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My brother’s birthday

This was written by Faolán on 3rd March 2012 at 8:00 pm when he was 4 months, 9 days, 13 hours old | 1 Comment

Also on this day... A Nasa spacecraft detected oxygen around one of Saturn's icy moons, Dione.

Every year we celebrate the day that a person was born.

I haven’t been around for a year yet (but I celebrate everyday). Darragh’s been around for fifteen! So we baked a cake and decorated it with clouds and words, ate a special breakfast and headed out for lunch at a hotel.
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Juggling

This was written by Faolán on 1st March 2012 at 7:00 pm when he was 4 months, 7 days, 12 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... British Embassy in Syria was closed and diplomatic staff withdrawn.

This is me playing with those plastic balls that you get in play areas in shops and the like. Except I prefer to juggle with them.

I can only manage juggling two at the moment and even that’s proving a challenge as my hands are still small.
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Mamma Mia!

This was written by Faolán on 29th February 2012 at 6:00 pm when he was 4 months, 6 days, 11 hours old | Leave a Comment

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This is the new song of the moment. Kate is learning it in school, so everyone’s been singing it around the house – even daddy, and that’s something to be heard!

He even remembers it from when it was on Top of the Pops, showing just how old he really is!
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Roll over Beethoven!

This was written by Faolán on 28th February 2012 at 9:00 pm when he was 4 months, 5 days, 14 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Barclays Bank was ordered by the UK Treasury to pay half-a-billion pounds in tax it tried to avoid, as retrospective legislation is introduced!

I love watching the flames dance in the fire. Or even a flickering candle will do! I’m not sure what it is, but there’s definitely a magnetic attraction – “like a moth to a flame”…

This was me, relaxing after a bath, lying in front of the fireplace, enjoying the warm glow of the coals.
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Chit chat

This was written by Faolán on 26th February 2012 at 7:00 pm when he was 4 months, 3 days, 12 hours old | 2 Comments

Also on this day... Liverpool beat Cardiff 3-2 on penalties to win Carling Cup final - shame!

My first filmed conversation – mostly with myself… or was I auditioning for a gurning competition…?
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A day trip

This was written by Faolán on 25th February 2012 at 8:00 pm when he was 4 months, 2 days, 13 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela underwent a "diagnostic procedure" in hospital but is not in danger.

Today we decided to go on a day trip – an entirely spontaneous decision seeing as the weather forecast was decent enough!

It turned out the forecast wasn’t as accurate as we expected, but we had a lovely time driving over to Dunfanaghy and An Fál Carrach (Falcarragh).
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A third of a year!

This was written by Faolán on 23rd February 2012 at 6:21 am when he was 4 months old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Researchers who reported the surprising find of faster-than-light neutrinos in 2011 announced that had found two potential sources of error in their experiment.

I am four months old today!

It seems like I’ve been here forever, but it was only 123 days ago that I was born.

A lot has happened in this time – to me and in he outside world. The new year has come and gone and it’s beginning to feel like spring is on the way, which is lovely.
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Ten-pin bowling

This was written by Faolán on 16th February 2012 at 6:30 pm when he was 3 months, 24 days, 12 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... A bus driver who deliberately knocked a cyclist down in Bristol using his bus "as a weapon" was jailed for 17 months.

I don’t know what pins are and I can’t count to 10 yet, but I loved the place we went to at half-term!

The Brunswick Moviebowl is the loudest, brightest place I’ve ever been. Mum and dad were a bit worried I wouldn’t enjoy it, but it had so many flashing lights and moving lights, who couldn’t enjoy it!!
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I, (am not a) robot

This was written by Faolán on 14th February 2012 at 8:30 am when he was 3 months, 22 days, 2 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Carlos Tevez arrived back at Manchester City after returning from unauthorised leave in his native Argentina.

No, I’m definitely not a robot.

The word robot was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), published in 1920! Nowadays, you can even buy a robot vacuum cleaner – my dad’s seen one in action… ironically just outside Prague!
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Sleeping cat

This was written by Faolán on 11th February 2012 at 4:00 pm when he was 3 months, 19 days, 9 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... The Six-Nations rugby match between France and Ireland is called off 7 minutes before kick off because of a frozen pitch.

Today was a lazy day. Well, many of my days are lazy enough, but today was especially so! Mum and dad were out in the polytunnel preparing the soil for growing more vegetables. I mean, I was there too! I was in my pram, taking it easy and enjoying the warmth of the sun.
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