Last weekend we met up with the other parents in our NCT group and it was great to see all the other babies and where they are in their development. I can't help but be reminded of the school playground but instead of making unsubstantiated claims about our parents strength and prowess, we were all secretly comparing our children. Oh he's still waking for a feed every two hours? Ours sleeps 7 hours at night now. Look how alert he is, yours is still sleeping lots I see. And so it goes on and I realise I am already a competitive dad. I was absolutely brimming with pride when the other dads were impressed with how strong Noah's neck was, how good he is at holding his head up. Yes thought I, my son is brilliant he is super clever and way more advanced than any other baby that had ever lived. Clearly I need to start him on Japanese lessons next week.
You may recall that I was mid preparation for Noah's 2nd birthday party which was all arranged and happened to fall exactly two weeks after Ellie was born. So you can imagine the state of mind both Nikala and I were in whilst I was also running around frantically trying to put into action all my plans for the ensuing Minion madness. Yes, I was pretty stressed. Anyway as promised here is my Minion cake creation. I actually found a great recipe that froze well, allowing me to bake the cakes a week or two in advance and reducing the panic on the night before. A little. Well OK I was still pretty panicked and with panic comes just a hint of anger and frustration. So sorry to anyone that found themselves around me for those last few hours building up to the big event. Cakes wrapped and ready for freezing. And now thawing ready for the build. Beginning to take form. The sandwich layers are stuck together with chocolate ganache. And then covered with a "cru...
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