I’ve spent most of this year being scared to look too far ahead. Knowing that another surgery was on the cards for Jessica, possibly before she was due to start school felt like a huge cloud hanging over my head. When we were told a few weeks ago that the cardiac team were happy with… Read More
It’s such a satisfying feeling when all the housework’s done, So I stop and enjoy the moment because it doesn’t last for long. Look, I can see all the floor! The toys are put away, (It’s like the Hamleys bomb’s gone off when the kids come down and play!) The windows are all shiny, no… Read More
From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the glimpses into their imaginations, the blunt observations – whatever it is, I’d love to hear about it! A big thank you to everyone who… Read More
Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project. Here are the things I have been grateful for this week: Day 192 – I am grateful for a moment of teamwork and seeing the girls working on… Read More
Whilst recovering from each of her heart surgeries, Jessica was cared for on the paediatric intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital. Yesterday we attended the Friends of PICU Family Fun Day to help raise money to support children on the unit and their parents. The first people we saw on our arrival at the… Read More
Trips to the beach are few and far between for us as a family. We live well over an hour’s drive from the nearest one. It was therefore one of things I knew we had to do during our holiday at Butlins in Minehead. We nearly didn’t manage it though. There was so much to… Read More
It’s been a bittersweet week. Jessica had her last day at preschool on Wednesday – the end of an era for her. Emotionally, I’ve been up and down like a yo-yo. The littlest things have had me in tears – emptying her preschool bag for the last time and finding her “I’m in today” photo… Read More