this place justice last time I mentioned it, in passing so to speak. So a quick entry all about the wonderful Nairobi Railway Museum. It’s tucked away behind the station proper and a university, down a dusty road so long you think you’ve gone wrong. But finally you get there, … Continue reading Nairobi Railway Museum

A couple of weeks ago Daddy was out on the town with Alfie when he decided (Daddy that is, not Alfie) to come off the tube at Kings X forwards, which we all know is breaking the cardinal rule of Tube Travel With Buggy. So the wheels got trapped in the gap which must be … Continue reading There’s a Hole in my Baby!

I marvel at our boy every day. It seems he has a spurt of development now and again and in the last 4 days he has come along leaps and bounds. He now walks with confidence. He just decided one day last week that he was confident enough to take off without a ‘parachute’ (mummy … Continue reading Alfie Update II

So our flight is booked for Sunday 12th September. It’s a night flight with BA so we’ll be arriving home early Monday, the day before Alfie’s birthday.I’m looking forward to it but I also have mixed feelings. Now it’s imminent, I’m actually sad our adventure here is coming to a close. I find it hard … Continue reading Coming Home