That’s My Girl

A few weeks ago it was my son’s birthday today my beautiful daughter turns 19.  So today I thought I would add an extra blog introducing her to you properly. Born seven weeks early she spent her first few days away from me in special baby care and struggled to put on weight and with jaundice.  As a first time mum I was terrified seeing my little girl with tubes up her nose in that incubator and being unable to hold her was heartbreaking but I knew right from the start she was a fighter.

None of the clothes we had fit her and she spent her first few days in my little sister’s dolls clothes until smaller ones were bought.  She always looked like a little china doll and frills and ruffles suited her which was a good job as being the first granchild my mum spoilt her rotten.

She loves reading a trait which I am pleased to say she got from me but in many ways she is the total opposite of me.  I know she will be totally embarrassed about me posting this but she has been so strong for me over the last few years with my back problems. without her I could not have coped.  She writes beautiful poetry and I am trying to persuade her she should start her own blog but she is too shy about it to share it at the minute.  She never found school easy but she worked hard to achieve her goals another reason for being proud of her.  Despite her fears of failure she never let it stop her doing what she wanted and she is now at University studying Sociology.  I am so proud of her and could not ask for a better daughter so Happy Birthday Samantha. xxx