On 15th December 2015 all of our dreams came true, our beautiful little princess Siena was welcomed into the world at 23:24, weighing a healthy 7lb 3oz. With chubby little cheeks, long fingers with manicured nails, and perfectly styled hair, Siena was the most beautiful baby we have ever seen. She definitely took the best of both of us ... a picture of perfection.

Throughout the whole pregnancy, our Si Si has been a little wriggle monster and on arrival she was exactly the same. Every time she heard a loud noise she would splay out her arms, legs, fingers and toes like a little starfish. We have never felt such love. We were fortunate enough to spend 5 incredible days engulfed in love for our amazing baby girl. She suffered briefly from jaundice but soon recovered. Feeding was hard at first, but together we made a great team and it soon became a breeze.

On December 20th we were thrilled to be taking our little angel home. The house was decorated with balloons and banners and the church bells were ringing. We spent the afternoon together as a family and took lots of photos sat by the Christmas tree and Siena's 1st Christmas stocking,

Devastatingly these were our last precious photos with our beautiful baby daughter. At 3:30am on 21st December, at only 5 days old, our Siena fell asleep and never woke up. Our world ended that night. All of our hopes and dreams for our future with Siena have been shattered. We have lost the most important person in our lives, our one true love, our baby girl and life will never be the same.

Our time at the hospital that night is a blur, but as we left we were given a memory box containing Si Si's hand and footprints, a lock of her hair and a teddy to match the one kept with her. At the time it did not feel like much of a consolation ... we were leaving without our baby, however on reflection this was a lovely gift, some final memories and keepsakes of our amazing Siena.

Since then we have been incredibly thankful for the support we have been given. Sands, the Stillbirth and neonatal death charity have provided us with the memory box, a number of leaflets guiding us through the process, a support network and forum, along with a befriending service, so we can engage with others who have experienced similar loss, providing support and a listening ear. In addition, the charity has enabled us to have Siena's memory alive through the online remembrance book and the remembrance book at the hospital where we had our Siena. Beyond this Sands fulfil a whole range of other activities to support bereaved parents including providing counselling training to our midwives.

Although our angel is no longer with us, we will keep her memory alive and she will be forever in our thoughts and hearts. We are now facing a rollercoaster of emotion as we go through our grieving journey and need the support of Sands to help us through.

With this in mind we would like to raise as much money as possible in Siena's name, so that Sands can continue to support us and other families experiencing the devastation of losing our angels.

Thank you for any donation you can give no matter how large or small - every penny makes a significant difference to families like us, by allowing Sands to continue their fantastic work.

All of our love,

Kenton, Nicola and Siena xxx