I’ve been spending a lot of time this week editing photos ready to put together a slideshow for Jessica’s funeral next week. Over the last year or so, I’ve been quite good at editing and organising photos as I took them but there was a big backlog of photos from a couple of years ago… Read More
Reality has hit us hard this week. There have been so many moments over the last couple of weeks where losing Jessica hasn’t quite seemed real. This week the realisation that there will be no new memories to make with her, no more moments to enjoy together has hit hard. Making the practical arrangements for… Read More
It’s been nearly two weeks since Jessica passed away suddenly. I’m not sure that the reality of it has really hit me yet. Most of the time it just doesn’t feel real – I can’t quite bring myself to believe that my beautiful girl has gone. There are moments when it does hit me; moments… Read More
The last couple of weeks have been quite a worrying time for us with Jessica’s health. She’s been unwell on and off since going back to school. We were hoping that having a break over the Easter holidays would help her start to pick up again. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case. She’s had moments… Read More
Jessica has had quite a nasty cough this week which has knocked her out again. We’d agreed with school at the start of the week that she would go back on half-days this week as she’s been so exhausted recently. As it turned out, even that was too much for her. She managed to perform… Read More
We had the fetal cardiac scan this week to check Peanut’s heart. As you can imagine, I was quite anxious about this appointment, especially as hubby was away and I had to go alone. Thankfully, it was good news. Peanut’s heart looks like it has formed normally and his/her heart function looks normal too. It… Read More
It’s been a tough term for Jessica so far, but her report at parents’ evening this week made me very proud. Despite having an attendance rate of around 20% this term, she has managed to keep up at school and settled back in after her surgery as though she had never been away. It’s a… Read More