Week 35: 17/09 - 23/09

What's on the menu? He's been lucky enough to try two great Czech dishes while he's here; Svíčková and Krupicová Kaše. He had the svíčková without the meat but with the dumplings. He was more of a fan of the dumplings than the sauce.

Week 34: 10/09 - 16/09

Czeski Coming off the back of long weekend in Manchester, we weren't home in Wales for very long before setting off an a trip to the motherland; Czechia. We picked an evening flight hoping that Roland would sleep the whole time. A tradition of many of his firsts.

Week 33: 03/09 - 09/09

What’s on the menu Paper. The boy ate paper this week. It was a stressful time packing for a weekend in Manchester, both mum and dad running around finding bits and bobs to put into the suitcase. All the while, boy was sat on the landing quietly munching a

Week 32: 27/08 - 02/09

What's on the menu? Now we've been through most of the allergens, we can start combine his foods. At dinner time he's having his own little recipes. Like couscous mixed with some cooked vegetables and a piece of fruit for pudding. It's

Week 31: 20/08 - 26/08

What's on the menu? We're on to the allergens now. He's had oats, which has a small amount of gluten. But this week he had bread; the king of gluten. He liked it (and no reaction) so that's a pass. He had

Week 30: 13/08 - 19/08

What's on the menu Bro loves tomatoes. He will polish off a whole quarter of a (big) tomato easy. Might not sound like much but when you're stomach is the size of an orange, it a fair chunk. We're also stepping out of the

Week 29: 06/08 - 12/08

What's on the menu He's really getting the hang of eating. He still can't load the spoon but if you hand him a full spoon, you bet he'll put it in his mouth. Or spread it over his face near his mouth.

Week 28: 30/07 - 05/08

What's on the menu We've been giving Roland a solid meal each day now. Keeping it to one vegetable per two days. After we introduced him to 3 vegetables, we combined them into a meal for him. He had beetroot, courgette and broccoli. He's

Week 27: 23/07 - 29/07

Big boy wheels Now he's 6 months and sitting up I was psyched to put his wheels into sports mode. We made the switch on the pram and took it out for a test drive. It's unreal how much better the pram is like this. It&

Week 26: 16/07 - 22/07

6 months old Today (22/07/25) marks 6 months with the little man. It has gone by quickly and in another 6 months time, we'll be celebrating his first birthday (You understand how times works, right?). Someone recently asked me how fatherhood was going, my response.. It&

Week 25: 09/07 - 15/07

Sunny days It's been damn hot. Which must be tough for the boy as he will be uncomfortable but not able to understand why he's uncomfortable. We tried to keep him cool the best we could; no clothes, a fan, and little dips in the local

Week 24: 02/07 - 08/07

North Wales Socials Roland (or should I say mum) has been desperate for a social life. Thankfully, the villages round here put on free baby events. The problem, they're not all walk-able. On Monday he went for a baby massage in the neighboring village Penmeanmawr, Wednesday is a

Week 23: 25/06 - 01/07

He's only gone and bloody done it Since Roland first rolled from front to back we have been trying to teach him to roll from back to front. It's a real struggle when his preferred position is on his back. Last week we noticed him really

Week 22: 18/06 - 24/06

We did it It’s official, the whole family lives in Wales. It was a tough week of back and fourths, cleaning and sorting, loading and unloading, but now it’s done. Old house keys are handed over and we await to hear our fate from the deposit gods. Shout

Week 21: 11/06 - 17/06

Happy Father's Day Last year this time we knew a baby was coming… what we didn’t know is how much love we’ll feel for this little guy and how hard some days will be. Danny is seriously THE best dad Roland could wish for. The role

Week 20: 04/06 - 10/06

River's house Roland made a new friend this week; River. River is a rare friend as he's younger than Roland and by quite a margin (16 weeks!). He was very impressed with Moses basket. Tee had a little bit of a hard time getting him all

Week 19: 28/05 - 03/06

Family Visit Roland had a tough day last Wednesday. He had another vaccine and this one was an injection. While he took the initial jab really well, his leg was very sore later in the afternoon. Lucky for him, his cousins, Auntie and Nain were there too look after him.

Week 18: 21/05 - 27/05

Tattoos For mine and Tereza's 5 year anniversary she wanted to get us matching tattoos. I'd love to say that I'm not a fan of matching tattoos but some quick math reveals that 40% of my tattoos are now matching tattoos. However, I was

Week 17: 14/05 - 20/05

New toys When you need him to chill alone you will hand him a toy for entertainment. He will smash it into his mouth and then throw it away. You hand him another one and he does the same. I feel it's how he recognizes things. The toys

Week 16: 07/05 - 13/05

Animal playtime Roland had his first time playing with an animal. And when I say "playing with" I mean "was in the same room as". It's more that Tee and I wanted to go and see the kitten. Roland was too busy playing with

Week 15: 30/04 - 06/05

I bet you're wondering "where is week 15?!" Well I messed up but because this is the internet.. Nobody's gonna know The heat Hot damn; the boys first heat wave. He spent most of the days naked. Mum got to make use of these

Week 14: 23/04 - 29/04

Mum's birthday The boy helped his mum celebrate her 32nd Birthday this week. They had a lovely day going to a cafe and then later we all went to get ice cream. We then had a lovely day in the park on Saturday together. A wholesome affair and

Week 13: 16/04 - 22/04

Roland and Parents take Wales This week saw Roland's first holiday.. Destination: Llyn Peninsula. When I saw that it was Easter bank holiday coming up, I asked Tee if she would like to go on a little break. Her answer? Heck yeah. While we would usually be doing

Week 12: 09/04 - 15/04

New pram tech Got some new pram tech this week. Just in time for the sun to disappear, we bought him a sun shade for the pram. Gone are the days he would be rudely awoken by sun in his eyes.. because the sun has gone away. But should we

Week 11: 2/4 - 8/4

Beers with the boys This week we gave him his first taste of social life in the UK; tinnies in a public square. He wasn't happy about it, I'm happy about that. He lasted well outside for such a long time. Usually we like him to