Pick Me Up! Special

Smiling through it

Cradling my burgeoning bump, I couldn’t wait to meet my newest arrival.

My husband Rocky, 38, and I hadn’t been planning another child, but as my due date approached, we were just so excited.

We already had our daughter Lexie, now 10, and I knew she was going to make an amazing big sister.

On 23 September 2019, our son Rocky Jr. was born, weighing a healthy 6lb 5oz.

‘Hello, you,’ I cooed.

Although Rocky Jr. had been an unexpected surprise, I was overcome with love for him.

Taking him home, our family of four was truly perfect.

For the first few weeks, we were in that newborn bubble.

Only, when Rocky Jr. was four weeks old, he suddenly stopped taking his bottle.

Taking him to the doctor, I was a little worried.

He was floppy and not feeding

‘Just keep an eye on him,’ they said. ‘He’s probably just got a

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