Dear Jovie,
You’re not quite ready to be shown these old blogs yet - too much colourful language 😆 & as such you won’t get the chance to read this just yet. It’s been a long time since I last wrote one - a positive sign in many ways that things have been ok I suppose what with many being born out of heartache. With that in mind, whenever you are reading this I wish you a very happy, belated, 10th Birthday!
10.
10 years old. It’s actually incredible to think an entire decade has passed since I sat and cried my heart out watching you struggle to breathe for yourself in that tiny little incubator in Worcester hospital. A week later and our 6 month journey at Birmingham Children’s Hospital was underway. At any point during that frightening, inspiring, horrendous & incredible time you’d have told us I’d be sat 10 years later wishing you the happiest of birthdays we’d have been extremely happy to hear it.
On an annual trip back to BCH just this week you asked me about our time there and how it felt going through some of those most horrendous moments. I couldn’t even bring myself to tell you it was the most frightening time of our entire lives. On more than one occasion I thought we’d never get out of there.
But that was then. In a couple of hours time you’re going to be 10 years old! I still can’t believe it. You’ve been through more in a decade than most will experience in a lifetime and I cannot begin to explain how proud of you I am. You’re my absolute hero & you’ve changed my life for the better in every way. I wanted to recount some memories of the last 10 years but there are just so many it’s hard to even know where to start!
So I’ll keep it simple and say; happy birthday my amazing miracle. My best friend and my greatest achievement. Your mum and I both love you with all our hearts & have loved this decade of making memories with you. Thank for your bravery, your sense of humour & your courage.
Roll on the next 10 🥰 🐺
