How I know my son is an island baby!
How I know my son is an island baby! 
We are lucky enough to be raising Arthur in the Seychelles. Since he was born here this life is all he knows, but we know just how lucky he is!! I think if we had to move back to the UK tomorrow, there would be some fairly big differences in Arthur compared to other kids his age! So I thought I’d put together a little list on how I know my son is an island baby!
- Amongst his first words are: Bat, beach, boat, fish, as well as his own special version of the word swimming. If this doesn’t make him an island baby I don’t know what does!?
- He is a little fish. We’ve taken him swimming since he was 6 weeks old, at least once a week but usually more! He is so confident and happy in the water. Apart from when we took him to the UK to visit the grandparents he has only ever swam outside!
- He walks around all day in just a nappy…..frankly anything more is too hot!! Hell, if I could get away with walking around like that all day I would too!!
- The closest he’s ever got to being cold was British summer time!
- His hair is sun kissed and he has a perpetual tan despite my best efforts with the sun cream. In fact his tan is better than mine!
- He’s never been to any special baby class, there aren’t any!
- His best friend is our neighbours cat!
- Rain is a novelty to him and he’s very excited by it!
- He hardly ever gets bitten by Mosquitos, when he does it doesn’t bother him at all!! Everyone we know (including us) when they come to the Seychelles for the first time gets munched on by Mosquitos and the bites itch too!!
- He’s happiest when he’s outside, preferably at the beach!! Playing in the sand is the best! We took him to the beach for the first time when he was 1 week old!!
- Toys aren’t really that interesting to him….give him some stones, sticks or water to play with and he’s made up!!!
- Arthur thinks his grandparents live in my iPad! Thanks to the wonder that is Skype!!
Haha I love your posts they make me think of my life here! Our toddler has definitely become a Dubai baby!!!! X
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What a lovely post! I wish I was there! I have to ask finally as we follow each other on all social media lol! What do you do there? I mean for employment? It’s so beautiful there!
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Thank you 🙂 I don’t work (lucky me!) but my husband works at the international school on our island, he will be deputy head from April 🙂
That’s great! Very lucky… I wish I was there lol 🙂
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Such a wonderful childhood and I think its the best ever!! Little Z asked me today why the sun has come out today …poor kid!
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Awww bless little Z haha that is so sweet!!!!
Such a wonderful place to grow up and love how your son can enjoy so much time outside and enjoying being able to swim outside. Your last point about thinking his grandparents live in the iPad made me chuckle 🙂
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Ahh it’s sounds amazing being an island baby!!! X
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This is brilliant! Although it did make me think – have Arthur and Smudge been separated now due to your house moves?
They have been separated yes 🙁 we went to visit this weekend and Arthur was so happy!!!! He now has a dog next door who is cute but will never replace smudge haha!
He is a very lucky boy, what a wonderful childhood he is having x
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You have no idea how hard it was to read this post – we have 2 feet of snow on the ground, and I’m looking out the window over the pictures on my computer screen of the white sand beaches and Aurthur in nothing but a swim diaper! I’m going to go put on another sweater now.
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Ha ha, his grandparents live in the IPad – that’s so cute! He looks so adorable in his little swim trunks. Lucky boy to grow up on a gorgeous island! x #sharewithme
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Awww, this is such a amazing post, made me smile, how lovely for him. Magical =D
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Haha what a brilliant list this made me laugh out loud at times. What a beautiful way to start his journey in this world, than in the great outdoors with the ocean. Lucky boy x
What a lucky little boy! He is so cute. Hopefully he will never lose his sense of adventure. Love your blog design.
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What a wonderful life for him, it must be paradise to wander round on that gorgeous soft sand in just a a nappy! I always get bitten by mozzies so I’m sure if I came to visit I would be a feast for them! Haha. Or island baby is gorgeous x #sharewithme
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He does have a gorgeous tan, like caramel! The last one about thinking your parents living in your ipad made me chuckle xxx
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So absolutely adorable. I love that rain is a novelty and he’s never been to a baby class. i love how your son seems to have such a serene and easy going life!! Ugh….I could easily be an Island Baby!
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Haha thanks lovely!!! He really does have a laid back life, lucky little guy 🙂 xx
How amazing, I think my daughter would make for a perfect island baby (well, school girl!) as she’s happiest half naked, running around outdoors too!
What a brilliant life for your little one xx
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Thank you 🙂
Sounds like she’d be perfect!! X
What an ideal life for a little chap; imagine not knowing rain and wearing only something covering your bottom! Paradise indeed! I love the last point about the iPad, so funny. It takes kids a long time to work out how things like that work. Thanks for hosting the linky again Chantelle.
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Lucas says – Wow! Arthur is sooooo lucky. I would love to live near a hot beach too. He sounds as if he has a great time too although I do like playing with sticks and stuff too but normally whenI pick them up they’re wet and muddy 🙁 #sharewithme
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What an idyllic life to have. I am rather jealous of Arthur’s tan and sunkissed hair myself!! What a wonderful way to grow up. #sharewithme
I have an island baby too. What a lovely post, everything in it rings true for my little boy too. Makes me want to give him a big squeeze for being so adorable.
I love this post, especially the part about his grandparents living in an iPad. Adorable! Can relate to this post in so many ways. I have one son with bleached blonde hair and a permatan even though he wears as much sunscreen as his whiter and darker-haired brother. They both think 27C is cold (“Turn off the fan, mom!”) Oh boy, are they ever in for a rude awakening when we return to Canada or the UK in your case 🙂
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Such a great experience for your son! 🙂
That is so cute. He would freeze if you moved to the UK! Swimming is such a good skill for kids to have. All mine take swim lessons each week, even my eldest still does swimming at age 13! That is the one thing I wish my kids had more of – an outdoor lifestyle. Most everything here is indoors for at least 10 and sometimes even 11 months out of the year. Your Arthur is very lucky indeed 🙂
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Sounds like he’s really in touch with nature – I love that! It’s a good thing that he doesn’t like toys, because there’s nothing better than just playing outside 🙂
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You’re totally right! It also means he can be happy anywhere without carting a load of stuff with us 🙂 x
Oh I love this post!!! Lucky lucky boy, and Goodness knows I wouldn’t mind walking around in just a nappy all day in the Italian summers too…
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Ahh how adorable he really is an island baby and lucky baby too. Look at those toes in the sand. Lovely post. Thank you ever so much for linking up to Share With Me. #sharewithme
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An idyllic childhood
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A lovely post, it sounds like he has a fantastic life. In fact I’d quite like his life and tan.
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Your posts always make me want to move abroad tomorrow. It sounds amazing. x
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sounds great – I can identify with the last part definitely! But what would we do without Skype?
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Ah brought back memories of my own island baby’s (well, toddlers/pre-schoolers). They were the same, beautifully tanned, white-blond hair, running around in next to nothing. Unfortunately though the older one hated the beach and the sea! Which made life prrrrrretty difficult when you live on a small Caribbean island. They are both still excellent swimmers though from spending every day in the pool……
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Great post! How old is your little guy? It’s amazing how quickly they adapt to their environment. We talk about when we go home how he will different from the other boys just because of his experience.
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Oh he totally will be even at such a young age like your little guy! Arthur was born here so has never known any different but they are amazingly adaptable as we have seen on trips we have taken!
Love this! I hope mine settle into island life as well as him. James will adore the outdoor play too am sure and Amelia is a bit of a beach bum like her mum;) xx
I’m sure that Amelia and James will definitely be little island babies in no time 🙂 they will love it!!! Xx