The great things about kids...

I have a whole list of things I love about Michaela and it could go on but I'll just post a few.

• When I look at her, or even just think about her, I feel like my heart is going to burst because I love her so much.
• She loves simple things.  I don't need to spend big money to impress her or keep her occupied and happy.
• She loves to help me.  Making the dinner and cleaning the fridge etc aren't chores to her
• She forgives so quickly.  She'll be so upset and angry because I've put her in time out but by the time the timer goes off she's calm, ready to do whatever she'd been asked and desperate for a cuddle.
• She says the most beautiful things to me.  We are "best friends for eber" (not a typo, that's how she says it) and "mummy I love you wiz all mine heart" are regulars this weekend she was singing and I commented on her beautiful voice and she said "just like you mum" (I must get her hearing checked). 
• I love watching her and DH interact, they have such a special relationship.

 

oww those things would melt even the coldest heart.

I love going into Sams room and him saying "MAMA!!" really excitedly.

I love how he can make his eyebrows go up and down repeatedly and make me burst out laughing because his little mouth opens and shuts at the same time!

I love how when he is upset or he doesn't want me to go somewhere he will climb right on top of me and say "mama come here' even if I'm right there!

I love how he makes up his own games that always involve some sort of daredevil stunt from the arm of the couch, onto my head, or into my arms and then say 'OH NO SAM!'

I love how he wakes me up at 4AM by poking me in the eye with a peg that's on the end of his finger or sticking a small ball into my eye socket and watching it roll down my face (I REALLY love it when he does that)

I just love that it's so easy to entertain him and it's so easy for him to entertain me!

It's just been the two of us for a while and I have loved that.

What do I love about children ?
eventually they fall asleep ......

Haha , no, seriously

I love,
The way children are so free with their emotions, and not afraid to proclaim their love for you , C still does , no matter where we are (public toilets, Farmers, the supermarket ...) she doesnt have a problem loudly saying "I love you mum! your my favourite mum in the whole world " so of course I have to say it back just as loudly .

Which brings me to another thing I love about children , they allow you to learn not to care so much what others think , yeah , im wearing lipstick on my teeth , and my clothes clash, but you know what ? my girl made me up today , so all I care about is the joy on her face when mummy was proud enough to go out like that

I love the lessons you learn through them , how when you say sorry , mean it with all your heart or don't say it at all , and that cuddles and forgiveness is so much more fun than being grumpy and sulky .

That things like brown leaves aren't just brown leaves, they are a whole fantasy world ready to be jumped in (literally )

I love watching her become the person she is , clever, bright and inquisitive, loving loyal and funny .

I love her face , I think shes beautiful and I still look at her and think , wow , your'e so pretty and you came from me .

I love that I can go over every mistake I made in life, all the people I have hurt (intentionally , and unintentionally ) along the way , all the many reasons why happiness could have turned its back on me , but then I see my girl , with her arms reaching up to hug me , and I think , obviously someone out there thought I deserved a chance at happiness despite all ive done, because if I didn't why would I have been given the gift of her ? everything bad , everything good , thats happened in my life, led me down the path to her , and I wouldn't change one step of it for the world .
Not with an outcome like that .

Thats what I love

you...you ....have a cobb n co near by ? jealousy thy name is Kelly ....

For me almots everything except the unnecessary tantrums or nagging.

But things that recently stands out:

I need more cuddles mom. You give the best cuddles in the whole world.

You are the most special girl in the whole wide world ( I tell her this and she tells me back) and then she adds: You are a cute mom, mom.

Telling me she will take care of Andrew and showing me how she is going to rock the baby.

Seeing her communicate with her brother in the tummy. She have to kiss and cuddle up to my tummy a few times a day.

She carries pillows to me after Playcentre to the couch and tells me she will take care of me and gives me hugs and kisses (this from a 3 year old 5 month old child) She is just the total best.

Her going through her cuddly toys all by herself and deciding what she wanted to give to Andrew.

Insisting that we put teh cot up and totally obsessed with buying him stuff as she feels she has enough.

This child is seriously my angel and the total sunshine in our lives.

Her total innocence in stuff: Like pointing the stretch marks out in my tummy and asking me is that due to Andrew's room growing bigger and informing me that my bum and boobs are getting bigger.

I can go on and on and on.

caitlynsmygirl wrote: you...you ....have a cobb n co near by ? jealousy thy name is Kelly ....

Not sure how long it is going to last though, We were the only people there all night and their prices are getting really expensive. They do have good serving sizes though, I dont think I even ate half my meal.

Oooh this thread is great, i cant wait until i get these moments!!

Awww
What sweet stories!

I have had lots of Proud Mummy moments lately, I just love when DD achieves something for the first time, or even the 50th, like sitting unsupported or rolling from one side of the room to the other
I look forward to many, many more!!

I also gaze at her and think of when I was pregnant, and her birth, and how she has grown , how beautiful she is..

And i'm enjoying this time when she doesn't mind all the kisses and cuddles I smother her with lol

And I love my Big Kid on here, I just hope she knows it