On the 2nd February 2013 my daughter aged 9 months fell asleep and did not wake up. She died of SIDS. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. There is one main charity in UK that support families who have lost a baby … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Summer Born Premature Babies and School
Esther and William are three. Their birthday is on the 24th July. 13 weeks before the day they were supposed to be born. 20th October. This time next year Esther and William will have just turned four. But by their … Continue reading
Searching for a Rainbow
A rainbow comes after the rain It is the calm after the storm A glimmer of hope on the horizon A sign from the skies I am searching for a rainbow. The search has officially begun For our rainbow after … Continue reading
Wishing for a Rainbow
I have not written about trying to conceive before on this blog. Just thinking about it makes me feel guilty, like I am betraying Baby Tilda. But each month that deals another bitter blow of disappointment Drags me deeper into … Continue reading
Angel Malma Stars: A Review for Kids One Stop Shop
Build a star Paint a star Hang it from a tree Colour a star Glitter a star Make a wish for me Glue a star Stick a star Hang it way up high Twinkle star Little star Sail to the … Continue reading
Messy Play For Matilda Mae: The Messy Porridge Pot
Esther and William have arrived at the wonderful world of fairy tales. Every chair belongs to a bear and every bridge has a troll. In their toy kitchen they make porridge. They act out stories all the time and listen … Continue reading
A Photo Book from Photo Box: Review
After the excitement of the Matilda Mae Sky Dive I arrived home feeling very emotional and missing my baby girl so much.
Sitting by the front door was a box addressed to me and inside a beautiful A4 photo book from Photo Box. In all the excitement of the weekend I had forgotten the book that I had put together in less than an hour on their website.
I have so many photographs of Baby Tilda but all of them are on my laptop.
My best friend made me a large table top book shortly after Tilda died which is in her cot waiting to take pride of place in my Matilda Mae window seat when it is complete.
I wanted a book that was durable and easy to hold and show to visitors and also to share with Esther and William.
The hardback A4 photo book by Photo Box is just perfect.
The personalised photo book has 60 pages of photographs that I arranged in chronological order to show The Little Life of Matilda Mae from 3 months on. You will recognise many of them from this blog.
It is a wonderful book and I look at it every day.
It sits on our mantelpiece in the lounge and Baby Tilda is beaming out from the matt finished cover.
She used to love sitting in front of the fire and so it seems the perfect place for the book to live.
Here are some photos of the pages from the book.
She truly was a beautiful and photogenic baby.
Everyone who has seen and held the book has commented on how wonderful it is. A beautiful record of her life. The book is really great quality. It is sturdy and the photos are really clear. It is perfect!
Because of the number of pages the book would cost £77 to buy. Which at first I thought sounded like a lot of money but then I thought about the fact that it is a record of an entire life, a book to be treasured, to be looked at every day for the rest of my life and it does not seem very expensive at all.
I rely on technology to view and store the majority of my photos but there is something a little magical about having them in a book.
Especially a book of such quality.
Photo Box is not new to me. I have used it for making Christmas cards, party invitations, books and canvases, I have always been pleased with every product I have bought.
I also love that my photos are stored on the website so that they can be used over and over again.
I love looking back at my albums as slideshows.
This is a lovely one of Esther and William’s second year.
Photo Box is so easy to use. You upload your photos and as you create your product the quality of your photos is checked to ensure you make a product of the highest quality.
The website is easy to navigate, service is fast and the products are wonderful.
Photograph products to treasure.
Photo Box gave me this photo book for free in return for an honest review. They have also allowed me to create one showing Esther and William’s journey from incubator to preschool. That one is taking quite a lot longer to put together but I am going to capture screenshots of the creation process to share with you here to show you just how easy using Photo Box can be and how they produce such stunning results.
Personalised Prints from Le Petit Bon Bon: A Review
Losing Tilda has made me want more stuff. Sentimental stuff. Momentos. Keepsakes. I am so thankful everyday for my blog. It has meant that I take more photos than most and I have a detailed record of my children’s lives. … Continue reading
Rainy Day Box Review
Esther and William love a box. They especially love a box filled with goodies. We have been reviewing a Rainy Day Box and it could be one of our best loved boxes yet! So much so that I am considering … Continue reading
A Change of Plan: Get Ready to Wang Your Wellies!!
On the 2nd February 2013 my daughter aged 9 months fell asleep and did not wake up. She died of SIDS. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. I did not know it was possible for an older baby to die in this … Continue reading