From day one I’ve been convinced I’m having a girl. Steve too. We talked for hours about names and barely touched on the boy’s list, while the girl’s list grew and grew. So when we went to our 17-week gender scan, we were fairly confident we knew the answer. “Baby’s not playing ball,” said the … Read more
Last week, I was sitting round a table with a group of fellow mums-to-be, relieved to hear that I’m not alone in the thoughts that have been running through my head these past few months of pregnancy. Is the baby still there? Is the baby okay? And how oh how do you get past worrying … Read more
I’ve been going to festivals since I was about 16. I’ve been to the rowdy ones like Reading, the biggest one at Glastonbury, and in more recent years the folksy or arty ones like End of the Road and Edinburgh Fringe. But this year, I had a whole new festival experience when I went to … Read more
I have big news! This little family is becoming three! On 26 January 2018, Steve and I are expecting a baby! As readers of this blog will know, it’s taken a while to get here – 18 months in fact – but patience paid off and after months of hospital appointments, scans and uncertainty, we … Read more