Miracle tot Lilly-Rose a blessing for Perth family at Christmas

23.12.2022 - 12:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk

This is little Lilly-Rose Kelsey’s first public appearance – and what a beautiful sight she makes.

The six-week-old tot from Perth is all dressed in red for her very first Christmas.

Lilly-Rose was born at Ninewells in Dundee to care home worker Toni-Jean Patton (25) and construction worker Dylan Kelsey (25) on November 11.

On the day she was born, many people were stopping in remembrance for dear lives lost and in her case, Lilly-Rose’s arrival brought special joy after an earlier pregnancy had ended sadly.

Toni-Jean explained “This Christmas is extra special for my family. We sadly lost a baby at Christmas time last year.

“Beautiful Lilly-Rose came at the right time and has helped us more than she will ever know. We will be forever grateful.

“Last year we discovered, completely unexpectedly, that I was pregnant. Dylan and I went for the first scan and they looked, and looked but they could not see the baby.

“Doctors explained that it was an ectopic pregnancy, the baby was not growing where it should have been.

“I was heartbroken in December when I understood this baby was not going to make it.

“In February, Dylan and I had the conversation about whether we would want to try again.

“The baby we had lost was not planned and the events had been a big shock to me.

“Dylan already had a little girl Ella (4), and we also have a little boy, Oliver (2), so another would make three children between us.

“In February I was sure I would like us both to think about another baby.

“I didn’t know it, but a miracle had already happened: just when we agreed I wanted to go through it again, I found out I was expecting.

“To say I was pleased is an understatement. I was beaming at my baby shower.

“We decided to name her Lilly-Rose since I liked the name