Catshanghai

Summer is here and many expats are selling their stuff as they get ready to move on to newer pastures (or be sent back to older ones). Those of us who have been in Shanghai for more than a year will recognise the cycle and see there is an opportunity to get good secondhand gear. [...]

Jake is 22 days old and getting bigger and stronger every day. Here are some things we’ve noticed about him. He is utterly fearless. Jenny says he feeds like a wolf. He only cries when he is hungry. He is not too bothered by heat or a soiled nappy. He is strong.He is already starting [...]

Here are a few pictures of Jake that I took in the week, having just added them to a picasa album. Jenny and Jake came home from hospital yesterday. Jake can’t get enough milk whether it’s from his mum or a bottle of formula concoction. It’s really nice having my family home. I normally get [...]

The first video was taken yesterday and the second was shot today. Notice how Jake is struggling to open his eyes. Don’t worry. It’s only sleepyness. He’s doing really well. He’s drinking lots of milk, sleeps like his grandpa and is getting ready to suckle from his mum. Jenny has also had a good day. [...]

Jake was born yesterday morning at 9.5¹am weighing 3 and a half kilos. He is healthy, pink and very handsome. He’ll be in Red House Hospital with his mother until the end of the week, but he’s become a little celebrity as hordes of pregnant women and their mothers gather round Jake’s crib and say [...]