Phyl's Blog

It may surprise you to hear that I don't live in the quietest of houses. This many people can make your living room feel a bit like the ...

 There is something quite magical about little (and not so little) kids when they see snow, isn't there?

When I was pregnant I signed up to a website that would give me a couple of lines weekly telling me what was happening with my unborn baby....

Amaia's way of getting around might not be the most conventional but she's getting really quite speedy and can easily manage steps ...

Do you remember the Billy Connolly sketch when he recounts finding his first grey pubic hair? He's appalled to realize middle age has ...

Well - almost. Anna broke her leg nine days ago as you know. Today I got a call from Marcel, who was meant to be with his father but when he...

The WHO says I shouldn't start feeding Amaia (remember the 10lb baby) till she is 26 weeks old - ie in another 5 weeks. The WHO is bar...

Anna has predominantly dark green eyes with little bits of slate grey and brown in them. Most people think because her eyes are dark that sh...

I went to a charity book sale that my friend was holding in aid of breast cancer in her back garden yesterday afternoon. Both she and her hu...

Something to think about if you are a parent... When we were at Amazonia's animal-handling session the other day every single child who...

  Bitsy and Teeny Troll Originally uploaded by PhylB The empathy gene has kicked in! I was taking a bath with Anna and Amaia tonight as I o...

Today Léon went to school for the first time ever. The induction process began a few weeks ago with parental meetings which I have been atte...

Anna has a bit of a butterfly obsession at the moment. She has two pairs of shoes with butterflies on them, several T-shirts and a rain jack...

They all get nits at some point from nursery. Léon has never caught it and has only six weeks nursery left so I thought we were safe. Then ...

I like school gala day. It isn't that beat the goalie, rides on a pony and a raffle for a bottle of £2 shampoo are my thing, it is more ...

We've been watching the TV more than usual - that is to say more than an hour a week - since the election. Obviously that means mainly n...

Today I had to take Amaia for her second set of vaccinations. Last time round I had taken her alone but today I had Léon and Anna in tow too...

For goodness sake! What kind of planet are we living on???? I'd be horrified if I had an 18 month old who couldn't identify fruit an...

The little car decided the trip to nursery this morning at 8-45am was the best possible time to blow a tyre... thanks little car. I conside...

I went out into my garden and found this sitting on the garden table. I have to say it reminded me of many of the old Calvin and Hobbes snow...