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Gareth Ellis
May 12, 20213 min read
Being a full-time Daddy
Just recently I started a new job. I say new, I’ve been doing it on a ‘part-time’ basis for two and a half years, but now I’ve been...
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Gareth Ellis
Feb 19, 20212 min read
9 Months In, 9 Months Out – Part 2
Just recently, Emi turned nine months old. And yes, just like every other month, I can’t quite believe how fast time is going. I know, I...
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Gareth Ellis
Jan 5, 20213 min read
The Fun of Feeding Two Children
When you have to feed one child it can be difficult, feeding two can be hectic. We started feeding Rupert solid food when he was around...
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Gareth Ellis
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Happy 2nd Birthday, Rupert
Today is a special day in the Ellis household. Our little, not so little boy, our first born, our beautiful son Rupert turned two. No...
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Gareth Ellis
Oct 25, 20203 min read
I swear, I try not to swear
Oh fudge, what the flip, and shhhhh-ugar! As a parent you have to get pretty imaginative when it comes to covering your swearing and...
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Gareth Ellis
Oct 20, 20203 min read
Review: Pumpkin Picking at The Patch MK
This weekend was a first for the Ellis family – as it was the first time any of us had gone pumpkin picking. Rupert is a massive fan of...
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Gareth Ellis
Sep 26, 20202 min read
‘My kids amaze me every day.’
Some might say I’m easily pleased, but I am amazed by my children every day. I know that’s a bit of an obvious statement but genuinely...
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Gareth Ellis
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Time Flies
Time is one of those things that we all get in equal measure. Each day we get 24 hours to do with whatever we want. That’s 1440 minutes,...
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Gareth Ellis
Aug 24, 20202 min read
Lockdown Life as a Working Dad
In the last four months I’ve been working from home, much like a number of people around the country. However, when you say working from...
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Gareth Ellis
May 18, 20203 min read
Two Under Two: Expectation v Reality
We have officially had two children for six days now, and I have to say it’s begun with mixed results – albeit most of them positive....
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Gareth Ellis
May 13, 20204 min read
Our family is complete!
At 8.11am yesterday my life became complete as our baby made their arrival – just two days early. After a comparatively short labour,...
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Gareth Ellis
May 4, 20202 min read
Tidy v Clean
When it comes to owning a home, you want it to be clean and tidy. When you add in a child you’ll take it just being clean. J is a...
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Gareth Ellis
Jan 26, 20202 min read
Putting the we in weekend
This weekend has been amazing. And I haven’t really done that much. Before Rupert, and before I was with Jess, I could go a whole day...
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Gareth Ellis
Jan 14, 20202 min read
I hate when Rupert’s ill
I hate it when Rupert is poorly. He’s had plenty of colds, what we think are sore throats and a cough that won’t seem to bugger off, as...
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Gareth Ellis
Jan 5, 20202 min read
Daddy Knows Best Too….right?
Being a Dad is tough. I don’t want to come across like I have things hard or that I don’t have any support because that’s far from true....
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Gareth Ellis
Sep 10, 20193 min read
Teamwork makes the Dream Work
I’m a very lucky man. I’ve currently been with Jess for just over seven years (married for two) and we have a beautiful son together. We...
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Gareth Ellis
Sep 3, 20192 min read
Rupert’s First Hour of Nursery
Rupert has now taken his latest, and so far scariest, step towards being a big boy. Yesterday, he had his first taster session at...
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Gareth Ellis
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Sun’s Out, Guns In
I am what’s known as a sun worshipper. I am THAT guy who moves his sunbed round on holiday so that it’s always facing the sun straight...
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Gareth Ellis
Aug 25, 20192 min read
9 Months In, 9 Months Out
This month, J and I have worked out something rather weird – our son has been in our arms as long as he was cooking in Jess’ tummy. I...
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Gareth Ellis
Aug 19, 20193 min read
Anti-Social Media
Social media when you have children is both the best and the worst thing. It’s the best because we can share little milestones that Ru is...
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