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Tag Archives: birthdays

Now you are five

06/09/201603/04/2019

Darling Jessica Yesterday you started school for the first time and today we are celebrating your fifth birthday.  Can it really be five years since I held you in my arms for the first time and felt such a huge rush of joy that you were here?  Somehow those five years seem to have flown… Read More

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To Jessica on her 4th birthday

06/09/201503/04/2019

Darling Jessica, This time four years ago, we didn’t know if we would even have four days with you – to have been blessed with four years is just amazing. What a rollercoaster those four years have been with all your hospital stays and heart surgeries. You have been through so much in your four… Read More

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5 birthday present ideas from Oldrids & Downtown for toddlers and preschoolers

27/08/201506/10/2015

As summer ends, birthday season begins in our house. With Jessica turning four in a couple of weeks’ time and Sophie’s second birthday falling in late October, I’ve been spending a lot of time online recently getting ideas about what toys they might like for their birthdays. With Jessica, I need to tread the balance… Read More

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Birthday surprises

24/02/201501/06/2016

I’m somebody who likes to surprise my close family members on their birthdays, perhaps with an unexpected gift that has the personal touch or a surprise visit – such as the time I walked in an hour into my mum’s surprise 60th birthday at just the point that she was saying what a shame it… Read More

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Recording the moments

26/11/201401/06/2016

One of the many things I love about blogging is being able to use it to record all the little moments and the milestones as my girls grow up. As my blog is updated so frequently, it also provides a useful reference for looking back especially for those moments when I remember to update the… 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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