Raising boys.

My boys are still little but there are some things I have learnt in my 2 and a half years of parenthood, and I'm sure there will be many more to add to the list as the years go on. I feel so very lucky to be a Mum. It is, without a doubt, the best job in the world.

I have learnt.....

to steal LOTS of hugs and kisses from them while they are babies. Lucas will give me hugs and kisses when he wants them, not whenever I please and I only wish I had of hugged and kissed him more when he couldn't fight me off, but I'm sure that still wouldn't have been enough!

to let them learn from their mistakes. Give them the opportunity to make mistakes so they can learn from them. Lucas has a habit of getting into the baby cream and putting it everywhere. The first time he was put on the naughty chair and the second time he had to go to bed. Chances are he will do it again, but he is learning. 

not to compare. I often find myself comparing Lucas and Flynn simply because they are not the same. I am always asking myself "why was Lucas such an easy, placid baby and Flynn not?" but that is because they have their own unique personalities. It is silly of me to think that just because they are brothers, they will be the same.

to trust my instincts. Chances are, they are right. If I hadn't have followed my instincts and gotten rid of the negative from Lucas' life, he would probably be a pretty messed up boy.

to let my inner child break free! Lucas loves it when I am being just as silly as him. No one likes the fun police. 

that some days are harder than others, but the good will always outweigh the bad. Flynn is teething at the moment and it seems as though Lucas decides to be naughty on the days when Flynn is at his worst. I have felt like curling up in the fetal position and crying my eyes out, but I kept on keeping on because that is a mothers job. You take the good with the bad.

that "I love you" are the most important words in the world. Whether Lucas is off to Nanny's house or if its bedtime, I always tell him I love him. You never know when your last day will come and I could not bare to have my last words to the boys to be anything but that.

that I am the luckiest mum in the world to have the gorgeous children that I do and I am thankful for every day that I have with them.

Lucas and Flynn - you are the air that I breathe xx