Dear family and friends, it’s Christmas time So here is the latest edition Of the last year’s news, set out in rhyme As now has become our tradition January: a cardiac catheter op – Jessica’s arteries need to grow more Before her next big op takes place Hopefully some time after she’s four February: Sophie’s… Read More
This week we were invited to attend a play date with parenting expert, Dr Miriam Stoppard, who has worked with Galt Toys to design a range of toys aimed at babies which help stimulate development and learning through play. When we arrived, the play area was set up with lots of baby mats and a… 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
The photo above was taken on Christmas morning on the cardiac ward. It was Jessica’s first Christmas and she had been transferred to the ward from the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) the day before after having spent 10 days on PICU recovering from open heart surgery. The ward was beautifully decorated, the nurses had… Read More
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
There are gremlins in my laundry pile; How else do you explain The things that disappear in there Time and time again? There are gremlins in my laundry pile: Of this I have no doubt. For in their pairs the socks go in, Yet only one comes out. There are gremlins in my laundry pile,… Read More
I thought those first few nappy changes with a newborn were a bit challenging – those curled up little legs and all those creases and trying to get that sticky meconium off without getting it absolutely everywhere. Once those little ones start becoming mobile though, those nappy changes take on a whole new level of… Read More