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#WBW2019
1 year, 7 months and 26 days of this one doing an Edwin Moses across anything in his path the moment he claps eyes on the slightest bosom-skin. Not much has changed in that time, and after almost 20 months, who knows when it will ♀️ The irony isn’t lost on me that my body has well and truly failed myself in every sense of the word, yet it’s managed to conceive, grow and nourish my boys for a combined, consistent total of almost 4 years now. Yep, I’ve been nursing non-stop for 3 years, 2 months and 29 days (with the odd tea-break obvs). And how good does that gruesome surgery scar look from January?!! Barely visible now!
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Rocking my @mutha.hood goods t-shirt yesterday as a reminder that no matter what happens I can do hard things. Do you think I could get away with wearing it into the office I'm not sure. It might be a bit too pink?! Talking of pink, I'm chuffed to pieces with late-sown nasturtiums which @thompsonmorgan1855 sent to me as part of a trial pack of new varieties. The foliage is slightly darker than your usual nasturtium with a pink outline and word on the street is that the flowers are also PINK! Nasturtiums are a long time favourite of mine because they grow so easily, self seed a ton and the leaves and seeds are edible, so I'm really enjoying growing these. Do you grow nasturtiums?
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Morning run with mum
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Tonight has probably been my favourite bedtime with Charlotte & Archie ever.
Firstly, I decided to give Archie an extra long squeeze at bedtime and whispered “Mama.” in his ear and he said it back to me a very very beautiful, heart melting moment.
Secondly, I went to kiss Charlotte goodnight. She looked at me and said,
C: “Babies in Mummy’s tummy?”
Me: “No, no babies in my tummy.”
C: “Esme.”
Me: “No, Esme isn’t in my tummy. You were in my tummy with Esme. She now lives in the sky.”
C: “Can I hold her.”
Me: this really pulled at my heartstrings and my eyes welled up. “No darling you can’t hold her but you can see a picture of her? And I can show you all the teddy’s that Esme holds, that you have the same as her?”
I got the teddies down from the shelf (hippo, elephant, rainbow bear & teddy) and showed Charlotte photographs of her and Esme with their toys and pink fleece blankets in their incubators. We laughed at how sometimes she was sleeping and other times she was pulling a face, “Funny Esme!” Whilst the conversation was emotional and how I wish it wasn’t our story, I really enjoyed our bedtime chat. It felt refreshing and heartwarming to talk about Esme with Charlotte leading the conversation. She is talking about her more and more.
During Charlotte’s first year, I worried a lot about how I would talk about Esme and keep her memory alive with Charlotte.
Whilst I might not always have the answers, I can only be truthful and honest and answer questions on Charlotte’s level of understanding. I’m looking forward to telling her all about her little sister, especially how she was the calmer one and you, my dear Miss Chazzy Pants, was the wild one
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It also happens that tonight, 3 years ago, was the first time I held Esme at three days old ❤️ a moment that my role as a mother became its strongest #icandothis My t-shirt by @mutha.hood felt very fitting tonight #stronggirlsclub ✌
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Thursday night’s Assembly League ♀️
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Age is just a number! This is my passion and why I get up and train hard consistently.
#roadtoTahoe YOU make me nervous in a good way!
Tahoe is the biggest and the baddest‼️
26.2km
40 obstacles
9000 feet elevation
Now it’s time to step training and nutrition up a thousand notches .
#spartanglobalba19 #iamaspartan
Thank you @runandrearun !! See you in Tahoe!
#spartanwoman lift each other up
And for those that helped me along my journey
@grace.abounds @m3yky @camillasignorini @hanzathletics @essentiallyuae @talisefitness @reebokmena @pullupmate @hallvardborsheim @mar_violinha @spartanarabia @rania.boucher @annawallenten @battlerush @realkellyholmes1500 @frezermnaye @essentiallyuae .
Thank you @kevinmarkpass