(Written on 24th February 2019)
To,
The light of my life,
Happy Birthday.
I cannot believe that you have been by my side for two whole years.
24 months
730.1 days
17520.19 hours
1051201.15 minutes
63072069.1 seconds
(Yes, your mummy is a bit extra but why not eh?)
This past year honestly feels like it has gone in a flash. Just a year ago you had only just confidently mastered crawling and now you are faster than me, running around, free as a bird in your own element.
Watching you grow has been the most special and rewarding thing I could have ever been a part of.
This year was filled with many milestones, accomplishments and new adventures. Such adventures that would also bring little heartbreaks but we both have learnt to deal with it or at least have been trying. You had to learn that mummy has to leave you during the day, it’s still hard, we still have tears from both of us sometimes but we will get there.
You spent this past year creating such a great unmeasurable bond with your Nanny and Grandad as well as your Uncles and Aunties – it makes my heart fill with so much warmth knowing that you are loved so much by so many and knowing that you are taken good care of when I am away.
Seeing you after work, the excitement in your eyes and voice you have for me is something that I look forward to everyday, it’s actually what gets me through the day, knowing that I have your kisses and cuddles waiting for me.
Our weekends and days off are extra special now and I will make a confession to you. Your mummy tries to be as selfish and possessive as much as she can on these days. Why? Because I just want you all to myself.
I enjoy having our mummy and daughter time together.
From playgroups to parks to playing on the floor to just lazying around on the sofa – we make it just as special as it can be.
Yes, there are times where you do test my patience and push it to the very limit but that only reflects that you’re growing up and embarking on new strengths, you are learning.
You have become such a little chatterbox lately that I couldn’t have been more proud. Everyday you do or say something that truly amazes me and brings tears of joy in my eyes.
You love watching Postman Pat with your Uncle in the morning to In The Night Garden just before bedtime. You’re such a little bookworm that it really reflects that you are my daughter in that sense.
One thing you’ve become very passionate about this year are buses! You absolutely adore seeing buses go by, going on them pretty much anything on wheels makes your list but the red bus tops them all. I use to be really nervous in the beginning taking you on the bus thinking that you might end up in tears like other little children I’ve seen but you always prove me wrong.
You’ve become so affectionate towards me lately, when you wake up in the morning before me, you come over to my side to stroke my face and hair and sometimes even pull my nose too!
But there is one thing, my little darling, that mummy needs to apologise to you for. We had to bid goodbye to your Grandmother in June, everyone has to leave to one day, we know. However, I’m very sorry that you never got to meet her in person, we did make plans but God had another plan. Just know that she loved you very much and I’m sure that you’ll understand.
Because…
Whenever I’m feeling down, you just always know how to bring me back up again. You’re not just a daughter to me anymore, you are so much more than that, you are my best friend, my companion for life.
I’m so grateful and feel very blessed that you are a part of my life and I pray that this coming year we get to make more unforgettable memories together.
Lots of Love,
Mummy
xxx
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I’d like to thank Emily from Emily Rollings Designs for gifting me such a beautiful book to write these letters in and jot down our memories. It’s absolutely exquisite and of very good quality that will last me for the next 18 years and more.
The concept behind this is that you write a letter to your child every year around their birthday until 18 years and then you can gift it to your child on their 18th birthday. I honestly can’t wait to see A’s reaction when she opens this on her 18th birthday. What a memorable and priceless gift this would make.
*I received this product in exchange for my thoughts/review on this. All thoughts expressed are 100% my own.
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