To the little girl that’s full of sass, Two! How on earth did that happen? What a year it has been, little one. You’ve gone from a bubba crawling around, to a little girl tottering around like you own the place! We've quickly discovered how fiercely independent you are - something that I absolutely love … Continue reading A letter to my two-year-old daughter
My Jack-a-lacka, Last week you sat there and said "I'm just so bored of being five", well now you're finally six! Another year has passed in the blink of an eye. Yesterday I asked you what you've loved most about being five and you said "everything, but I'm going to really really REALLY love being … Continue reading A letter to my six-year-old
Darling girl, I cannot believe I’m writing this already, in the blink of an eye I’ve gone from holding you in my arms for the first time, to singing Happy Birthday. The girl with the big eyes and the wild hair is now one! When you were born the world was a very strange place, … Continue reading A letter to my one-year-old girl
My darling baby boy, I cannot explain how excited you have been to turn 5, the other day I asked you what you’re most looking forward to about being 5, and you jumped up and said “that I’m finally going to be older than 4!” Well, now we’re finally here at long last! I feel … Continue reading A letter to my five-year-old
Being pregnant in the middle of a lockdown was hard enough, but nothing compares to the harsh reality of raising a new-born baby at a time when I was barely allowed to leave the house. Today was Thea’s first settling in session at nursery, in the blink of an eye my little new-born baby is … Continue reading The lost maternity leave
Here we go, let me tell you all about the day my darling Thea came in to the world. I woke up at around 3.30am with some pain; I thought nothing of it at first, I had reached that point in the pregnancy where the nights were so uncomfortable, so I just assumed that I … Continue reading My home birth story
My bub, pooch, pud, baby, Jack, Four, how has this happened? It only feels like yesterday we were celebrating you turning three. Looking back on this past year, so much has happened, it’s hard to put it all in to words. Not long after your third birthday, the three of us went to Cyprus and … Continue reading A letter to my four-year-old
During my first pregnancy, there was no doubt that I was going to give birth anywhere other than the hospital, to me that was the safest place, I didn’t even consider having Jack at home. But this time, my thoughts are the complete opposite and I think having this baby at home is the way … Continue reading Having the baby at home
When you’re pregnant, all you want to do is shout it from the rooftops, look at teeny tiny baby clothes in the shops and show off your bump to the world. Unfortunately, this is far from what my pregnancy has been like so far. It’s a very strange time for everyone at the moment (understatement … Continue reading Pregnancy in a lockdown
It was Monday 3rd February at about 7pm, I had just put Jack to bed and then I peed on the obligatory life changing stick, then we waited - until there it was, the two faint pink lines. I knew straight away that it was a positive result, but Shane didn’t believe it because the … Continue reading The two pink lines
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