Last Friday was the Girls’ and Boys’ Brigades awards evening. Sophie was very proud to be awarded the four badges that she worked for this year, her church parade attendance badge and a certificate and book for being the winner of the Explorer marks competition.     As you can imagine, it was an emotional… Read More

This last half-term of Sophie’ s reception year is full of bittersweet moments. All those little milestones that I remember so well with Jessica. Moments that Sophie should be sharing with her big sister; where I am so very conscious of the huge hole in our lives where Jessica should be.     Sophie had… Read More

It’s been a bit of a bumpy week overall. There have been a lot of moments when I’ve been struggling, but they have been mixed with happy moments too. Hubby is away in Germany at the moment so I’m flying solo yet again. Thomas has been unwell with a viral-induced wheeze so hasn’t been his… Read More

“You brought music back into the house. I had forgotten.”   I used to enjoy singing and performing. We were in the midway through rehearsals for a concert at church that my mother-in-law and I were organising when Jessica died. The concert was cancelled. We’ve not done one since. I found singing difficult and resisted… Read More

I am tired this week. So tired. Thomas is waking multiple times a night at the moment. I think it might be due to teething given we are getting through a lot of dribble bibs at the moment! He seems happy enough during the day though. Hubby has been working long hours again, so I’m… Read More

We’ve had a few firsts this week, starting with one I could have done without: Thomas’s first trip to A&E. Sophie was a little over-enthusiastic with her love when playing with him at the end of Girls’ Brigade and discovered that his arms don’t like to bend right behind his back, resulting in a rather… Read More