We will be having a short memorial service for Jonah on the 21st May at 2pm at Christ Church Bromley. We want to hold a small service to remember our son and thank God for the way he had blessed us and others with Jonah’s short existence but for certain reasons we weren’t able to… Continue reading 21st May
Today Jonah’s body was cremated. We thought we weren’t going to attend, as we’ll be having a proper thanksgiving service in the coming weeks, however in the end we couldn’t stay away. We cried. We laughed (who makes a typo on a coffin?!). We cried some more. We have tried not to get sentimental about… Continue reading There is a hope
I don’t quite know where to start on this blog entry… I had another entry on the go called ‘Alive and Kickin’ to share with everyone our newest scan photo and the leg that was causing me to jump at unexpected moments and spill my tea… However, events in the last few days have meant… Continue reading Jonah James Holland 31.03.16
Baby Holland has a name… Jonah James! (I know some of you will be disappointed that muppets names didn’t make the cut). I’ve always loved the name Jonah and it seems especially fitting now we’ve named him: most of his precious life will be spent inside me and I am starting to feel more and… Continue reading He has a name…
It’s a boy!! We had our 20 week scan with the same man who had the unfortunate job of breaking the bad news to us nearly 9 weeks beforehand (he does let us have our scan pictures for free though!). I’m glad that we got to see him again though and explain to all that… Continue reading And the baby is a….
Today we had another appointment with the consultant. I’m sure for all expectant Mums it’s scary to get to the stage where you actually have to think about the upcoming transition between inside – baby and outside – baby. Just the thought of a bunch of strangers staring at my bits is enough to make… Continue reading Scary times
New mums have told me that the second trimester (the middle 3 months of pregnancy for those not in with the antenatal lingo) is the best. You’re not trying to keep a big secret, you’re showing and yet not big enough to be overly uncomfortable. Birth and all the other scary stuff is just far… Continue reading No scuba diving for me.
Due to unforseen circumstances (part of which being my ballooning elephant belly) I was forced to start telling students about the mini person inside me, along with the obvious fate our little one will face. I was nervous, but on Wednesday I bit the bullet. I have one class that I see every single day… Continue reading Telling my class
Telling people has been a lot easier than I expected. I think I’m so used to crying now that it doesn’t scare me or take me by surprise. I still haven’t got round to buying a waterproof mascara though (someone told me yesterday my face is looking fatter, and I’ve persuaded myself with the help… Continue reading 15 weeks
Please read and watch the article below, dont be put off by the fact it’s in the Mirror! Baby Teddy became Britain’s youngest organ donor last year, at 100 min old. Teddy has the same condition as our baby and his parents made the same decision we have. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/footage-shows-britains-youngest-organ-7126972
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