One whole year of being Sophia's Mama and it's harder and better than I ever imagined. She is bold, brave and bright. She's cheeky and chunky. She is delightful, determined and occasionally dramatic (no idea where she gets that from!). She loves books, chocolate, chicken and light shades. She is partial to orange but she [...]
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Changes
It's 9.07pm and I go back to work part time tomorrow. I've spent the evening straightening up my study in preparation. I'm going to be clicking 'turn off auto-reply' on my emails in the morning. I'll go through the 383 emails and work out what needs dealing with and what doesn't. Once upon a time, [...]
The Day She Was Born
It's taken quite a while to write this blog. I've told this story so many times that it's imprinted on my memory. But at the same time, little details are starting to drift away, so I think it's time to get it down on paper. Those who read Pregnancy Blog 8 will know that the [...]
Pregnancy Blog 8
10.13pm Friday 30th July 2021, The Countess of Chester Hospital Well, after a rather hectic afternoon, I'm here, Nathan is home, both of us getting as much rest as we can before a category 3 C-section tomorrow morning. Yesterday I went to see my midwife for a sweep which was fairly successful, and later in [...]