Our beautiful Lily turned 9 over the weekend.
She was the baby who made me a mother, the one who changed the landscape of my heart and turned everything I thought I knew about myself on its head.
She's the one who has borne the brunt of my uncertainty and ineptness as I learn to be the best mum I can.
She made us a family, introduced us to that terrible fear when you realise that part of your heart resides outside your body and teaches us all the time.
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| {the red bike that goes faster} |
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| {Harry's hat - cake #15 or so that we've made from the AWW bible} |
I've been a mother for 9 years - it's amazing, challenging, tough and joyful - and it just keeps getting better.
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