Three years ago I spent my days caring for other peoples children as a primary school teacher. I loved my job. I loved planning and teaching creative lessons and loved the subjects that I led which were English (literacy) and ICT. I loved the relationships that I built with the children that I taught.
When I met my husband David I knew that I wanted us to have children of our own.
I did not know that within 5 years of meeting we would have three beautiful children of our own.
The Edspire Three!
Here I am in 2012, a very proud, very busy, Mummy to Esther, William and Matilda.
I started this blog to share my journey through IVF to becoming a Mummy to premature babies and a Mummy to twins. Esther and William were born at just 27 weeks and their early days were tough. Writing has helped to heal the hurt of those early days and allows me to build a record of how our family grows.
Edspire has become the story of our lives and it is always written with honesty, from the heart. I write about parenting, pregnancy, brestfeeding, weaning and life as a stay at home mum. This is a personal diary of our adventures together but I want it to be so much more.
2012 will see us move house into our ‘forever house’. Edspire is going to be used to document the changes and improvements we make as we transform our house into our family home.
2012 will see Esther and William turn two and Edspire is going to be used for recording the activities we do together from drama to craft, from story telling to imaginative play. I want to bring some of the teacher side of me into my parenting and my writing. I have so many ideas!
2012 is also of course Matilda’s first year in the world and Edspire will record her milestones through this important time.
If you would like to join us on our journey in anyway then please get in touch through the blog or Twitter, or you can email me directly at jennie@edspire.co.uk
If you would like us to review a place or product for you then please do get in touch. We welcome all contact from PRs and are particularly interested in products and services that are relevant to our life as a family with a baby and twin toddlers. I am also keen to develop a series of reviews of home products as we strive to change our house into a beautiful family home.
I am also hoping to feature ways of looking after yourself as a new Mummy and little treats for Mummies too.
Through the blog I am keen to support charities that support children and their families and in particular I love Bliss, Tommy’s and Save the Children.
I hope to make friends with other Mummies and families through Edspire and hope that we will be able to help each other along our way.
Parenting is by far the toughest thing I have ever done but also the most rewarding. I thank God everyday for the wonders that are my children. I know that I am lucky. I am blessed.
Please follow our journey and join us along the way.
Mummy and Daddy
Esther and William
Matilda Mae
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Hi!
You have an amazing story & an amazing family.
We have twins too, also BG, now nearly 10 months, & who were ‘only’ 3 weeks premmie.
I call myself JallieDaddy & the twins are Jacob (Jake) & Eleanor (Ellie); together known as ‘Jallie’.
I’m looking forward to reading more of your story
Oh Hi
I have been looking at your blog today too! Must admit have not had time to read much yet but I am definitely going to as I love what I have read so far.
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I am email subscribed already. Love your blog and I’m sure anyone going through the whole NICU/SCBU experience will be greatly helped by it
Christina (Mum to Charlotte, born 27 wks +1) x
Thank you very much, that means a lot.
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I’ve subscribed too! I’m fascinated by your story.
I am a twin, 4 minutes older than my twin brother. My mum was started off early, but not by much at all. We were born on the 11th of September and due on the 18th so only a week early, but twin stories always fascinate me.
Your twins look adorable and I look forward to hearing all about how you are all getting on xx
Thank you. Have just been reading your blog and will follow you too x
Fantastic blog, now following you xxx
Thanks, following you too x
A really lovely blog. I’m following you (just realised that sounds a bit creepy, but you know what I mean!).
I do, and I am follwing you too x
Hi
I gave birth to Thomas at 25 weeks and 4 days. I would love to read your blog from the beginning – I have subscribed but it wont let me go to the first pages – am i doing something wrong?
I am sorry that you are having trouble. My fiance is fixing the problem as I type. In the meantime if you search for the post Labour Day you can read from the beginning by reading this first post and clicking next at the end. I hope that you find the blog helpful and if you have any questions then please do ask them. I know I did all the time when Esther and William were first born. Whereabouts are you? How old is Thomas now? I love the name Thomas by the way x
You might like this blog too. http://notevena.blogspot.com/
It is written by a Mummy of a 27 weeker who is now 2. Powerful and inspiring stuff to get you through the tough days x
Can I just interject that the early stories of William and Esther make me weep with the love and tenderness that Jennie writes with.
Oh thank you x x x x That means so much x
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I see you are raising money for BLISS – I am as well – a charity ball in Cheshire on 17th September! x
Just wanted to say Hi, a new follower here, I am mum to a 31 weeker and a 34 weeker, but mine are now 7 (8 in a few weeks) and 5 and god just writing that is scary about how time flies and how old they are but the prem experiene never leaves you I think. I am a big supporter of Bliss as well and found them invaluable in the early days x
Hi,
We have a lot in common! I am a mum of a 4 year old and 1 year old who also went through 8 rounds of ivf and am now lucky enough to have two. Amongst the mayhem I run a small TV production company called Dot To Dot Productions, we have made shows like BIG COOK LITTLE COOK, FUN WITH CLAUDE and GET SQUIGGLING for CBeebies and Disney. We recently decided to try our hand at Apps for 1-4 year olds. As an ex teacher I wanted to create something which was fun, but had subtle educational themes. We came up with a brand called NURSERY RHYME KARAOKE and within this have created TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (good Christmas App and great for getting your child to sleep) and OLD MACDONALD. Special needs children seem particularly receptive to it, although granny’s of 85 years old also enjoy recording their voice and playing it back! It would be great if you could take a look and may be review. I have lots of promotional apps to give away!
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/old-macdonald-nursery-rhyme/id482622791?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/twinkle-twinkle-little-star/id482633439?mt=8
If you’d be happy to review please let me know if you’d like a code for the I Pad or I Phone.
Many thanks
Jo
This all sounds wonderful but I am afraid I am totally Windows based and have no iphone or ipad. Sorry x The apps sound fab though. And we do seem to have a lot in common x Thank you for taking the time to get in touch x
Hello Jennie, I work for Bliss. Can you contact me at nosg@bliss.org.uk please. Will explain more. Thank you
I wonder if you can help me? I think I was possibly a winner of a baby calendar at the end of July. I am sorry I didn’t see the post as I have been critically ill for the past year and have only just realised. I hope it’s not too late to claim.
Not too late – can you send me your postal address? x x x