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Dry Bed

Thu, 17 May 2007 06:00:57 +0000

Woohoo! Ruaridh, in Big Boy Pants, woke up in a dry bed this morning! I am so proud!

I waked up in a dry bed mommy come see
I waked in a dry bed daddy I did
I woke up in a dry bed w/ dry feet & a dry head
I am a big boy now

First Day at School!

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:31:08 +0000

Togged up..., originally uploaded by Martin Burns.

It's amazing how the time flies, but today is Morgan's 1st day at school. Wasn't he only just born the other day..? Seems like it.

Happy Birthday Orla Eowyn!

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:51:31 +0000

45 Minutes Old, originally uploaded by Martin Burns.

Born this morning at 11:10, weighing 3740g (8lb 4oz in Old Money).

Everyone's doing just fine - Morgan's very, very excited. Ruaridh's a bit more nonchalant so far. Lucy's relaxing, and I'm on paternity leave!

If you're in a present-buying mood (well, a bloke's got to try, eh?), see Lucy's Gift List.

Birth Pool Test Run

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 23:47:20 +0000

Like our previous two, this baby will (hopefully) be born at home, in water.

This time, though, we've bought a pool rather than renting one. But either way, you still want to do a test run a few weeks in advance of the date, so this was ours.

I don't expect this to be the final location - that's planned to be the dining room. However, if Lucy changes her mind...

Talkin' 'bout my Generation

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:46:36 +0000

Writing this on my PDA, sat in a restaurant in Oxford.

What generation am I? I can see a family sat opposite: ma, pa + 3 daughters. The parent look, what, late 40s or so. The kids look like they've just finished their GCSEs, the A-levels + their 1st degree.

Both parents and daughters seem like my generation to me.

Similarly, I had a conversation today with a member of client staff. His daughter has just done A-levels and is going to Cambridge. She's doing science but also has a strong musical talent - sounds like me 15 years ago. He was looking for advice from me, but both as a contemporary of his and as one of hers.

Confused? I was.

But it's been the same when I've been in Edinburgh for, I don't know - 10 years now. The new crop of Freshers due into Edinburgh this October will mostly have been born in 1985. When I was a (20 year old) Fresher, they weren't even at Infant School...