To My Dearest Mads, As I start this letter I need to apologise for two things- firstly for not writing you your fifth birthday letter sooner and secondly for not writing to you as much as I should do. I was really efficient and regular at writing you letters when you were younger, but somehow life has just got in...

For a long time on my blog I wrote the girls monthly letters, a way of documenting their milestones, their development and the struggles or fun we had that month. I started these letters way back when Mads was just a bump, and before my blog I used to write them out by hand which I still have for...

Dear Mads, Well, here we are. The day I have been dreading and excitedly anticipating in equal measure is here. The day you start school. The day you start school. I can't believe it. Over the last couple of weeks we have slowly been getting ready- your uniform has been clearly labelled with your name, school shoes with shiny red lights...

Dearest LL, I remember so vividly when I found out I was pregnant with you.  Of course, I knew I was going to love you unconditionally, but I couldn't quite honestly imagine loving someone as much as I did your sister. I couldn't imagine you fitting into our lives- we had our own little family of three and I couldn't...

  To my Dearest Baby Big Girl, It's Christmas Eve and everyone is excitedly getting ready for the big day tomorrow- rushing to the supermarket to get last minute essentials, wrapping presents while listening to cheesy Christmas music or just spending time with family and friends.  We are doing all that, except we are also celebrating an extra special day.  Your...

To my dearest LL, I need to start this letter by apologising to you as I haven't written to you in a fair few months.  With your big sister I was much more organised and wrote to her monthly until she was nearly 39 months, but the last few months have just been so busy and I have fallen out...

Dearest Mads, I need to start off this letter to you firstly by saying how sorry I am.  From when you were in my tummy I started writing you letters, telling you what we got up to that month and what you had learnt and experienced.  I wanted you to read them all when you were older and get a...

My beautiful LL, Another few weeks have gone by and with therefore its time for another letter from Mummy.  15 months of having you in our lives- wow!  It feels like you have always been a part of our family, I can't really imagine just being a '3' now.  This past month seems to have whizzed by and I am...

To my beautiful Mads, I should start this by saying that I have been naughty and not keeping up to date with your monthly letters.  Life is whizzing by so fast and I am now a couple of months behind, with you turning 40 months yesterday on April 24th.  Therefore I thought I would join the last two months together,...