It feels like it has done nothing but rain for most of this week. I know that this is typical of a British summer but I am sure the weather wasn’t quite so bad last August. Thankfully the sun has made an appearance again towards the end of this week. I’m not so sure it… Read More
We had our appointment at Southampton this week to discuss Jessica’s next surgery with her surgeon. At the moment we are still waiting for a date for this surgery to take place but are expecting it to take place in the next month or two. The surgeon who will be doing Jessica’s operation was in… Read More
We’ve been focusing on potty training Sophie this week. We’ve been gently encouraging the potty for a while but this week I decided that it was time to ditch the nappies. In all honesty, it’s been incredibly stressful. My head really isn’t in the right place to deal with potty training with the worry of… Read More
The little things have overwhelmed me this week. The combination of worrying about the next step on our heart family journey and tiredness from the end of term has not been a good one. One minute I’m feeling fairly strong about it all; the next I feel like I’m not coping well at all. It… Read More
Jessica’s cardiac team had their meeting on Monday and the plan is for Jessica to be put forward for her next open heart surgery. At the moment, we don’t know when this will happen but we suspect it will be during the summer holidays. We will be meeting with her surgeon at the beginning of… Read More
The last week has been quite an emotional one overall. Seeing Jessica and Sophie performing in their ballet show was the highlight of the weekend for me. I have to confess I got quite tearful watching them on stage. It was so lovely to watch them dancing and clearly enjoying every moment of it. … Read More
This week has been quite a hectic one with lots of meetings and activities in the calendar to keep track of. I’ve felt like I’ve been juggling too many balls in the air and trying not to drop them! Naturally it also coincides with one of hubby’s busy weeks. He’s been away for part of… Read More