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Being a big brother brings responsibilities, to crying babies and cooing monsters of rock

But her parents are both in a state of high alert, writes Séamas O’Reilly

With just two days to make an outfit, we settle for an inside-out jumper and an improvised horn

when it comes with a super-catchy 70s pop classic tune, says Séamas O’Reilly

Well maybe not always, but we’re reaching a détente, says Séamas O’Reilly

Bone shaking tales encourage my three year old to scrub his teeth clean

My father knows that worrying is often useless – and leaves the advice-peddling to everyone else, says Séamas O’Reilly

The second baby should be easier. But my memory of the first is so bad that I need a few crib sheets

The ultrasound image of our coming baby is the first thing we’ve pinned there for a while

‘Hug very angry,’ he says, it’s scary. But it always ends well for us

Our boy’s cute habit of speaking to and patting his mum’s stomach has branched out to include doing the same thing – slightly less adorably – to mine

Our son has lots of questions and suggestions about what we might be expecting

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Séamas O'Reilly is a writer from Derry. His first book, a memoir about his childhood, entitled Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?, is due to be published next year

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