Casualty!

We had our first trip to A&E today.

Samuel was being a little tinker and wouldn't go to sleep despite being unable to keep his eyes open. We had been out with the pushchair, I had sang to him, rocked him, even tried sitting him in the kitchen with the tumble dryer on (well, it's worked before!) I thought I would fool him and see if he would go to sleep with me lying beside him on my bed. Big mistake! Samuel decided he would try and crawl away. He succeeded, which resulted with his head hitting the floor.

He cried, I picked him up and cuddled him, he immediately fell asleep, despite my attempts to keep him awake. So i panicked! After a quick call to good old Mum, we were sitting in A&E within half an hour.

Samuel is fine...just a bruise to the head!

He won't be lying on my bed again. NExt time he's sleepy, we'll be lying on the floor!

A Year On...

My baby boy is 1 tomorrow!

He isn't a baby anymore.

He is a little boy!

I can't believe how fast the last year has gone and then, when I think about everything that has happened in the last 12 months, I can't believe what a year it's been.

This time last year, I was supposed to be at Songsters but, thankfully, I didn't go, as I ended up in hospital at 7pm...10 days earlier than my expected due date! 5 hours later, SAmuel Gordon Tapster arrived! And our lives changed completely.

This last year has been the hardest year I have ever had, but it's been the best! I am so thankful to God for bringing Samuel into our lives. He made us wait...but it was sooooo worth it!

Tomorrow we will have a little birthday party for him so his Grandparents can make a fuss of him. But we think of the people that won't be there...close family who can't be there due to the distance/work commitments, and the people who were there for us 12 months ago when Samuel arrived. We still miss them alot!

Happy Birthday Samuel! Here's to the next 12 months!