Family isn’t an important thing. It’s everything!

As the days’ went by there was a wealth of emotion around the house as we eagerly anticipated the birth of our 2nd child. We aren’t ones for confetti bomb gender reveals so, as we did with our son Arthur, we chose to wait and see. With an inflatable birthing pool balanced on the dining table and hose nozzles resting by the sink the time finally came. Emily went into labour and I into Dad duty to get the hose flowing. As the birthing pool slowly fills, the doorbell rings; we have our first midwife. A calm approach into the room, bags still in hand, a gentle voice asks "do you have a bath", we do, "go upstairs and start running it". An exceptionally quick birth saw Lilian Grace Stock birthed, at home in the bath, filled no more than a puddle in a pothole. Lilian must have known how eager we were to meet her as she arrived within 30 minutes of Emily going into labour . The birth was so quick that the second midwife didn’t even arrive and the other made all birth notes on her forearm.

Lilian Grace Stock

19th October 2022

6lb 3oz

We gazed down at Lilian with loving eyes and complete admiration knowing that this beautiful treasure had completed our family. Gorgeous in every way, we couldn’t have asked for more.

Fast forward 18 months and a completely different “unknown” loomed >>