This is one of my favourite photos ever. It captures the moment when Jessica met baby Sophie for the very first time. Unfortunately as the room was fairly dim and Jessica is quite a wrigglebottom, she is a bit blurred in the shot. I love the photo in spite of this though. Using black… Read More
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
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
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
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
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