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All dressed up and somewhere to go

This was written by Faolán on 12th January 2012 at 10:00 am when he was 2 months, 20 days, 3 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Ivan Scott, from Donegal, set a new lamb shearing world record - 744 lambs in eight hours, beating the previous world record by just two sheep.

My mum had been commissioned by the Monreagh Ulster Scots Heritage and Education Centre to paint a picture of Inch Island.

The painting was presented to Bertie Bryce, a well known performer and dancer from Inch Island, to celebrate his 93rd birthday.
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Playtime

This was written by Faolán on 9th January 2012 at 8:00 pm when he was 2 months, 17 days, 13 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Thierry Henry scored on his return to English football in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Leeds in the FA Cup

Today, at 11 weeks old, I weighed 8.3kg or 18lb 5oz!

This is a video of me playing games with my mum – I have a surprise for her about half way through 😉
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Banana muffin supremos

This was written by Faolán on 8th January 2012 at 4:00 pm when he was 2 months, 16 days, 9 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Tens of thousands of South Africans rallied in Bloemfontein to mark the 100th anniversary of the African National Congress.

My mum is now an expert in baking banana muffins. We always seem to have some old, over-ripe bananas around that need throwing away – or using! We prefer the latter…

Today we had a visit from my cousins and their mum and dad.
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My new cot

This was written by Faolán on 6th January 2012 at 11:00 pm when he was 2 months, 14 days, 16 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Sad news that Bob Holness, who hosted the cult daytime quiz show Blockbusters, died at the age of 83.

I’ve been recovering from my Christmas and New Year exertions the last few days, so my blog has been quiet.

Tonight, though, was the first night in my new cot and that’s something I had to talk about! Up till now I’ve been sleeping in a Moses basket, which had simply got too small.
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Happy New Year!

This was written by Faolán on 1st January 2012 at 12:10 am when he was 2 months, 8 days, 17 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... The US space agency NASA succeeded in placing two new satellites in orbit around the Moon to map gravity variations across the lunar body.

So, Happy New Year to you all!

We all got dressed up ready for a cold and wet Donegal night and headed to the Christmas Tree in the Diamond in Carndonagh. At midnight, the new year is rung in with a bell and music out the side of a lorry!
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My new gallery

This was written by Faolán on 31st December 2011 at 11:00 am when he was 2 months, 8 days, 4 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... UK Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, rejected suggestions that the London 2012 Games should be an "austerity" Olympics.

To finish the year, I’ve added a photo album to my blog. I keep adding photos to Facebook, but that only means certain people can see them.

I’ll keep adding more photos to it – even ones that don’t fit into the blog – so you can see me grow up.
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Happy birthday daddy!

This was written by Faolán on 29th December 2011 at 9:00 pm when he was 2 months, 6 days, 14 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... North Korea hailed Kim Jong-un as 'supreme leader of the party, state and army', the day after the funeral of his father, Kim Jong-il.

Today was dad’s birthday, so we had a day of family and friends to celebrate with him (although he says he doesn’t really count any more, as he’s had too many).

We also managed (it was a team effort) to pull out the first of Kate’s wobbly front teeth.
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Winter walking

This was written by Faolán on 27th December 2011 at 3:00 pm when he was 2 months, 4 days, 8 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... A project turning unwanted Christmas trees (instead of steel pilings) into flood defences is to be expanded across England, after a successful pilot in Cumbria.

It was mild, cloudy and breezy, but mum and dad needed to ‘blow the cobwebs away’ with a walk on the beach. Too many mince pies and biscuits perhaps?

We met our friend Sonia and her dogs, so Poppy got a good run and some fresh air.
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Santa’s Little Elfs

This was written by Faolán on 26th December 2011 at 3:30 pm when he was 2 months, 3 days, 9 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Brazil overtook the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said.

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This is a Christmas song composed by Kate and her dad… I’m ever so proud of my sister!! Enjoy!
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Happy Christmas

This was written by Faolán on 25th December 2011 at 7:00 pm when he was 2 months, 2 days, 12 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Mildest Christmas Day on record for Northern Ireland - probably the same for us in Ireland!

Welcome to my first Christmas! Now I understand why folk were so excited about today (I’m sleeping in the photo after the excitement had died down a little).

Santa had brought presents for everyone, including mum and dad! I got cuddly toys, new clothes, things to play with – all wrapped up in shiny wrapping paper.
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