Monthly Archives: July 2006

Stop burping so I can say hello to the baby

Posted on July 21, 2006 by stuart

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the quickening is here and while I’m yet to be able to feel the baby’s movements, S well and truly can. It’s a bit unfair that S can feel it and I can’t … Continue reading →

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“I’m not feeling very well”

Posted on July 20, 2006 by stuart

So says the protaganist to her doctor in a story we heard at a dinner at R and L’s last night. The woman (lets call her X) was a power business woman who lived, worked and partied damn hard. Never … Continue reading →

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That’s gotta hurt

Posted on July 19, 2006 by stuart

Now calm down — don’t freak out! S isn’t having an Alien experience (where a creature — someone’s baby I guess — bursts out of the belly without so much as a thankyou) — rather she was sent the photo … Continue reading →

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Volcano boy

Posted on July 18, 2006 by stuart

You’ll all be glad to hear we’ve picked a name for the baby should he be a he — the name is: Tsunami Volcano Earthquake Tsunami EarthquakeTsunami McDonald Can anyone believe the bad run of luck Indonesia is having? S … Continue reading →

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The “Death of a thousand slow blades”

Posted on July 17, 2006 by stuart

Good friend M in Oz coined the phrase “Death of a thousand slow blades” when describing the punishment he’d face from his dearly-beloved M after coming home with 42 drinks too many under the belt — I would have called … Continue reading →

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“Well you must have been an evil little sod so you can deal with it…”

Posted on July 16, 2006 by stuart

And so goes our conversation earlier tonight on disciplining our “yet to be naughty” child… It seems S as a child was the perfect child – never needed to be spanked, grounded or even sent to her room…my upbringing as … Continue reading →

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On Boroburdur

Posted on July 15, 2006 by stuart

As promised, below are a few happy snaps from Java’s Boroburdur. It was our first time there, and earthquakes, a bubbling volcano, terror attacks, both tsunamis (there was a second one last night — thankfully not as destructive, but still … Continue reading →

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Practising nagging

Posted on July 14, 2006 by stuart

We did an eight-hour train ride today from Jakarta to Yogyakarta and we spent a good deal of time practising nagging. One of us would pretend to be the child, the other the parent and we’d gauge each other’s reactions … Continue reading →

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Onebabyblog takes a break

Posted on July 13, 2006 by stuart

We’re off to Java’s magnificent Boroburdur tomorrow and will return with lots of photos and more baby tales then… cya!

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Birthday – day off the blog

Posted on July 12, 2006 by stuart

Today is my birthday… I’m turning 36 (I think). I’ll be back with more baby-blogging tomorrow.

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