Over three years ago, I was so very blessed to become a mum for the very first time. Then again last November, I was so blessed to become a proud Mum again to another beautiful baby boy.
I will never ever forget the pure joy which I felt after safely delivering our son and bringing him in to this world, we call Earth.
I am so very grateful, each and every single day. I am so grateful he calls me mummy. I am so grateful to learn through his eyes and to see the world how he now sees the world.
I am so grateful to see the special bond which he has with his father, my husband and partner in life. I am so very grateful to hear the beautiful sound of giggles and laughter when the boys play together.
I’m so grateful that he asks to hand my hand to sleep every night and wants me to tuck him in.
Becoming a proud mum has taught me so very much about myself, about others. As I have become a mum, to be completely honest, I have also realised who matters most in our lives. Sadly, its not always the people who you thought that would matter for life. I am grateful for true friends. I am grateful for those supportive friends who are like family. Who share things with you, who watch your children grow. Who celebrate your children growing and evolving. Who lift you up when you are down. Who genuinely ask how you are. I think you develop a sense for who actually cares and who doesn’t. It’s so very easy to see now. Being a mum you put your children first always. It’s also important to put yourself first too and remember how important self-care is. To not lose yourself. To still find what makes you happy, outside being a mum and a wife. I have been doing that a lot lately. Reconnecting with the person who I am at my absolute rawest and absolute core. I don’t have time to sweat the small stuff. I don’t have time to be a people pleaser. I only have time for my family and my inner circle to be completely honest. And quick frankly, that is how it should be. A wise close friend of mine yesterday said, in life you have 5 true friends. I know who mine are. I know who my family is. I am truly so very blessed. xo
– Rachael xo The Pink Jubilee Editor xo