To my darling little Jessica Today was a big day for you – a little step into the world of independence as you went to preschool for the very first time. You looked so very grown-up in your preschool jumper. Surely it was only yesterday that you were a teeny tiny baby snuggled up to… Read More
Family It’s been a good year for us as a family. Jessica had her one and only hospital admission for the year back in January – a planned admission for a cardiac catheter which showed that her lung arteries had good pressures but were small and need time to grow before her next open heart… Read More
Christmas is all about spending time together as a family. Time to turn the phones off, forget about social media and work and just enjoy time with each other. Getting down on the floor with the girls and playing with the new toys (sometimes I wonder if Daddy has more fun with them than the… Read More
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
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
The 20 week scan. This is often referred to as a gender scan. It’s an exciting time, being able to see your baby again and find out its a boy or girl. However, there’s much more to this scan than finding out the baby’s gender. The 20 week scan, or anomaly scan, is to check… Read More
Joy, for me, is more than just being happy. It’s a much deeper emotion and one that isn’t just linked to happy times. Some of my most joyful moments have been during the most difficult times of my life. My pregnancy with Jessica was an incredibly joyous time. This might sound strange given that… Read More