The lovely Carolin from Mummy Alarm has reliably informed me that today is actually International Day of Happiness. Who knew? Not me. After a particularly disturbed nights sleep, dreaming of being chased by Balaclava wearing strangers through an extremely creepy abandoned school, I am not exactly full of the joys of Spring today. But she won't take no for an answer so, *drags self up from grumpy-slump*, it is time to get my happy-on. So, the three things that make me happiest... ...yep, these three ...
Beyond Happiness: A Tale of Two Births
It has been an eventful few days. Some of my FB followers will know that my last few weeks of pregnancy were a little on the stressful side. Having been diagnosed with polyhydramnios at 32 weeks, a condition in which too much amniotic fluid has been produced, my baby then turned sideways. My consultant was extremely concerned that should my waters break early, which is very common with this condition, the likelihood was that the cord would prolapse, denying my baby of vital oxygen, and making it a race against time to get her out safely. On top of which no reason could be found for the ...