jdettmannJan 16, 20133 minA MonthGarnet 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...
jdettmannDec 24, 20122 minThis Is Just To SayOur little boy was born ten days ago. Sorry it’s taken me so long to put him down and write a post to announce it. But if you smelled his...
jdettmannDec 14, 20122 minKeep Calm And Carry On Like A Pork ChopMay Blossom re-enacts what will happen if you don’t shut about about your birth plan while having coffee with friends. My friends Lou and...
jdettmannDec 9, 20122 minWe Sleep The Sleep Of The FuriousWhenever May Blossom wakes up these days, the first thing she says is, in a very irritated tone of voice: ‘I didn’t want to go to sleep.’...
jdettmannDec 4, 20121 minYou Give Me FeverIn the event of finding yourself over thirty-eight weeks pregnant and suffering from a virus that makes you burn with fever and shake...
jdettmannNov 30, 20122 minNot What It Looks LikeAlso not what it looks like: this image of May Blossom checking on her sibling in my tummy illustrates why late pregnancy, maxi-dresses...
jdettmannNov 28, 20122 minAlways Look On The Bright Side Of LifeAn optimist is one who happily rides her friend’s bike with no pants on. I am a pessimist. I specialise in negative visualisation. Much...
jdettmannNov 27, 20123 minMy Patience Is The Only Thin Part Of MeBut, weirdly enough, it was one of the loveliest nights I can remember. Partly because nights in general, in my opinion, are for sleeping...
jdettmannNov 25, 20121 minAll That GlittersIt turned out that the sparkly dress I bought online and wore to the wedding yesterday was just a dress with glitter glued to it. Not...
jdettmannNov 23, 20123 minCar Seat Shopping For The Hormonally DerangedOne of the many dangerous roads of the world that are all out to get my children, according to my pregnancy-addled brain. Have you ever...
jdettmannNov 19, 20122 minIf You Can’t Say Something Nice…Today nearly slipped by without a blog. Today was hard. Physically I feel like crap right now and trying to be funny feels forced. So...
jdettmannNov 17, 20122 minThe TalkiesThis is not strictly relevant to the following post except that it sums up better than any other photo I have how today has made me feel....
jdettmannNov 14, 20122 minIt Doesn’t Touch The MangoWhich of the two following stories is scarier? Thing 1. This week I saw a new physiotherapist. She told me I should wear what can only be...
jdettmannNov 12, 20122 minBlog It OutMay Blossom playing ‘Caesarean Sections’ with her play-doh. Earlier this evening I was in the bath, eating a piece of toast with peanut...
jdettmannOct 18, 20123 minGrant Me The SerenityLunch out with a tiny nun always helps. I haven’t been feeling very good lately. It’s nothing that the birth of NB won’t fix (or possibly...
jdettmannOct 2, 20122 minTaxingThere’s not a lot of coherent narrative flow going on in my life right now, and so, to reflect that, here are some random observations...
jdettmannAug 28, 20124 minThe Crying GameOne of the many stunning gender-neutral outfits May Blossom will be handing down to her sibling. According to the medical establishment I...
jdettmannJul 3, 20123 min1-2-3-4 Tell Me That You Love Me MoreThis pregnancy I have been plagued with insomnia, which is not something I have ever experienced before. I was the kid who could fall...
jdettmannJun 26, 20122 minAbsence Makes The Weather Grow Colder.Um, no. I haven’t got a good reason. I was just off, you know, living my life and trying to keep warm. Oh, and GROWING A HUMAN, too,...
jdettmannJun 15, 20122 minPaint It BlackA mother, on the other hand, in my humble experience of less than two years, is more like the shell of a person. The stretched out, faded...