Category: Letters to Ameli

Dear Ameli – Letter To A 27 Month Old


Dear Ameli, Happy 27 months my girl. I was putting you down for a nap this afternoon and lying there, watching you I thought, “this is a kind of magic”.  You had your one arm under my neck and the other on my waist and as you were drifting off you whispered, “Don’t leave me,… more

Dear Ameli – Letter To A 26 Month Old


Dear Ameli, You’re a proper two year old. People ask how old you are, and I say two, and I hate saying two because ‘two’ can be anywhere from two and one day, which is still my baby or two and 11 months, which seems so grown up. So when people ask, I say you… more

Dear Ameli – Letter To A 25 Month Old


Dear Ameli You’ve become a whole little person. Wilful, feisty, funny. You have strong opinions, and a strong will. You have shown me, this month, what trial looks like, and patience. I had an incredibly hard time, at the start of the month. I struggled to cope with what you were going through. You were… more

Dear Ameli – Letter to A Two Year Old


Dear Ameli I’ve started this letter to you so many times already, and keep deleting what I’ve written because what I’m writing just doesn’t quite match up to the intensity I’m feeling. This has been a full-on month in our story. You are two years old. We had a birthday party for you at home.… more

Dear Ameli– Letter to a 23 month old


Hello beautiful girl. You are 23 months old! In just one month, you are going to be a two year old. I can’t even begin to tell you how that fact flabbergasts me. We’ve spent the last month in South Africa, and you’ve just blossomed. Aunty Deshaine saw you four weeks ago, and this week… more

Pregnancy Week 15


Dear Squidgy,   It’s 15 weeks, and so far, all’s going well. I am still sick if I don’t take the meds, but we’re doing okay.  I’ve gained all the weight I lost from being sick, and feeling a little on the frumpy side again, but I also attribute that to five weeks of holiday.… more

Dear Ameli – Letter To A 22 Month Old


Dear Ameli,   This is just a short letter to you, to celebrate the fact that you turned 22 months old today. It’s short because I am really tired, sitting in front of a roaring log fire, and you are snoring away on the sofa next to me. I want little more than to snuggle… more

Letter To A 21 Month Old – Dear Ameli


Hello beautiful girl, Yesterday you turned 21 months old, and right now, I think of you and little butterflies flutter in my heart and bring a smile to my face. I wish I could formulate words to tell you how perfect I think you are. Of course, you’re a toddler. You refuse to pick up… more

Dear Ameli- Letter To A 20 Month Old


Dear Ameli, The days go by so fast. I can’t believe so many things: We’ve been back in the UK for two months, you’re twenty months old, all but your nappies have changed from baby to little girl. Your development is out of this world. I’ve been taking little videos of you almost every day,… more

Dear Ameli- Letter To A 19 Month Old


Dear Ameli, My angel, I’m so sorry. This letter is a week late, and you’re 19 months and 1 week old already. It’s been so busy here that I’ve just not had the time to write to you. We’ve found somewhere to live, and although it’s been so lovely staying with Aunty Lindi and Uncle… more


Dear Ameli,

My angel, I’m so sorry. This letter is a week late, and you’re 19 months and 1 week old already. It’s been so busy here that I’ve just not had the time to write to you.

We’ve found somewhere to live, and although it’s been so lovely staying with Aunty Lindi and Uncle Ian, I’m looking forward to our new home in a whole new part of England. It’s not always nice starting ‘over’ on some levels, but I am excited about exploring a new part of the world. I’m just looking forward to being ‘settled’ for a little while again.
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