Six years on. Six years since the scan that changed our lives completely. The start of our journey as a heart family. One minute we were expecting a normal healthy baby. The next, we were heart parents. Our lives turned upside-down; excitement replaced by fear. Would our baby survive? What would the future hold? And… Read More
This week has seen us returning to activities we used to love and places we once lived in. TinyTalk baby and toddler signing classes were part of my routine for more than four years until our teacher went on maternity leave. She’s now running classes again and Sophie and I loved being at the toddler… Read More
Children’s TV programmes have changed a lot since I was a little girl. Back then, we just had four channels and children’s programmes were only on at certain times of day. If we weren’t at home to watch something, we couldn’t watch it on catch-up TV – we missed it or recorded it on video. … Read More
From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the glimpses into their imaginations, the blunt observations – whatever it is, I’d love to hear about it! Thank you to everyone who linked up… Read More
I’ve been revisiting memories this week. We spent last weekend in Torquay for the Land’s End – John O’Groats Association awards dinner. Sophie was awarded the Jack Adams/Richard Elloway trophy for being the youngest person to journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats last year and we all received our certificates for completing the journey.… Read More
This time of year is all about the magical moments. One of my favourite things about preparing for Christmas with two small children is seeing their excitement as it draws closer. The first thing the girls ask me each morning is if they can open their ‘chocolate calendar’. In the evenings, they take it in… Read More
Darling Sophie Today you are three years old. Those three years since you were born have passed by in the blink of an eye. No longer a baby, no longer really a toddler – you are a little girl who likes to be as independent as possible. “I can do it myself!” is a phrase… Read More