Author: James
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Five Weeks Old and Already a Fashion Icon
Our Little Monkey has some lovely clothes, many of them bought by generous friends and family. It’s rather good fun picking out a little outfit for him, particularly if we’re going out and want to show off how handsome he is. Cute animals are a recurring theme, and some of the slogans are very sweet.…
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Baby’s First… Bedroom
It’s strange to think that Toby won’t have any recollection of his nursery, since it will be where I picture him when I think back on his early days. But, as with much baby paraphernalia, I think getting it nice is really for the parents’ benefit. Although we hoped that the animal silhouettes would capture…
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The War-and-Peace-O-Meter: Week Six
Previous weeks: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 After a hiatus of three weeks, during which I found that newborn babies and immense works of Russian literature do not really complement each other, I’ve been making good progress with the absorbing drama of the first part of volume two. I’m congenitally unable to not have…
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The Little Monkey at One Month
We’ve only had him a month, but it seems entirely normal that Mrs. Monkeyshines and I share our home and lives with a Little Monkey. He was a wriggly fellow in utero, and that remains the case now. He thrashes around with such abandon that I’m sure he could hold his own in a moshpit.…
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“Chillin’ with my homies”
(*Prize is esoteric and consists wholly of the satisfaction of being correct.)
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Dance Little Monkey, Dance!
The Little Monkey is channelling the spirit of the mid-90s-era internet this week, fusing two early memes into one painfully ironic and knowing super-meme: a dancing baby in a Hampster Dance style. Marvellous. It’s also pleasing to know that those hamsters are still dancing their socks off, all these years later.
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Baby’s First… Bathtime
Being a baby must be overwhelming at times; practically every day involves doing something for the first time. No wonder they need to sleep so much. But for the parents, all these firsts are really rather wonderful. Our Little Monkey wasn’t entirely sure about his first bath; after a minute of concentrating, trying to figure…
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A Fortnight of Fatherhood
Our Little Monkey arrived two weeks ago, which seems as good a reason as any to write down a few trifles that I have noticed in my first days of fatherhood. Doubtless, these are not original thoughts in the grand scheme of things, but they are for me, and what’s a blog for if not…