“The best thing I’ve ever done”: Heather hangs out with daughter Annie
Becoming a parent has been the most lifechanging, exhilarating, exhausting and testing time for me as a person. Fifteeen months in and my partner Ellie and I are now closer than ever. There were times, however, when we had to remember our manners and not bark directions to one another as Annie screamed in our arms. We reminded ourselves to treat each other gently. As gently as we both treat our baby daughter.
I’m now happier than I have ever been. Annie has slept through the night for a long time now and sleeps well in the day, which means she is a delight when she wakes. She is a constant source of joy, from the moment she wakes up to the moment Ellie and I sit down together each evening after she’s gone to bed. It isn’t easy, though. At all.