17 years

When I was pregnant with my eldest, I remember thinking how when she was 18 I’d be 40… and that all felt so far away it would never happen. Now she’s turning 17… and I’m left wondering where on earth these years have gone.

17 years ago I welcomed a little girl into the world, a little girl who changed my life entirely. Looking back, I realise how little I knew about babies, and how I had no clue what to expect.

I’d never really been around babies very much, but I think she knew that and was one of those ‘easy’ babies. She slept twelve hours a night, every night regardless, from a few weeks old, and was a happy, easy going baby.

We learned together and grew together, for three and a half years she had me all to herself and we had endless fun. She taught me what it meant to be a Mama, and together we figured it all out.

And now… I cannot believe she is 17! Years have flown by way too fast, and she’s almost a fully fledged adult. It’s such an amazing privalige to see your children grow into themselves, and become adults in front of your eyes.

She’s been such an amazing help this past year, single parenting five kiddos is no mean feat, and she’s been an endless help with the baby – I don’t know how I would have managed things without her to help out.

Today we celebrate, not in the way we would have liked, but even a lockdown birthday can be fun. There’s a pancakes for breakfast, a BBQ lunch planned, gifts, vegan chococalte fudge cake,some Wii tournaments in the afternoon, maybe a takeaway and a fire in the evening {seems to be a day mostly centered around food ha!}

Happy Birthday darling Lola, thank you for the past 17 years and here’s to this being the best year yet.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.