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Monthly Archives: May 2010

Think less Happy Feet, more Slappy Feet.

Week Twenty One: I’ve seen Bigfoot, and she’s in my house…

May 28, 2010by Ben Wakeling 8 Comments

“I hate you for doing this to me.” seethes Jess, as she attempts to negotiate her now massive baby bump whilst tying her shoes. With a look of weirdly sinister […]

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"I'm gonna dilate THIS much!"

Week Twenty: Over the hill

May 21, 2010by Ben Wakeling 5 Comments

Boom! You’re halfway there. The weeks may have gone by in a flash, they may have dragged, but you’re on the home straight now. You’ve done really well so far. […]

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If you can see this, you're hovering too long. Click now!

A Reminder…

May 17, 2010by Ben Wakeling 4 Comments

Yep, this again – sorry. Like a child high on sweets I’m going to pester you, virtually tapping your shoulder until you snap. I need your votes for the MAD […]

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"How do they get the yolk in there?" Who cares?! Just eat the darn thing!

Week Nineteen: Take your partner by the hand…

May 14, 2010by Ben Wakeling 14 Comments

This week Jess had her swine flu injection: we came to the conclusion that the risks of having it were a lot lower than the risks of her not having […]

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Goodbye, Pert Breasts: The Advert

May 12, 2010by Ben Wakeling Leave a comment

Rumour has it that YouTube is pretty popular…so I thought I’d splice together a quick advert. Tell your friends, or I’ll send the bogeyman after you. View it here, and […]

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Also, her face will probably look like this upon entry to said land.

Week Eighteen: No, sir, that’s the umbilical cord…

May 7, 2010by Ben Wakeling 21 Comments

This week we went for a private sexing scan, so we could find out what we’re having (restricted to either a boy or a girl, of course, unless something really […]

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fatherhood, pregnancy, trimester, Uncategorized
MADs

The MADs Blog Awards – a Big Thank You!

May 4, 2010by Ben Wakeling 4 Comments

You may remember a post back in the days of yore where I shamelessly begged for a nomination in the MADs Blog Awards (sponsored by Butlins): Well, the time for […]

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Figuring Out Fatherhood

My fortnightly column for Parentdish...
The obligatory birth story

Ah, the memories

I want a hold!

The fibs kids tell

A conversation with my baby daughter

A day in the life of my two-year-old son

Little Horrors

Santa's Watching You

Five Things You Will See At Every Nativity Play

Hooray, I'm Back At Work!

Is my son losing his innocence too quickly?

Do you ban your children from watching any kids' TV programmes?

20 years from now

Three days on MacGregor Ward

The horror of playgroups

Potty training: easier said than done

How fortunate we are

Things I’m Doing

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