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
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
We only just managed to get a photo of the four of us taken in time for this month’s ‘Me and Mine’ as despite having a reasonable amount of family time together, it has generally been at times when there are too many other distractions – for instance when we have been busy rehearsing for… Read More
One of my favourite hymns is ‘Great is thy faithfulness’. It is written on the inside of my diary; the words helped me get through those difficult early days following Jessica’s diagnosis, her heart surgeries and the long days on PICU and the ward as she recovered. It continues to give me strength. There is… Read More
Since last month’s siblings post, Sophie has turned one and has become quite confident with walking. There has definitely been a bit of shift with how my little girls interact with each other now that Sophie has become so mobile. There have been more moments where the girls play together and Sophie will often follow… Read More
This week’s word of the week is: Sophie turned one on Monday and we celebrated her birthday with a party on Saturday with family and friends. Both the girls had a wonderful time. We also had Auntie Maxine come to stay for a few days and had a new baby arrive in the family –… Read More
We have finally managed to get a little more family time together towards the end of this month after a very busy couple of months with hubby working some very long hours. This month’s photos were taken at our baby girl’s first birthday party which was a lovely afternoon celebrating with family and friends. It… Read More