This time five years ago, right at the start of our journey as a family, we took a very big step. A step into the unknown, a leap of faith taken in the hope of being granted the miracle we had been praying for. Our baby girl underwent her very first surgery before she had… Read More
The last week has seen a couple of milestone moments for my girls; moments of seeing them taking a step forward, growing in confidence or trying something new. I’ve found before that being on holiday and stepping out of routine can sometimes help give that push to try something new, and this has certainly been… Read More
It’s a relief to be the other side of Jessica’s cardiac catheter procedure this month and I was proud of both my girls with how well they coped with Jessica’s hospital admission. We’re very fortunate to have plenty of friends in Southampton who provide the most wonderful support every time we find ourselves back in… Read More
April was all about snatching family moments when we could and this was something that definitely continued into May with hubby having been working away on events throughout most of the month. Whilst we are used to this being a normal part of our family life, we are always a little less settled when hubby… Read More
May is a significant month for us as a family – it was the month when we first found out about Jessica’s heart condition and is a time when I always find myself reflecting on our journey so far. To be here as a family five years on is truly amazing given just how bleak… Read More
This week I am delighted to join Diary of an Imperfect Mum as a co-host on her fabulous Family Fun linky. Family Fun is a fun, friendly community for bloggers to share parenting posts – days out, crafts, posts about family life, experiences, recipes, photos and stories – whatever type of parenting post you want… Read More
We’re lucky to live close to hubby’s family – his parents live a couple of miles away from us and go to the same church. Whilst this means we see each other at least once a week, we don’t necessarily spend a lot of focused family time together.  A couple of weeks ago my father-in-law… Read More