This week I discovered why beetroot isn't high on people's list of weaning foods - red stuff everywhere! Should have taken a photo but decided in the end I'd better minimise the damage and clean up. Charlie enjoys experimenting with bits of finger food like rice cakes so we're having some wonderfully messy mealtimes at the moment.

Another bug in the household with Philip running a temperature. Seem to remember last January was like this. At least I'm not trying to juggle work as well this year.