Two things to say about this picture. It was Evie's christening yesterday. How did something so beautiful come from someone as funny looking as that?

Blogging isn't what it used to be. These days it's easy to wonder if anyone is listening and if these written blatherings are any use. It's liberating when you think no one is there of course, because you can say what the hell you like, but only wierdos like talking to themselves. But then you…

It was our little boy's first day at Jolly Tots (day nursery thing) by himself today. We had discussed if he would be OK by himself, if he would scream for Mummy or anything like that. When it came to it, he just hurtled in, without saying goodbye and started playing with the other kids.…

Mrs Northern got this for Mothers Day. Yes, it's only a photo book. To be precise, a lovely handmade glossy book of our family photos since just before little Evie was born. But she loves it, maybe more than anything else I've ever got her. Because: It's our children. Enough said. Because it will last…

We took Will and Evie to the zoo last Sunday. I've never seen my little boy s excited. He ran around for nearly six hours in a state of perpetual, about to explode, enthusiasm. Ever day since, he's asked to see the monkeys again. Evie's turning into a beaming little bundle of joy. I'm so…

Baby Evie is sleeping in her own room now and going to bed at a reasonable hour. Which means, oh joy, reading books in bed. I drive to work, I'm busy – bed is the place I read. The backlog is considerable and has been driving me mad, just sitting there taunting me – the…

I may have mentioned that I like to swim a lot. I don't think I've mentioned that I've actually gone swimming about three times in the last 4 months. New baby, having a job and demanding toddler have just meant something had to drop. I've been doing the gym and getting on the bike, but…

I'm sorry if banging on about kids is boring, I guess it is. Funnily enough I remember, in the days when I used to moderate focus groups more, going mental with parents who couldn't talk about anything without seeing it through their kids' eyes. It's remembering stuff like that ensures I'm determined for myself and…