If you crave a simple resource that offers a way to make getting fit and staying fit simple and do-able, this is for you. One that looked back on their milestones, committed the good memories and stories to paper, and also clued them into some of the dynamics our family went through at that time to hopefully save them on future therapy bills from things they don't remember but their inner psyche does! You are my sweet baby, your daddy’s little girl, your sisters’ greatest idol, and your brother’s best friend. I had wondered if when I saw you for the first time, I’d feel like I had always known you or if you would feel brand-new to me — and it was the latter.

The issue was that my daughter had not been able to keep her hands off another student during the school day. It feels like yesterday when we found out I was pregnant and the joy in your father’s eye when we were told the baby moving around on the screen was, in fact, a girl. You’ve taught me so much in your short 2 years, but above all, you’ve taught me to slow down and cherish life and the little things. Our dreams for you is that you walk your journey in life with humility and a strong sense of right and wrong.You were the mirror into my own life, like shining a spotlight on the spaces in my soul that needed soothing. Your family wanted to hold you SO BAD, but they settled for sitting 6 feet away in the warm April sunshine or viewing you on a screen from across the country. This space is all about encouraging women to live simply and intentionally, savor motherhood, choose gratitude, and find sacredness in the everyday moments. And He will give you the instincts and discernment you need to make hard choices and face hard things in this life. Truthfully, that’s both my kids, my youngest just isn’t tall enough to join in on the real danger yet.

Most of our original plans for what we’d do when you arrived had changed, but if I’ve learned anything about parenting, it’s all about being flexible. Our four days in hospital with you were quite magical, caught in a bubble just the three of us for the majority of the time with all the help we needed to get you feeding beautifully until we were ready to take you home.In that moment when we first held you we knew that we wanted to protect you from the evils of the world and teach you how to be a strong independent woman. You make me proud in many ways, and I love watching you grow into the beautiful, strong young lady you have become. Having you has changed me so much as a person, I didn’t think I’d be a ‘mumsy’ mum but my love for you has meant throwing myself full throttle into motherhood and loving every moment of it! Things haven’t changed much since then, you will always be the apple in his eye, and even when you have children of your own, you will always be daddy’s little girl.

I wish we could create a pause button, but sometimes I think Birthday Letters to my Baby is the next best thing. You always want to spend time with her and sometimes we have to tell you to be gentle, because you don’t understand how delicate she is, but you are doing a great job. At the present time we are noticing a slight delay in Royal Mail's services, given the UK strikes that are currently in operation. In the UK we took you to Soho Farmhouse and Manchester, abroad you’re visited Ibiza, Austria, Oman and Dubai.Though we’ve been looking forward to this day, it is bittersweet – I love seeing you flourish and grow yet I’m so sad to be leaving behind the baby days and approaching toddlerhood.