Friday 10th December 2021 What a phenomenal day we had yesterday! On Wednesday, the midwife called to remind me about my first appointment, and that it was a phone consultation rather than face to face. During the chat, I explained that I had gone cold turkey with my medication and asked if I could have [...]
Sunday 29th November 2020 So here we are two weeks into knowing that we are pregnant! Dino (baby's nickname because Dino Thorpe sounds like dinosaur) is the size of a blueberry/chocolatechip/ladybird, and probably has a beating heart by this point. What can I say about this week? Well, I haven't cried quite as much, and [...]
22nd November 2020 So it's official, and it's been official for a whole week! WE'RE PREGNANT! In the last 7 days I've taken three tests, all of which came back positive, and they had increasingly darkening lines. My initial thoughts are that no matter how much you want it, hope for it, pray for it, [...]
In the many hours I spent unable to do very much when I had Covid, I got a lot of time to think and reflect. Lockdown meant that I went from curate to incumbent very quickly without being able to say goodbye properly. Thoughts about my time as a curate had been springing up for [...]
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