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Tag: Jovia

  • A Song for a Smile

    I discovered a song my little boy likes.

  • The Birth II

    We were lucky enough to find a superb Gynaecologist who delivered our baby. Through every step of the process he helped and guided us while still managing to instil great confidence. The day eventually came when we parted ways – a healthy Baby Boy had been born and the Doctor moved on to other patients. […]

  • A Tale of Colic from a far-off-land

    In Kenya, Gusii babies get a condition called Enyancha (The Lake) in which their genitals are supposedly disturbed by the wind moving off Lake Victoria. Deborah Jackson

  • Sleeping Baby, Staring Parents

    Time spent on getting your baby to sleep can be quite substantial. So it is strange that when parents do get their babies to sleep, they then stand there watching the baby. Seeing the quirky facial movements, the half smile, the quivering lip, the big grin that seems to represent a ‘number 2’, or the […]

  • Singing Ability & Parenthood

    I am not a born singer but I have come to realise that parenthood changes all of that. All of a sudden your knowledge of a song, in particular the words, brings forth never before seen (in this case heard) renditions of a usually popular song. Depending on your mood, the new lyrics can be quite good […]

  • Headbands

    If you buy those headbands with a bow on them for a girl baby your child will look like a demented Easter Egg in a nappy. ~ The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

  • Is laughing at children okay?

    So, there I was, standing in a queue in a Baby Shop when the dulcet tones of a child comes from behind me. He had decided to recite the big words on the wall out loud to his father. And it went something like this…. Studying, Picnicking, Travelling, Skiing, Eating, Smoking At the end the father […]

  • Breaking the News

    Near the end of last month the first trimester of the pregnancy ended; up until that point we had not told many people of the news. Family was of course first, and I was actually surprised at the reaction. My birthday coincided with us starting to tell friends the news, and if I was to […]

  • Small Bump, Big Bump

    Yesterday afternoon we were visiting one of the local Malls and ended up going into two particular shops,  Mamas & Papas and Pottery Barn Kids. In the past visits to this particular shops have always been about finding a present for one of our friends who have just had a baby. This time there was […]

  • IKEA & Baby

    With all that is going on, I decided I’d like something from home. So, off I went to IKEA to have some meat balls. Lets be honest, they are not the same, flavour isn’t quite right – but even so, off I went and low and behold, the chef behind the counter had a very […]