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Friday was World Photography Day. A day where amateur and professional photographers alike celebrate the beauty and wonder that can come from capturing a scene with a camera.
What better theme for this week’s The Gallery? Tara urged us to “Make it a photo to treasure for generations to come; family life, a moment, a precious family member frozen in time, a day out” so off I trot with my camera. I took some great pictures (even if I do say so myself) of a glider, nature, a delicate poppy, of old buildings and scenes of people going about their business….
And I took this:
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Not the most clever shot, no special angles, no playing with effects – just a point and click which shows q tender moment between two brothers. Kieran is 5yrs old and Taylor 9m and this summer, their first summer, has been brilliant to watch as they’ve really started to interact, play and most importantly bond. Apart from when they killing each over toys / games / clothes and girls (in about 25 years) I really hope they will stay the best of friends.
Kieran - Click to enlarge
Taylor - Click to Enlarge
It’s pretty obvious what these are! Yes, my boys. The most beautiful pictures in the world, more so because we didn’t think we’d ever get to this stage. I’ve posted about losing my virginity and my pelvic floor (I must remember to forewarn my Dad who reads C&C in advance!), about our marriage (all good!) and lot’s of personal but usually quite humorous topics! My fertility problems are not something I’ve dedicated a post to, neither is the miscarriage we suffered, but I’m getting braver and occasionally I mention them briefly. Today is such a day.
Very short story we were told we may not be able to have children, and if we did we most likely would not conceive naturally. Well I don’t like being told I can’t have something and after years of trying, we got pregnant. We were thrilled, cloud nine stuff… it was a great height to drop from when it all ended. Crushed, for a while we gave up hope.
When we got pregnant again (Kieran) I didn’t dare believe it, despite numerous scans until we got to 20 weeks. After that I knew it would be ok. Knowing it could take a long time for conceive again we started when Kieran was 6 months old. Just before his 4th birthday we found out we were pregnant again. I was terrified up until the 20wk mark, after which I started to relax but this one was a difficult pregnancy with gestational diabetes and more besides. All the same I knew it was going to be ok and we now feel our family is complete. We have two happy and healthy *touch wood* boys and a day never goes past when we don’t think about how amazingly lucky we are.
I had another couple of scan pictures from the first pregnancy and I wasn’t able to part with them until after Taylor was born. It just felt right. It’s amazing how important, and how much emotion you can attach to these little black and white pictures.
Technology really can be an amazing thing!
