To my dear Lydia, How much children change and grow in only the space of a year! Lydia, you are 2! How did that happen? It’s become a family tradition to write to each of you on your birthday with an update of your year. I include your likes, dislikes, and the little things that make you tick and that are all so easy to forget as you grow up. I hope you love your birthday letter, Lydia! Last year I wrote about how sweet natured you are, and that’s still very much who you are. You’re kind, sensitive, and have a really big heart. You love to share and include others. We have started to see some of the 2 year old sass in the last week or two though! We are prepared for it! Weaned from breastmilk You were about 18 months old when you had your last…

To my dear Lydia, Your first birthday is here, and how we’ve loved being your mummy and daddy for a whole year. What a little treasure you are. Happy 1st birthday, Lydia! Tiny sweetheart, you came into the world so peacefully. Our third child, you’re so happy and contented. You remain utterly sweet natured and so amicable, despite me feeling like you’ve had less attention than your siblings did at your age. Jonah and Cara absolutely dote on you. And even though we moved house this year, we still managed to squeeze in time for baby massage, and baby yoga, which I didn’t do with the others when they were small. Thinking about our house move, I’m so glad we did it. You’ll soon be taking your first steps in our garden. Your brother and sister only had a yard at your age and the garden has so much to…

Welcome back, my friend! I’ve finally found time to write Lydia Evelyn’s birth story! She’s such a treasure, our whole family is in love with her! I wrote Jonah’s birth story and Cara’s birth story too – I don’t want to forget the amazing and life changing experience of giving birth. Each of my three children’s births was so special and amazing in different ways. I truly hope you enjoy reading Lydia’s birth story! Lydia Evelyn’s birth story begins a week before her birth At 38+5 weeks pregnant, I’d been feeling her move a little less than usual. Concerned, I called the maternity day unit at our local hospital to assess her movements and heartbeat. The hospital took us in and monitored Lydia. Reassuringly, she went through the monitoring just fine. Her CTG and growth scan were both perfect, and comfortingly her movements returned to normal over the several hours…