15/07/2026
I used to spend hours rocking this little baby
He was so unsettled for most of his first year
The days felt so long, he would cry and cry and cry
We would walk for hours in all weathers as this was the only way I could properly settle him
In hindsight, it was really bloody hard, it was all consuming, intense, exhausting.
But me and my boy were a team. I often talk to him about the two years we spent just the two of us before his sister arrived. I cherish those two years despite him being such a difficult baby.
He made me a Mum
In those hard days and weeks, we were growing together, I was learning, and he was teaching me.
And now he is about to leave primary school and I can’t quite believe it. He is a grounded, kind, caring, bright and beautiful boy and all that crying he did in his first year is a part of him, a part of us.
The two people in this picture were about to embark on amazing adventures together, reassuring each other along the way, that when things get tough… this too shall pass
Until they pass… and you feel like you want to go back somehow
BUT I know there is so much more to come and he will continue to show me the way ♥️
I’m proud of him and I’m proud of us
If you are finding things tough, hang on in there, amazing things are round the corner. You are doing great and you will look back one day and be able to see it yourself ♥️♥️♥️
