Today my three and a half year old twins made me so proud

We went for a Day Out with Thomas at KESR

Part of the day is a ride on a steam train

We shared a carriage compartment with a lovely family

With a four year old girl and a two year old boy

The four year old was very very proud of her baby brother

Who of course was about the age that Tilda should be

The lovely little girl went on and on about her baby brother

How he was her baby and she could kiss him and hug him

How he could sit on her lap for more cuddles

You could see William, and Esther, but especially William

Looking at the girl and her baby brother

Seeing the love between them

The connection between them

You could see them processing this

And thinking, wondering

I watched them, watching them

And I knew it was just a matter of time

Before the question came

The preschoolers chatted away to one another

Exchanging names and making jokes

Sharing facts about their families

And then it came

The little girl asked Esther and William

‘Do you have a baby?’

As my tears began to fall

William quietly but confidently answered

‘Yes, our baby is in the sky’

The mummy looked at me

I looked from her to William and back to her

And confirmed

‘Yes, our baby is in the sky’.

The carriage fell to silence

And my eyes leaked bubbles

As Esther would say

As just for a moment we all turned our thoughts

Our hearts

To our beautiful baby in the sky

I am such a proud mummy

With a heart so full of love

Pride and love for all of my children

Every single one of them x