Holding my baby girl for the first time, it felt surreal.
Milanna, now one, born at 11.53pm on 14 May last year, weighing 7lb 3oz, really was our miracle baby.
I had always wanted to be a mum, and trying for a baby with my partner Malaky, 29, we had seven miscarriages.
But when we felt like giving up, after trying for two years, along came Milanna – it really was surreal having her here.
And for the first seven months, we were in our own little newborn bubble.
Milanna was the best baby – racing through her milestones, she was really was going above and beyond.
Smiling away at Malaky and me, she was so happy and sweet – everything we could possibly have wanted.
Playing her on YouTube, she was enthralled, even learning to crawl and rolling around with her bottle.