Tag: Stillbirth

Today You Are Eight

Today You Are Eight

Today you turn 8. In some parallel universe we would be celebrating hard, having a party. A room full of girls, screaming and laughing and having a lot of fun. Instead it’s quiet. So so quiet. There is no laughter today. Today is harder than 

Rhianna and the Beach

Rhianna and the Beach

Whenever I am having a bad day. Whenever I am missing Rhianna the hardest. I want to head to the beach. There is a pull I will never understand. A pull that the beach is her place. I just know in the depths of my 

Rhianna’s Flowers

Rhianna’s Flowers

If you have been here a while you will know that through March we always have some flowers in the house. It was something BB started a couple of years ago, just by mentioning in passing how nice it would be to have flowers in 

Sleep

Sleep

Every year I think I write a post like this. Every year it is always the same. Yesterday I thought to myself I really need to get on top of my sleeping. This week I haven’t slept I am ranging on four hours sleep each 

My Sisters Favourite Colour is Pink and Purple

My Sisters Favourite Colour is Pink and Purple

Yesterday Boo had a friend round and after we had spent the day at the farm we came home and they played and we did some art together. I got out the hama beads, that we haven’t had out for ages and ages to be 

How Has It Affected Them?

How Has It Affected Them?

One thing that I have always always worried about is how Rhianna dying has affected the boys. It’s something I will never really have the answer to I don’t think. But something that I worry about every single day. Less some days more other days. 

Missing You

Missing You

I have been absent for a while. Truth be told I have been struggling this month. As you know I found the new year difficult, moving onto another decade, leaving the only decade Rhianna existed behind. I really struggled with it and I haven’t really 

Rhianna’s Shoes

Rhianna’s Shoes

When we got married the men all wore canvas shoes. All of them were all different colours and it took a long time to decide on the colours. I had some gorgeous shoes for the wedding and then moved into my white canvas shoes for 

Words

Words

Today I read a post on Facebook that was full of pictures of what people say to parents who have experienced babyloss, good and bad things that are said. It reminded me a lot of the post I wrote years ago about what people say 

Rhianna’s Shelves

Rhianna’s Shelves

Rhianna’s shelves have been up for quite a few years now. Every summer they get a little blitz and a clean and that is all that they need to look perfect again. We spend a lot more time in the garden now that it has