5 years ago I was a Mum of a 2 year old daughter
I was slowly getting the hang of the whole ‘parenting’ thing
It didn’t come easily
I struggled a lot in the early days
I wouldn’t change any of that, given the chance
Because when I finally DID start to get my shit together
I felt that I’d EARNT it
And I appreciated the hell out of it
This little girl that called me Mama
The best thing that ever happened to me
Besides her Daddy
When all was finally right with my world
We decided to ‘do it again’
Make our little girl a ‘big sister’
I finally had a handle on being a Mum
So bring on number 2
I’ve got this licked
And oh my God
Along came another little girl
Who rocked my world
Everything I knew about parenting
Was fucking useless with this kid
She was a force of nature
She ate constantly
And breastfeeding her was akin to feeding a rabid tiger cub
Eight times a day!
And the homemade food that I religiously fed her sister
No way dude
Give me the crap in a jar she wailed
And sleep?
Yeah, if she felt like it
Certainly not at night time, that’s for sure
Nap all day
Party through the night
She was a piece of work
And you know what?
Nothing’s changed
She’s still a piece of work
A little rock star who never stops dancing
Always singing
Smiling non-stop
The cheekiest little kid I’ve EVER met
While her big sister made me a mother
And I couldn’t fathom loving another child as much as her
This kid came along and showed me just how big my heart could grow
I adore her
She lights up my day, every day
Her hugs are magic
She is equal parts sweet & punk
Her sense of humour is brilliant
She is perfect
And today she is no longer Miss 4
Today she turns 5
And now wants to be referred to by her favourite nickname
The one that her Poppy gave her
So Happy 5th birthday Mrs Magoo
Mummy’s little Bubbaloo
Happy 5th birthday to your Mrs Magoo! You’re right Jenny, no matter how many headaches they give us, no parent would ever trade their kids in. Not for all the money in the World!
Bless! Happy Birthday Miss 5!! Hope you have a wonderful day!! 🙂
What a brilliant blog Jenny!
Everything is so accurate that it should be in a textbook (expletives included). As a dad of twins, I can never mirror or truly understand what my partner went through, but, from my point of view, there is absolutely nothing that I would trade! Going back to the textbook idea, I bet that a collection of reminisces under your name would be a great read? How about it guys? A parenting reminiscence book by Jenny Talia?
This just proves that regardless of all those things we are told are so important in bringing up happy healthy children, you just can’t alter the genetics. Happy 5th birthday to Mrs Wilson Magoo xx
Oh, Mrs. Magoo is adorable! Happy happy!!
Oh Jenny, you big softie! Your girls are gorgeous and your Miss Five looks like a chip RIGHT off the old block. Happy Birthday darlin’.
🙂
BB
I’m with Lawrence and Peter. There’s nothing I would trade about my 8 year old twin girls except maybe being only able to see them once a week. Certainly not their fault that their mother and I couldn’t sort our shit out.
As for Dilligaf, well actually Yes I do give a fuck. Especially about my girls. They’re about the only thing that matters.
Happy Birthday Mrs Magoo.
The BIG 5…halfway to double digits… 🙂
What a cutie too! I’m sure there is no one who had a more perfect 5th than Mrs. Magoo…HAPPY (though belated) BIRTHDAY, Miss 5! CJxxx