Pick Me Up!

RAFFLE FOR LIFE

Laying on a sun lounger, I watched my little girl crawl along the sand.

Oonagh, then one, loved the beach.

‘Let’s go in the sea!’ I smiled, scooping her up.

It was 2018, and my husband Steven, then 34, and I were living in Dubai with our daughter Lois, then five, and newborn Oonagh.

Oonagh was a happy but serious baby and knew exactly what she liked from day one.

Whilst in Dubai, I fell pregnant with our third baby.

We moved back to the UK in July, and welcomed our son Clark into the world in November 2018.

We didn’t plan on staying at home for long.

Steven’s next

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