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Category Archives: Christmas

Me and You (December)

20/12/2014

We nearly didn’t manage to get a photo of just the two of us together this month but managed to get a moment at a friend’s housewarming/Christmas party to have a photo taken together while the children were distracted with the toys in the playroom! It is perhaps appropriate that this month’s photo was taken… Read More

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Our Christmas newsletter – 2014 in rhyme

20/12/201429/07/2016

Dear family and friends, it’s Christmas time So here is the latest edition Of the last year’s news, set out in rhyme As now has become our tradition January: a cardiac catheter op – Jessica’s arteries need to grow more Before her next big op takes place Hopefully some time after she’s four February: Sophie’s… Read More

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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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Christmas on the cardiac ward

11/12/201426/01/2017

The phone call came towards the end of November – we had a date for Jessica’s open-heart surgery. We had hoped that we might be able to have Christmas together first but it was not to be – the surgery was set for 14th December. We couldn’t focus on the thought of Christmas – not… Read More

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Siblings – December

09/12/201401/06/2016

For the last few years, I have taken a photo of Jessica (and later Sophie too) to go on the Christmas card. We didn’t do this for Jessica’s first Christmas as she was in hospital having had open-heart surgery and sending cards that year was very low on our priority list. The following year, 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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