Maeve is six months old today – and what a six months they have been. They have been in short wonderful, and we have a lovely beautiful daughter who we really love and enjoy. When she smiles at me when I walk into her room at 06:30am for her morning feed and nappy change (alternated with my wife) she gives me a fantastic big smile to show she loves me; and all is well with the world as far as I am concerned.

Have I changed – no doubt and for the better, and I love spending more time than I did at home with my wife and daughter. I also have a great client called Amartus who permit me to work from home one day a week, not only does this cut 2-3 hours a day in commuting but I do tend to get more work done because there are fewer interruptions. The longer lunch break where I can spend with my daughter are also good for bonding and family in general.

Well here is the photo we just took of Maeve aged 5 months for her passport (we are going to Germany in September).

Maeve at 5 months

The funny thing about Maeve, even though she is six months old she is as tall and weighs as much as a one year old (10KG).