The gift of an ordinary day - a mum's story

It's funny that only yesterday I was thinking how quickly Luca is growing up and how I'm trying to capture, like still frames in my mind, everything he says and does while he's still little.

Every hug, every kiss and even the tears I appreciate (most days) - even when I have other things to do around the house, when life is so busy - if he asks for me, I do try and stop what I'm doing and as sad as it sounds, I give myself a gift....our special moment in each others company - because I know this little guy won't be my koala forever...

I give myself a gift....our special moment in each others company - because I know this little guy won't be my koala forever..."

Don't get me wrong, I do look forward to the future when he's a grown man, but there will be tears for the little boy that I'm honoured to raise right now - he makes me so proud every day.

As I embark on my first IVF journey for our second child, my sincere wish is that I will be blessed with another opportunity to experience motherhood.

Secondary infertility, as horrible and disappointing as it has been, has had a silver-lining, in that I've had quality time to appreciate the gift of an ordinary day with Luca.

This time of parents and children all living together under one roof, isn't the whole story after all.......It's just one chapter"

Below is a wonderful (and I warn you, emotional!!) video by Katrina Kenison, a mother of two boys - whose heart is quite possibly grieving, not from death, but from the quietness of an empty house. Her positivity and raw emotion in her words is felt by all mothers.