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    Go To Sleep, Little Baby
    jdettmann
    • May 20, 2015
    • 3 min

    Go To Sleep, Little Baby

    Helpfully, May Blossom and Pipsqueak look like twins born four years apart, so I can illustrate this post with a picture of my own child...
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    We Sneeze In The Face Of Danger
    jdettmann
    • Jul 4, 2014
    • 3 min

    We Sneeze In The Face Of Danger

    May Blossom’s Self-Portrait With Gastro It’s winter here, and with each new and sparkling dawn comes a new illness. I’m quite serious:...
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    True Romance
    jdettmann
    • May 22, 2013
    • 2 min

    True Romance

    Because I want this to remain a mummy blog, and not morph into a beauty blog, I shall refrain from giving you the contact details of the...
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    The Real Boss
    jdettmann
    • Mar 25, 2013
    • 4 min

    The Real Boss

    Come the week of the concert and my mum, who had bravely offered to babysit both May Blossom and Garnet, politely asked how we were going...
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    A Month
    jdettmann
    • Jan 16, 2013
    • 3 min

    A Month

    Garnet has one elf ear. The other is a human ear. We are unsure what, if anything, to make of this. Garnet’s 24 days old. It’s been a bit...
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    Degree Of Difficulty
    jdettmann
    • Jul 24, 2012
    • 2 min

    Degree Of Difficulty

    Oh for the days when the in-seat phone was all the entertainment she needed. In about four hours we are heading to the airport to fly for...
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    Great Expectations
    jdettmann
    • Jun 4, 2012
    • 3 min

    Great Expectations

    Here’s a blurry picture of the creature to be known henceforth as NB. Those are the initials of its in utero name, but could equally...
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    Crying Over Spilt Milk
    jdettmann
    • May 9, 2012
    • 5 min

    Crying Over Spilt Milk

    That sort of casual attitude is exactly how I did NOT approach breastfeeding. I approached it with a delightful cocktail of fear,...
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