It’s amazing to realise that something that was horrific the first time can become normal by the third.
We are at the half way point; BB has lived for six weeks in spica. She has coped incredibly and has challeng More
26 Mar 2012 24 Comments
in BB's journey with DDH Tags: bb, cast change, ddh, hip dislocation, jane blackmore, northernmum, spica
It’s amazing to realise that something that was horrific the first time can become normal by the third.
We are at the half way point; BB has lived for six weeks in spica. She has coped incredibly and has challeng More
21 Mar 2012 6 Comments
in mummyblog Tags: bb, jane blackmore, mice, northernmum
As the sun has started to return to our winter drenched country moods have lifted, trousers have shortened and coats have been left at home.
Then suddenly all eyes turn to the garden, the sorry neglected space of overgrown green and unruly bushes. More
18 Mar 2012 14 Comments
in Breastfeeding, mummyblog Tags: bb, Breastfeeding, jane blackmore, Jo Middleton, northernmum
As regular readers know I have been proudly feeding BB now for twenty two months, it was such hard work at the beginning and we have no idea how to stop now so instead we are just going with the flow.
Therefore I am pleased to hand over the reins today to Jo Middleton More
17 Mar 2012 24 Comments
in mummyblog Tags: bb, jane blackmore, mothers day hell, northernmum, twins
I doubt I will sleep tonight, the anticipation may be overwhelming to say the least. For tomorrow it is all going to happen, tomorrow is the big day… More
16 Mar 2012 36 Comments
in mummyblog Tags: bb, jane blackmore, northernmum, parenting is hard
I like to think I hold a relatively honest view of myself and know where my strengths and weaknesses lie.
15 Mar 2012 51 Comments
in mummyblog Tags: bb, jane blackmore, men, northernmum, prude, willy wobblers
The social evolution of acceptable behaviour never ceases to amaze me.
Today, sitting on the train, minding my own business, catching up on emails More
13 Mar 2012 72 Comments
in BB's journey with DDH Tags: bb, crawling in a spica, defining limitations, jane blackmore, soft play in a spica cast, spica cast
Today tasted like chocolate ice cream with rainbow sprinkles and raspberry juice squirted on the top. When BB had her operation and was fastened into cast for three long months part of my world turned grey. I could only see what she couldn’t do, I saw water that she couldn’t swim in, I saw parks she couldn’t play in, I saw a life defined by her limitations and it broke my heart ever so slightly. More
10 Mar 2012 24 Comments
in mummyblog Tags: baby, bb, growing into daddy, hair washing in a spica cast, jane blackmore, northernmum, spica, twins
Bedtime took a different shape this evening. He who helped create them and twin girl were out taking my sister in law to the airport which left myself, spica bound BB and Twin Boy. More
02 Mar 2012 25 Comments
in BB's journey with DDH Tags: bb, ddh, hips, jane blackmore, Jodie Marsh, Madonna, northernmum, Popeye, spica cast
Nine weeks and three days remaining…
Not that I am counting.
BB and the spica cast are coming along nicely, life is slowly returning to normal again, well as normal as life in our house can ever be. More
27 Feb 2012 27 Comments
in mummyblog Tags: bb, hair rmeoval, jane blackmore, northernmum, removing bikini hair from children, twins, wax
A Brazilian anyone? More