42. The best birthday in 3 years, by far! I took the kids to see the immersive Shrek experience on Southbank in the morning, then, once they were tired out, I took them to @corinthialondon, my fave hotel, and sat in their main lobby for 40 mins to have what seemed like the best glass of white wine I've ever tasted, in TOTAL UTTER PEACE, while baby slept in her pram and Odhrán sat as silent as a mouse and drank a glass of orange juice that cost probably as much as our mortgage repayment (but which as worth it for the silence) and watched Shrek dubbed in Spanish on my phone. IT WAS BLISS.
The ever-evolving lion tattoo picture! I started this picture when I was pregnant with Odhrán (in 2019) as part of my Blessing Way, which is sort of a "conscious baby shower"). It started as a lioness with a cub, and I created it as an activity that I could do with the women at my Blessing Way to bring us all together (the women coloured that versión of it in for me). Then, when I was expecting Éabha-Margaret, I decided to start over, making a composition that included two babies and a dad, so Rob didn't feel left out! (I doubt he cared 😂🤣). It was a great distraction during the long wait in hospital to be induced, and it's taken me the best part of a year to finish! It's now hanging on my bedroom wall.
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