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Friday 13th – a day that changed our lives forever

13/05/201503/04/2019

Friday 13th May 2011. A day that was hugely significant for us; a hospital appointment that would change our lives forever. Looking back, I recall it as a series of flashback moments. Walking into the hospital holding hubby’s hand, my legs shaking and a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. Sitting in the… Read More

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Four years of being a heart family

03/05/201503/04/2019

Four years ago, we walked into a scan room full of excitement at the prospect of getting to see our baby and left with our world turned completely upside-down. Four years since we started our journey as a heart family. Four years ago, we were devastated and scared, not knowing where or how we would… Read More

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Me and Mine – April

30/04/201530/07/2015

Being away on holiday for part of April plus having had a couple of days out together mean I’m spoiled for choice for family photos this month.   This is a month I need to remember the next time hubby has a really busy period at work; to remind myself that there are quieter times when… Read More

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Motherhood – the little moments

23/04/201519/07/2017
Jessica throwing balls in the air in a ball pit

There are many moments when motherhood can feel overwhelming – the exhaustion of chronic sleep deprivation, the weight of the responsibility of caring for and nurturing a little one and the mundaneness that often comes with the everyday. There are moments when it can feel lonely and moments when it feels like bedtime cannot come… Read More

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Siblings – April

12/04/201515/04/2015

With each month that passes, it is lovely to see the bond between my two girls growing as the gap between them seems to diminish and they grow into little playmates. Where Jessica leads, Sophie will often try to follow and it is lovely to see Jessica taking her little sister’s hand as they wander… Read More

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50 things that make me happy

09/04/201504/11/2016

Thank you so much to the lovely Lisa from Mummascribbles for tagging me in this – always good to stop to focus on a little positivity and think about some of the things that make me happy! 1) Cuddles from my girlies 2) The words “I love you Mummy” – possibly the most beautiful phrase… Read More

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Me and Mine – March

31/03/201512/05/2017

This month has been one which has seen hubby working away a lot again but we have managed some lovely moments of quality family time in between all the various events that he has been working on. We had a lovely day as a family at the Little Hearts Matter open day and it was… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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