This week’s black and white photo was taken at children’s cardiac outpatients as Jessica had her check-up this week. It’s not the best photo as it was taken on my phone but it was just a lovely moment of her sitting on the vintage rocking horse in the waiting room. All went well at the… Read More
My word of the week for this week is: Whilst the continuing sleep deprivation has been very trying (in one sense of the word), I’ve been trying hard to focus on the positives this week as I’ve been very mercurial over the past couple of weeks (and have noticed that Jessica has been more clingy… Read More
03:30 – Sophie wakes. Feed Sophie to try and get her back to sleep 04:00 – Sophie finishes feed. Put in cot and return to minuscule space left in bed as Jessica is in with us, having woken up as we were going to bed last night and not wanted to settle back down in… Read More
Four cousins took a stroll through the deep, dark wood The girls saw a fox; by a tree the fox stood “Where are you going to, cousins so smiley? Are you here to see Fox, so crafty and wily?” “It’s lovely to see you here, Fox, but no We’re off on a hunt for a… Read More
I’ve found it difficult to find the right word to summarise this week but I’ve been mostly grateful for having lots of support. Hubby has been away all of this week working on an event and so I headed down to my mum’s to spend the week with her. Exhausted and definitely in need of… Read More
Sometimes when I watch Jessica and Sophie playing, I realise just how much things have changed since I was a little girl. Jessica is already able to use a iPod, turn the TV on and off and change channels and operate the DVD player.  When I was her age, I could probably operate the TV… Read More
Sophie is getting more and more mobile each day and starting to pull herself up to standing. This is creating some interesting moments as we have been teaching Jessica to put her puzzle pieces and magazines or anything she doesn’t want Sophie to touch on the TV table or on the sofa where Sophie can’t… Read More