Snapping pictures of my baby boy amongst bright balloons, I smiled as my partner carried in the cake.
Happy Birthday to you…
As my boyfriend Brandon, 23, and I helped him blow out his candle, I couldn’t believe it was Bailey’s first birthday.
‘Look who it is!’ I exclaimed, helping him to unwrap an Iggle Piggle toy from his favourite show, In the Night Garden.
It was a typical one-year-old’s birthday.
Except, we weren’t at home, or surrounded by friends, like we should be.
Bailey’s first birthday was spent in Alder Hey Hospital.
I first found out I was pregnant in January 2021, and Brandon and I were made up.
My pregnancy went smoothly, and waiting to meet our baby boy gave us a reason to be positive during lockdown.
Kitting out the nursery with all the generous gifts we received, we had to give Bailey the biggest room in