My grandfather Eric (middle) atop Mont Blanc in 1937 The improbable prospect of Simon Cowell being a father has come to pass. And he and girflfriend Lauren Silverman have welcomed a bouncing boy… called Eric.The name was chosen after Cowell’s late father. Aaah.Though there have been some mutters – it’s not a name for a […]
It doesn’t matter if the dad’s there for the birth
Dads in the delivery room? Right, I’ll come off the fence and say it doesn’t matter a jot. There’s been a lot of hoo-ha about the subject at the mo since Nick Knowles said he’s not planning to be at the birth of his impending child. His missus Jessica is happy with their decision saying she […]
282/365 Shadows and difficult questions
“We are so tall. Look mummy,” said Boy Three, who then insisted on me taking a picture. I’d have taken a picture of just about anything at that point because he’d been asking difficult questions. “Is there a baby in your tummy?”“No.”“Why not?”“There just isn’t. And there isn’t going to be. You’re my baby.”“When I was […]
105/365 Happy Birthday Boy Two
You might think it’s a random clutter of cake furniture, but you’d be wrong. It’s a carefully arranged tableau created for Boy Two by his little brother. Having his cake and eating it. Eleven years ago I was in a ward at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, and I couldn’t sleep. I was probably quivering […]