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Author: Louise

Word of the Week 11/07/14 – Love

11/07/201414/07/2018
Love - this week's word of the week

Today is my fifth wedding anniversary and so my word for this week has to be love. My husband’s love has helped me keep going through all the struggles of the last five years. From losing my dad a few months after we got married, to finding out our first child had a serious heart… Read More

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Siblings – July 2014

10/07/201414/07/2018
Sophie and Jessica sitting on the floor together playing with bricks

Watching my two little girls playing together is so beautiful. Sophie is now very confident with sitting unsupported. This means that she can now sit down on the floor with Jessica and they can play together.   Playing with wooden blocks is a favourite activity for both. Jessica loves trying to build a tower with… Read More

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Mini Creations – Painting

09/07/201414/07/2018
Jessica's painting of Sophie

With a rainy afternoon stopping us from going out and playing in the garden, it seemed a good moment to get the craft box out and do some painting instead.   Jessica chose three colours – red, green and blue and a chunky brush and sponge.   It is interesting to see how she changes… Read More

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Breastfeeding my heart child: getting back to the breast after chylothorax

08/07/201414/07/2018

Six long weeks of not being able to give Jessica my milk due to a chylothorax felt like an eternity at times. Six long weeks of continually expressing to keep my milk supply going. Hoping that at the end of them, Jessica would be able to go back to the breast. I counted the days,… Read More

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Book Bench Challenge – City Trail

07/07/201414/07/2018
Me, Jessica and Sophie at benches #8 (Brick Lane), #9 (Bridget Jones), #10 (Jacqueline Wilson) and #11 (Mary Poppins)

We love getting out and about as a family and having a challenge. In previous years, hubby and I have visited the seven wonders of the British waterways, and over the last couple of years, we have been travelling around the country to try and find all the Olympic and Paralympic gold post boxes. So… Read More

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Silent Sunday 06/07/14

06/07/201401/06/2018
Jessica receiving her signing certificate for being able to do 50 signs
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#NHS66 – Thank you NHS!

05/07/201401/06/2018
Jessica on PICU just before her first open heart surgery

Today is the NHS’s 66th birthday. The Big Up The NHS campaign started in August 2013 on Twitter. This campaign aims to counteract the huge amount of negative stories about the NHS in the media, raise the profile of the NHS, help improve morale of those who work within the NHS and help improve patient… Read More

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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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