A/N I had the idea that every day on Sylvie's birthday, Kitty would write her a letter. Each chapter will be a different year. This is something slightly different but I wanted to explore how Kitty felt about her daughter.
6th April 1910
Dear Sylvie
It's your first birthday today. I can hardly believe that it has been a year since I first held you in my arms. I remember you looked back at me with such intelligence even though the doctor assured me you couldn't see me. But you knew me. I was always the one who could calm you most easily, sing you to sleep when you wouldn't and make you bathe without screaming. Did you know you hated having baths when you were about 3 months old?
Anyway, I've decided to write this on the occasion of your first birthday so that hopefully, one day, maybe when you are 18, something which terrifies me, I'll be able to give you this letter and any others I write to you along the way so that you have a record of your childhood and proof that I always loved you and always will.
I feel I should tell you something about yourself and as you're right by me, it's not hard to find inspiration. You started walking last week, we knew it was going to happen and then when it did you looked so surprised. Now you happily walk between me and a chair but if you want to get somewhere quickly, you still crawl.
This afternoon we had cake and you enjoyed mashing it up on your plate though I don't think you ate much of it. It was a very nice sponge though and cook had iced it specially with your name on the top.
Your loving mother
Kitty Vincent
I chose the date 6th April as it's the date the first episode of Crimson Field aired and I wanted Sylvie to have a spring birthday. If anyone's interested, here's my working timeline, hopefully it works...
6th April 1909 – Sylvia Vincent born
Summer 1913 – Kitty runs away with Sylvie
4th August 1914 – war declared
Early July 1915 – VADs go out to France, first episode season 1
12th October – Death of Edith Cavell, last episode season 1
