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"adjusting" - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 14/09/18 – Adjusting to new routines

With Sophie at school, I’ve been adjusting to being at home on my own during the day with Thomas. The house feels so very quiet without Sophie and it’s been…

"Firsts" - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 07/09/18 – Emotional firsts

This week has been a particularly emotional one as two big firsts have come together: the first of Jessica’s birthdays without her and Sophie’s first day at school. We’ve also…

Coping - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 31/08/18 – Coping

I’ve had another week of flying solo but on the whole I’ve been coping well with it. There are definitely times when I feel like I do all the essential…

A picture of the word "solo" with a biplane

Friday Focus 24/08/18 – Flying solo for the first time with Thomas

Hubby’s away working on an event this week so I’ve been flying solo for the first time since Thomas arrived. It’s been a tough week emotionally so overall things have…

"Cousins" - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 17/08/18 – Catching up with cousins

Sophie has been enjoying spending time with her cousins this week and Thomas got to meet them when Auntie Fizz, Ebony and Erin came to stay for a few days.…

Chaotic - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 10/08/18 – Life amongst the chaos

Things have been quite chaotic around the house this week. We’re still in the middle of trying to sort out the contents of the spare room and finish putting together…

The word "bittersweet" with doodles of Jessica and Thomas

Friday Focus 03/08/18 – A bittersweet first week

I can’t quite believe that baby Thomas is a week old already. This past week has been an incredibly bittersweet one. Thomas has brought us so much joy but there…

The word "Peanut" in blue with a drawing of me holding Peanut with hubby and Sophie either side and our angel Jessica looking on

Friday Focus 27/07/18 – Welcoming Peanut to the world

Our little Peanut has now arrived into the world and we have been blessed with a baby boy. Baby Thomas was born at home late last night, weighing in at 5lb…

Full - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 20/07/2018 – Appointments, milestones and emotional moments

It’s been a week full of appointments, milestone moments, events and emotions. There’s been lots of last moments as we approach the end of term for Sophie. We’ve also been…

"Hospital" - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 13/07/18 – Going back to A&E

After an emotional evening at the Girls’ Brigade awards evening last Friday, we ended up taking an unexpected trip to hospital with Sophie after she tripped and fell while spinning…