A Mother's Day post – Mummascribbles
Today is my 3rd mothers day. The third year that I have been celebrated for having my beautiful boy in my life. So I thought I’d use this day to celebrate everything that being a mother has brought me and also celebrating two very special mums.
Things that motherhood has brought me
Grossness
If you all thought this was going to be a lovey dovey post of all the wonderful parts of being a mum, you were wrong. Right now, my little man loves nothing more than picking his nose and declaring, mummy, got a bogey, before demanding me to get rid of it. This could be when I’m busy driving, it could be when I’m trying to get him off to sleep. It is extremely regular along with his farts. He farts a lot and for the past month or so has been fascinated with farting. He even laughs at his farts and despite me hearing them, often says, I farted mummy. Yep, I know you farted darling boy, I heard it and I can smell it wafting out of the duvet!
Laughter
There are a lot of times that he makes me laugh. When he says something funny like don’t laugh mummy, it’s not funny, or sings me a song in the car in his own special way like old macdonald had a mummy, e-i-e-i-o, with a mummy mummy here and a mummy mummy there (you get the drift), or twinkle twinkle little poo – I can’t help but laugh. He is so funny, he has such a character on him that convinces me he is going to be a stand up or something. He goes out of his way to make us laugh on a daily basis.
Proudness
I honestly couldn’t be more proud of him. He has his moments like every child but he really is just the best. He is charming, caring, polite. He’s only two and a half but he always uses please and thank you, or even oh thanks! And if he accidentally knocks or bangs you, he immediately says sorry mummy. I am so proud of how polite he is.
Amazement
He amazes me on a daily basis. I know that we all think our children are super smart but sometimes I do think that he is extremely clever. His memory is incredible and he will remember something two or more days after it initially happened. Things stay in his memory and he’ll pluck it out from nowhere and I’m like, oh that’s from days ago. Just today, he told me on the phone that I’m not on an aeroplane in the sky, that I’m not in America – I went there last October and he still remembers!
If I promise him something, he will absolutely keep me to that promise! He will not forget even if I do. He’s also fascinated with the way things work. Sometimes this can be tricky, like when he wants to ‘play’ with the dishwasher because he wants to watch the wheels on the drawer go round as you push it in. He was always one that found the on/off switch of his toys very early on and just works out how things work. I’m convinced that if he isn’t going to be a comedian, he’ll be an engineer!
Tiredness
Like I’ve never known it. I don’t know if I’m more tired now than I was when he was a newborn. I don’t know how, but it seems the more you get used to sleep, the more tired you become! Zach has been through periods of not sleeping, periods of sleeping and periods of mixing it up a bit. Right now (and I’m probably cursing it), he loves sleep. I wrote a post here on how we struggle to wake him up after 11 hours sleep! So, right now, I’m getting pretty solid sleep but I still feel exhausted! The working, running round after him, driving him here and there, being everything he needs me to be and more. Well, it’s exhausting!
Emotions
I cry at the drop of a hat now. I can’t deal with sad things. I can’t deal with thinking about sick children, losing parents, Ebola killing millions. Whatever it is, it brings tears to my eyes. Even Supervet had me almost in tears!
Worry
I worry about everything! What if I die. What if Zach decides to dart into the road outside my mum’s house. What if the crane across the road from work drops something on me. What if, what if, what if. I don’t stop worrying.
Happiness
My last point overall is this. I have never been happier than I am with Zach in my life. He is absolutely the best thing that has ever happened to me. I didn’t know real love until he came along and I know my other half would say exactly the same so he won’t be offended. He is by far, the most wonderful, beautiful, amazing little person in the world. He is my life, my world. Knowing that we made him and knowing that I grew him, this perfect little thing, just makes me so happy and proud.
And so Zach, if you ever read this, I love you. I love you with all of my heart and soul and you make me the proudest mummy in the whole world. You are growing up in quite a scary world but I will always be here to protect you, to comfort you and to love you. I will always, always be there for you. A mothers love cannot be contended with. I love you baby boy.
And to my own mum. Thank you. Thank you for giving me 32 years of that same love that I feel for Zach. Thank you for always being there, for picking me up when I fell, for comforting me through heartbreak, for every single thing you have ever done for me. If I am half the mum to Zach that you have been to me then I will be a happy lady. Thank you for everything you do for us as a family and thank you for being an amazing Nannie to our little boy. Thank you for allowing us to not have to put Zach in nursery five days a week, for enabling us to buy a house, for loving our little boy enough to compensate for my not being there with him. You are a wonderful mum and nannie and we love you with all our hearts.
And to Zach’s other nanny. I know he doesn’t see you as much as he sees his Nannie-ie but know that he loves you just as much. Know that he talks about you lots and always, always gets so excited about seeing you. A thank you from me for bringing up the most wonderful man. How you brought him up, shaped him into how he is now; the most wonderful partner and the most amazing dad to our boy. Your son will always be a mummy’s boy and I hope that Zach grows up that way too. I will do my best to teach him the same morals and lessons that you taught your son and hopefully I’ll be writing these same words in thirty years time about Zach.
Happy Mothers Day to you two very special mummy’s and nanny/ies. We love you so much.
And happy mothers day to all you other lovely mum’s out there. I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating what a wonderfully hard job you do…you deserve it