DEAR DYLAN

I realised the other day that you'll be starting proper nursery this year. I say proper nursery because this one is actually part of a school, the school you'll hopefully be in for many years to come.

How have we reached this point? Where has the time gone?

Over the Christmas period this year you've suddenly learnt so much. You can name your shapes, animals and colours and you can count to twelve! It's no wonder you're sleeping so much now. 

Speaking of Christmas, you were such a joy to watch this year. You understood the stories we told you about Father Christmas and his reindeer and told everyone you could about what you were askng for and how the big man in red would come down your chimney and that you would leave him some Christmas pudding. We actually left him milky tea and biscuits this year because mummy forgot to buy the proper treats (oops).

You've suddenly blossomed into the most amazing child. You're the top of your ballet class, you're even moving up to the next grade next term! Your learnt to draw (and paint) people with heads and limbs in the right places and you love to help with cooking, pouring and cutting things with me and naming the different ingredients as we go.

My favourite thing is to watch you with Isla. You think I don't notice yu whispering to her but I do and it warms my heart to watch. 

You've handed down one of your amber necklaces to help her feel more balanced and replaced it with your own amethyst necklace.

You help when she cries, telling her things are ok and bringing her toys. And you love to have her sit with you which helps her learn to sit up by herself.

This year so much will happen, not just nursery.

I have plans for all of us that I'm so excited to watch you experience. Aaa

This year you turn three (only five months!) and you've already requested your fireman party.

I'm so proud to be your mother, to watch you grow and learn and become the amazing little boy that you are.

Love forever 

Mummy x

DEAR ISLA

I meant to write more often. To track your growth and development, to show you off.

But life gets in the way.

Watching you grow and develop is far more important than writing it down, although I wish I had.

You're five months old now and those five months have been a whirlwind. You've grown so much that I look at photos of you taken just a few months ago and it shocks me.

You've just had your first Christmas and despite it going completely over your head you were very spoilt. Dylan understands Christmas now, he's been trying up explain it to you to along with so many other things.

Sometimes I catch him sitting with you talking in whispers and my heart feels so full. 

You won't remember any of these moments and neither will he. It's probable that I'll forget most of them too because there's always new memories forming with every day. But for now it's so wonderful to watch. 

I'm shocked sometimes when I realise you've been a part of our lives for almost half a year, that in no time at all you'll be crawling, then walking and talking. 

For now you're on the brink of learning everything. You're a centimeter away from rolling and sitting up by yourself, much like your brother it seems like despite being slightly late to gain some small skills you're going to figure them all out at the same time quite out of the blue. It's strange how similar you are to him in some ways.

You're interested in everything around you, your reactions to things makes smile on a daily basis, as does your smile.

My heart is so full when you smile which happens so much.

I can't imagine life without you in it, in fact it's hard to picture out home being any other way and even if I could picture it, I never would.

Love always 

Mummy x