Tell your children how much you love them (for when they are trawling through the archives)

[morningpaper]

I moan a lot about my two babies but I really love them SO much, so I'm going to write it down here so that when they are trawling through Mummy's ramblings in 20 years' time, they will know how much I love them.

DD1 is four and is the light of my life. My whole world revolves around her. She is so warm and gentle and I am so proud to be her mummy. When we are walking out in town together she chats away and everyone who sees her smiles to themselves. She is always thinking of others and can't bear it when people cry - she brings them cuddles and toys to cheer them up. She is so clever and verbal and loves making jokes and teasing me right back when I tease her. When she get the giggles at a joke I can literally feel myself filling up with joy just to watch her chuckling.

DD2 is one and a half and is adorable. She wants to make friends with everybody, and shouts HELLO to strangers, doing her practised wave and scrunching up her shoulders at that so that she looks cute and conspiratorial. She is so affectionate and asks for CUDDLES all day. The first word on her lips in the morning is her sister's name, and she loves her big sister so much. And her big sister likes nothing more than waking her up with a kiss.

I am so proud of my two little girls and every day I feel so undeservedly blessed that I have them. I hope they always know how much I love them and that - even when I am old and batty - there will always be a part of me that is just lying in bed keeping watch over my two babies, just like I did tonight, revelling in the wonder of them and feeling overwhelmed with love for them both.

Dd will be 6 in May, and is the light of my life. She is kind, thoughtful, caring, cuddly and gentle, has a killer sense of humour, is funny, bright and curious, and a real drama queen (in the nicest possible way!). She is by turns intense, silly, happy and thoughtful, and is such a joy to be with. She loves to laugh, and has a giggle which is completely infectious. I adore her, every last little mischievous inch of her.

I am constantly shocked by the intensity of my love for her, and the pride which I feel when I see the sweet and caring person she's turning into. I too hope that she knows how much I love her, and how much I would do and how far I would go for her.

Aw MP that is so lovely!

I totally adore my dd's too. They have taught me so much about life and what is important and what I am capable of. They have taught me more at the ages of nearly 4 and 19 mths than anyone else and I have so much more to look forward to as well. I love watching them, especially when they don't know I am there.
DD1 is kind and funny. I love how concerned she is if her sister is upset, she gives the best hugs and kisses. She is bright and determined and confident and I wish I had been like her as a child. She also has the most extraordinary memory. She makes me think she could take on the world.
DD2 is loving and funny. She is an explorer and fearless in her pursuits. Her laugh is the best sound in the world and makes me melt. She copies everything we do and loves her cuddles too. She is happy to potter around testing things and is just beginning to talk to me. We have the best conversations.

I am more proud of them than anything else in the world. They have taught me the meaning of unconditional love. I will always be thankful.

My DS is 15 months and wrote him this poem to go in his 1st birthday card

From the day we first met and I looked at you
That was the moment it confirmed what i knew
My beautiful boy who ive waited to see
Was everything that I hoped you would be
Where has the year gone, how quickly its past
I cant believe how you have grown so fast
I love you with every inch of my soul
To keep you protected is my main role
Happy birthday my beautiful son
Sending you kisses now you are one

I bloody love my boy!

awww thats a lovely poem....brought a tear to my eye.

wait till your wee boy is 13 and speaks in a mans voice....there is such a feeling of pride and I often find myself feeling a bit emotional, he's still my baby tho....still get my cuddle and kiss at bedtime! lol

My 11 yr old son is so deep I feel like I can't get into his world...I do try and hope one day he'll share it with me.. He likes his cuddles even more than his brother!

my daughter is 5 going on 18, she can moan for scotland but I love her sooooo much it hurts me. She is my princess and her wish is that one day a prince will come and take her to his castle...with all my heart I wish that could come true for her!

I love all three of my babies with all my heart