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The Friday Focus – 19/12/14

19/12/201404/11/2016

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Little Hearts, Big Love household and we are all enjoying getting into the spirit. We performed in a Christmas concert last weekend, put the tree is finally up and most of the presents have now been bought (although cards have yet to be written!). At… Read More

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Giving up dummies

18/12/201413/02/2015

Jessica has had a dummy since she was a tiny baby – it has been invaluable during her time in hospital, especially when she was recovering from surgery and we were unable to cuddle her. Over the last few months though, we have been gearing up towards her giving up the dummies (particularly as they… Read More

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A Little Christmas concert

18/12/201429/07/2016

Over the last few weeks I have been busy with rehearsals for a Christmas concert which my mother-in-law and I were organising as a fundraiser for the charities that our church is supporting this year – Mercy Ships and Friends of Vellore. In my pre-baby days, I loved doing am-dram and performing but with two… Read More

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Wicked Wednesday

17/12/201417/12/2014

I think my girls enjoyed their Yule log at last week’s Christmas meal…

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Play date with Dr Miriam Stoppard and Galt Toys

16/12/201404/11/2016

This week we were invited to attend a play date with parenting expert, Dr Miriam Stoppard, who has worked with Galt Toys to design a range of toys aimed at babies which help stimulate development and learning through play. When we arrived, the play area was set up with lots of baby mats and a… Read More

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Heart to Heart – December 2014

14/12/201419/07/2017
A heart with the text "Heart to Heart" on one side and a picture of hands making a heart over a child's chest with the text "A linky for sharing posts about CHD"

Yesterday was the third anniversary of Jessica’s Norwood procedure.  The surgery that day was long and difficult and shortly after Jessica had been stabilised on PICU following the surgery, she had to have her chest re-opened to remove a blood clot.  I still vividly remember our terror as we waited in the parents accommodation, both… Read More

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Silent Sunday 14/12/14

14/12/201415/08/2022
Jessica and Sophie playing the piano together
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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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