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An Autumn walk

17/10/201420/10/2014

With the autumn weather looking a little brighter one morning this week, we decided it would be a good opportunity to visit one of the parks near us to go and feed the ducks. We’ve only been to this particular park once before, several months ago and Jessica was quite taken by the numbered signs… Read More

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Friday Fabulous Five #7

17/10/201416/10/2014

It’s Friday again and time for me to share five of my favourite posts that I’ve read this week. This week’s Friday Fabulous Five are: Dear Beautiful reflects on whether she has a particular parenting style: http://www.dearbeautifulboy.com/2014/10/my-style.html Slouching towards Thatcham shares five things about his daughter that he wishes he could bottle up and keep:… Read More

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The Friday Focus – 17/10/14

17/10/201401/01/2015

This week’s word of the week has got to be: Firstly, I took the plunge at the beginning of the week and went self-hosted – launching the blog with a new name and a different design. It’s something I’d been tempted to do for a while and so far I’ve been really pleased with the… Read More

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Finding joy in the tough times

16/10/201421/10/2017
A tearful hubby looking at me having skin to skin with Jessica in the neonatal unit

Joy, for me, is more than just being happy. It’s a much deeper emotion and one that isn’t just linked to happy times. Some of my most joyful moments have been during the most difficult times of my life.   My pregnancy with Jessica was an incredibly joyous time. This might sound strange given that… Read More

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An ode to my dad

16/10/201421/10/2017
A photo of me and my dad on my wedding day

This coming Sunday (19th October) would have been my dad’s 81st birthday.  I would always try and go home on his birthday and he used to love having all the family popping in to wish him a happy birthday.  I wish I could go home on Sunday and see him sitting there, looking so delighted… Read More

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Wicked Wednesday

15/10/201413/10/2014

Linking in with Brummy Mummy of 2 for Wicked Wednesdays:

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Heart to Heart – October 2014

14/10/201419/07/2017
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"

Heart to heart is a monthly link-up for heart families to share stories about their journeys. My eldest daughter Jessica has hypoplastic left heart syndrome and I started blogging about her heart journey a few weeks before she was born. Since her arrival, we have got to know other heart families, in person through our… 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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