My First Baby Oliver Turns 15!

The one who made me a mum, Oliver, turns 15 years previous right now! It snowed uncharacteristically in West London at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital on the day he was born on the auspicious date of 10.01.10, when it felt as if time stood nonetheless not only for me as a brand new mum but additionally for the entire of town. At present, in Harrogate, fittingly, we’re additionally coated in a thick blanket of lovely snow.

I felt shell-shocked after Oliver’s delivery and it took some time to heal from the traumatic expertise of an emergency c-section however remedy and shifting again to Leeds near household helped. Historical past repeated itself when my daughter was born in 2021. 15 years as a mother or father appears such a very long time on the one hand but on the opposite, I really feel that a lot of my life and id has been devoted to mothering, that I can’t keep in mind numerous life earlier than Oliver was born. Not lucidly. I used to be determined for a child boy as my first baby having seen my husband Peter’s cute child photographs. He actually was probably the most stunning child and baby I’d ever seen (and man)! Oliver was cherubic along with his darkish brown eyes and chubby cheeks, I cherished dressing him like a teddy bear. It’s fantastic to mirror on the younger man he’s develop into since then.

Born previous;  frighteningly cerebral, humorous as hell, camera-shy (therefore the usage of a youthful, childhood photograph), a second dad to his a lot needed baby sister, Florence, and a fantastic pal to his youthful brother, Alexander, Oliver, actually is my greatest pal.

We share the very same sense of humour and all the identical pursuits from drawing to piano, tennis and basketball. We watch field units collectively, largely millennial ones like Inbetweeners and Friday Evening Dinner and he (fortunately) forces me to hit the fitness center or head out for runs collectively most nights!

We’ve grown up facet by facet and I I really feel deeply pleased with what we’ve achieved as a result of parenting actually is a baptism of fireside on the subject of your first child and one of many largest challenges in life. Elevating children could be robust, joyful, irritating however at all times undoubtedly price it, even when they find yourself towering over you want Oliver does! I’ll want a step ladder quickly as he’s already 6 ft 1! Assist!

I typically can’t fairly imagine that I’m a mum to a teen, tween and three 12 months previous! Life isn’t calm and at all times busy however my coronary heart actually is full!