Tag: Birthday

The Day You Turned Six

The Day You Turned Six

Yesterday was your 6th birthday. It was not a great day. The first time that your daddy ever had to work! And it didn’t work. It was horrible. And will never happen again. We tried it. It doesn’t work. He can not be working on 

I Wish

I Wish

I wish you could explain the pain you feel when you have buried your own child. I wish you could explain the breaks in your heart and your soul when your child has died. I wish you could explain the cracks and the scars that 

Six Years!

Six Years!

Tomorrow is a month until Rhianna Lily’s birthday. Tomorrow is a month until her anniversary. One month until she should be six. Instead we have lived 6 years without her, 6 years without any of her smiles, cuddles, laughter, tears, and just her growing. 6 

Rhianna Lily’s Birthday

Rhianna Lily’s Birthday

Last week was Rhianna’s birthday. And as per usual it was a hard week. We spent a lot of the week trying to decide what to do for her birthday because for the first time since her first birthday Mr L and I were on 

New Flowers for Rhianna Lily

New Flowers for Rhianna Lily

I decided yesterday that Rhianna’s flowers that Boo picked on the first of the month would need to be replaced today. After Baba had cubs we had to nip to the shops, and we decided then that he would choose her next bunch of flowers 

A Month of Flowers, 15 Days Later

A Month of Flowers, 15 Days Later

Fifteen days ago, we brought our first bunch of flowers for Rhianna Lily. Fifteen days later, they are still going strong, and have just started to turn. They have been the longest bunch of flowers ever. They are still looking beautiful. And brighten up our 

Birthdays, Loss, and Surviving

Birthdays, Loss, and Surviving

These last two weeks have flown by and before I have known it, the day has gone and I haven’t really stopped. It has been my birthday which was lovely, I had a birthday that fell on the weekend which meant that all the boys 

A Letter To Our Seven Year Old

A Letter To Our Seven Year Old

Today you turn SEVEN! And we really couldn’t be prouder. This year you have changed so much. You have opinions, you have learnt to argue, you a force to be reckoned with, you have my skill of not forgetting, your dads quick wit as bringing 

My First Handmade Blanket

My First Handmade Blanket

I have always dipped in and out of knitting, it is something I have always wanted to learn and to be able to do, but something that I have always struggled with. I started buying the Art of Knitting a few years ago, and then 

Today You Should Be…

Today You Should Be…

Today you should be three But instead you are where you will always be Up in heaven where you have always been And we are here trying to make sense of something none of us understand Today we should be celebrating Having a toddler in