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I didn’t quite expect the thump, you know that middle landing, directly into your chest cavity type of punch. I’ve been so busy with your sister, I’ve been so busy pushing myself at work, to gain gratification that I was worthy of a promotion. Lost in a working Mum’s world, I forgot. I selfishly forgot.Continue reading “Big Moments.”

To learn and develop through play is incredibly valuable for children, and it’s no different for those with special needs. Since Livy’s Cochlear Implant surgery, and going through the speech and language rehabilitation that comes after, I’ve come to realise that through play, it can in fact support the specific difficulties a child might have.Continue reading “Child Led Play.”

Your hand sways in perfect rhythm in mine. The warmth of the July breeze was a gentle reminder to wake up from my anxious pondering thoughts. I looked down at your white blonde curls, bouncing with every step you took. You’re blissfully unaware. Your Dad looked tense as were about to make a big decisionContinue reading “A decision we made, for you.”

Livy has had her glasses for over a week now, and we cannot believe how well she has taken to her another new addition! Livy has a convergent squint, a form of strabismus in which one of her eyes deviate inward she also has a horizontal nystagmus, a condition where the eyes move rapidly andContinue reading “Ophthalmologist Catch Up”

I never knew I would end up being so proud or passionate about something that I use to believe was a limitation that would hold me captive all my life. I use to somewhat fear the ‘social identity’, the power someone has to define you and put you in a category. Yet, this has doneContinue reading “Awareness Badges”

There’s been a lot happening for this little one. Livy has completed a gruelling disimpaction programme, a psychologist assessment, cochlear audiology and speech and language rehabilitation therapy appointment. Yet, here she is being her best authentic happy self. But that’s not to say she’s not had her days where she’s emotionally and mentally drained fromContinue reading “NeuroDevelopmental Journey”

It’s almost, somewhat captivating seeing the free spirited happiness radiating from the children, that freely explore across the golden sandy shore. As we as parents sit a little further back absorbing their rays like a warm summers day. Their legs are almost giddy, reminding me of bambi, as they try to run along the sand.Continue reading “This is sea.”

Autumn. I know for most people, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Unpopular opinion, but I believe as an Autumn baby, Autumn is my most wonderful time of the year. There’s something specially welcoming when summer falls, as the sun allows itself to set back, which enhances natures truest form of glisteningContinue reading “Pumpkin Picking”

I think it’s easy to forget just how intense hospital appointments, examinations or assessments can be for young children. White daunting clinical rooms, medical professionals look barely recognisable due to COVID19 PPE, the once smiley welcoming faces are covered by blue masks. The buzz and hustle of the hospital corridors, patients whizz past wheeled inContinue reading “Vitamin Sea.”

To our precious little fox, on your third Birthday. The fizz and excitement was unreal, the morning I popped my surgical socks and gown on. Although I’d been here twice before, the butterflies twist and danced in my belly, or that was your gentle kick of reminder that today was the day, I’d finally holdContinue reading “A Letter To Parker”