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'What is it that you do again?'

'What is it that you do again?'

March 3, 2016

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Is there really this much of a height difference b

Is there really this much of a height difference between us @mr_j_hunt ?? 🤦🏼‍♀️ Some would say I look up to you 🙄🧀❤️
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We received these photos at a time of such certainty. Celebrating our first wedding anniversary and I was heading up to Sheffield just a few weeks later to carry out my final ever exam at uni. We were sure we knew where our future headed in terms of careers, home, family, our relationship. That was just 3 years ago and well, there's been a whole lot of growing up that's occured in those days. Proud to grow alongside you Mr. 🌱

Aren't the friends that love you just glorious peo

Aren't the friends that love you just glorious people ✨
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I've felt like a busy little 🐝 lately so have indulged in copious amounts of candle lit bubble baths this week to encourage a zoned out state of mind. Treating myself didn't stop there as yesterday I caught up with this gorgeous girl for the yummiest breakfast out 🍳 and my oh my it was a nice change of scene, some would say dates like this are good for the soul ❤️. Feel incredibly lucky to have my kind of people to share life with. So on that note, have a happy Sunday 👌

🏡 I can't believe I am writing this. But we are

🏡 I can't believe I am writing this. But we are selling our home!!
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I have no idea what the months that lay ahead involve when it comes to this decision but one thing is for sure, I'm not naive to a long and lengthy drawn out process that's involved in the buying and selling of property so I'm prepping for the long haul, although my heart wants someone to love this house as much as we have the past 4 years.
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Our perfect first home has held the hardest of heartbreaks and the highest of highs when it comes to life's milestones and mountains and I'd be lying if I said I haven't already shed a tear at the fact this house could soon no longer be ours to enjoy. That being said, I know it can be enjoyed by someone else's adventures all the same, so if you know of that friend of a friend, who has a mate... feel free to let them know 😉❤️

Stayed over at the hotel last night (aka. mum & da

Stayed over at the hotel last night (aka. mum & dad's). Indulged in all things going to bed past midnight because there was too much fun to be had over late night conversations accompanied by dunking wispa bars into cups of tea, a foot massage and stargazing at the meteor shower 🌠. Woke up to coffee in bed, a shower in one three times the size of my own before enjoying a slow day tending to their garden and a full cooked meal before late check out (that could have easily extended to multiple days).
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Today was the perfect "chill" day. My phone got left to one side and there may or may not have been an afternoon nap involved somewhere 🤷🏼‍♀️. My parents have only lived in this house for just over a year but isn't it strange how spending 24 hours in the company of your mum and dad can just feel like 'home'. Thoroughly needed that little re-coop ready for @mr_j_hunt to make our house a home again with his presence tomorrow! 😘

My ride or die, my squish, my lover, my best frien

My ride or die, my squish, my lover, my best friend, my peacemaker, my fire igniter 🤣, my soulmate, my everything, my man, my sex on legs... What other public wordy display of affection could I use to make you gag? Probably a few, but the good news is that this post isn't for you, it's for him because I miss him when he's not here and I want him to see this and reminisce about this beaut of a day we shared whilst learning of all the embarrassing things he is to me and what a sexy ass he has is in his yellow shorts 😍 @mr_j_hunt #no1fan

I don't ever need a reason to share her on here, s

I don't ever need a reason to share her on here, sometimes I just want to shout out to the world how much of my heart belongs to this little girl 💜

However, in recent days I've seen so many wonderful posts about the powers of breastfeeding during #breastfeedingawarenessweek and all I could do was remind myself of the sensation and experience I had of feeling the impact of my body preparing for this task, but never being given the chance to nurture my baby. Knowing I'm not the only one, I felt a little compelled to share, so feel free to scroll on by if your not into TMI.

When I was around 22 weeks pregnant, my body showed signs of already starting the productivity of nutrients ready for breastfeeding. Colostrum can be collected and frozen prior to a baby's birth in preparation for those first few days. When you give birth to a baby, the hormones released cause the production of milk to hugely ramp up ready for your baby to feed from - hence pretty solid sore boobs. Sadly, losing a baby to stillbirth or neonatal death, you'd imagine that process to stop in sympathy, or perhaps you just wouldn't think about it at all, considering the trauma you had already been through being a big enough emotional and physical task. Instead, it persists as a reminder of what you haven't got latched on and the soreness of not being able to release that pressure, as well as grief weighting heavy on your shoulders is terrifying and unbelievably heartbreaking. I was given medication to stop my milk from coming in after giving birth to Maddison but sadly those tablets don't always work and for days I would hold myself in the shower feeling tender and sore, not just from birth but from a reality that my own body was still tricked into thinking it had a baby to nurture and provide for. I felt like I had failed.

So whilst there are a million reasons why you might not be able, or wish to breastfeed... It is a blessing to see so many feeling grateful and proud of their journeys through breastfeeding, no matter how long for.

Peak of the week. I (gently) woke Jason up before

Peak of the week. I (gently) woke Jason up before 6am this morning ~ who's an early bird anyway I should add, to pack up a breakfast and jump in the car for a sunday adventure somewhere new for us. Aldeburgh provided the perfect setting and serene soundtrack for a bit of brunching and conversation before my chappy has to head away for work for a while.

I'm so grateful for all the memories we make on days like this, as mundane or adventurous as they may pan out, they put into practice those acts of promise whereby we vowed to make a concious effort for one another without distraction, even if just for a while. 🌊

Today you could have turned one. Or perhaps next w

Today you could have turned one. Or perhaps next week or even last week. You actually turned one in April, but that's because you will forever be marked by the day of our meeting - too early and never in a way that would have fulfilled our expected family status. Nethertheless, it was still the greatest day of our lives when you entered our world.
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Regardless of dates, the triggers we can never escape from. I didn't expect to feel the misshapen emotion that fell on my mind today as I woke up to yet another morning without you, yet because of you I have become more unapologetically myself - perhaps more grounded to what I believe in and more accepting of the comings and goings of each day to play out for what they are instead of trying to be different, better or more understood. I'm learning from you every. single. day. 🌻

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