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Ireland is snowed under. Not with the white fluffy stuff that falls from the sky but the powdery kind that typically hails from South America. I swore to myself that I wouldn’t mention Katy French here but I can’t help it as no matter where you look there she is. It is her family that [...]

After a fourth sleepless night and no relief from pain I rang my dentist to see if they had a cancellation. They did and my tooth is gone. I have never been so excited at the thought of going to the dentist before. While in the waiting room all I could think of was the [...]

I’ve been quiet lately as I’ve been sick yet again. This time around I had a cold which finally manifested itself into a chest infection before the weekend. No problems there, a few hot toddies and plenty of rest and limited access to Lucas in case I pass something on to him. However things took [...]

Let me present to you (again!) Lucas Edgar Sweetnam: Lucas was a name that we were considering for a while as it is a name that works extremely well in both Polish and English. However it just took us some time to see if he looks like a Lucas if that makes any sense! His [...]

He was born this morning at 9:35 weighing in at 7lbs 9oz or 3.5kg. even though that might not sound a lot he is huge! He doesn’t fit into any of the newborn clothes we bought him so it’s off to the shops for me in the morning. Both he and mum are doing fine. [...]

I’ve lost my bet. Kirstine, who is Sylwia’s friend had her baby yesterday. A boy weighing in at 7lbs 12oz (3.2kg). Both are doing fine but now I’m down €50 after betting that both her baby and ours would be born on the same day. As for our baby, he or she seems quite contented [...]

The HSE is in the news again (when is it not?). For those who may not know the HSE is the Health Service Executive. It was formed three years ago with the mandate to improve the health services here in Ireland. They haven’t quite managed it yet nor do they look like they are going [...]