I went on maternity leave at the beginning of July 2017, seven weeks before my due date, as I wanted a lovely run up to Coraline’s birth.
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I had changed because of our journey, and I had an inner stillness.
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I remember saying to Carrie Grant, "it's all about attitude".
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It has encouraged Liz and I to 'Go Further' and look to help others who are in need.
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We went and looked at her sleeping and looked at how rich our lives are since Coraline has arrived.
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Spontaneous lunch out. Coraline having the paneer tikka children’s menu.
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My pregnancy mindset was one of gratitude for the wonderful experiences I had. We went on holidays to Ireland and Italy and we got engaged!
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Visiting friends in Leeds this weekend. They suggested we go for coffee at @21co_sunsmile, “run for and by people with Down Syndrome”.
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Coraline with our neighbour Margaret, at soft play this afternoon. They are so happy together!
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We went to see a panel discussion of women who had taken part in the 1000 Londoners project. My friend Susie, a Paralympic athlete, was on the panel. Their message: “anything is possible”, “dream big”.
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Oprah Winfrey said the best advice she’s ever been given, “just be yourself”. It reminded me that all Coraline is doing, and the stage she herself is uniquely at, is to be celebrated and is beautifully her.
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We kept a pregnancy diary where we wrote little comments to our future daughter to let her know what we’d been up to, such as how my pregnancy scans went.
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During a work Conference, everyone cheered when my colleague said, “Congratulations to Liz who is expecting a future global citizen in August 2017”.
It’s key to stay energised and positive - that’s the first time as a dad you can help to carry that parenting responsibility.
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@downs_syndrome_association is asking us to write a few sentences about what life is like for us:
Happy! An adventure!
It is World Down Syndrome Day this Thursday 21st March and also Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 2019 18-24 March this week!
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As it is World Down Syndrome Day next Thursday 21st March, the Down’s Syndrome Association asked me to write a piece for them about people and their response to finding out a baby has Down's Syndrome: us, our family, and our friends.
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Today it was rain, hail, snow and sun all in one day!
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Teaching Coraline that life is about laughter!
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Kev took these tonight before I headed off on a night out.
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