Late night masterpiece - Mouths of Mums

Last night I put my daughter to bed at the usual time – 7pm. Gave her a hug, a kiss and whispered “good night and I love you” and tucked her into bed.

I then went and got myself a cup of tea and assumed that she would go to sleep as per usual. At around 8:30pm I needed to go to the bathroom and walked past the bedroom door only to hear movement. Poked my head in and my little girl was wide away and so, so, so not asleep! I told her that it is time to sleep, school in the morning etc. etc. …

A little while later, I had to go to the computer room and could still hear movement. I didn’t look in this time, just said “go to sleep!” in my stern mummy voice. Finally, hearing no movement or a little voice, she had settled down to sleep.

It wasn’t until I went to bed at around 10:30pm that I found what she had been up to. A piece of cardboard she had used as a canvas. Some stickers and pen, and there was the little master piece; “I Love Mummy” with big hugs and kisses (xxooxx), love hearts, drawings and smiley faces!

She had left this beautiful treasure on the bedside table where I would find it – and yes, she was fast asleep with a smile on her beautiful face! I went to bed laughing and crying at the picture and the beautiful soul my daughter is, has been and always will be.

Love you to the moon and back, my girl. Xox

Posted by chezj, 26/07/2013

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175 Comments

- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    5:34 pm
my daughter did this the other day! wow
- mom94125 replied
  
  12 Jan 2015 , 5:09 pm
  this is a sweet story though
- - skbou said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    10:53 pm
So sweet, our little angels (mostly lol).

- - kgbrunsden said
  - 17 Jul 2014
    1:13 pm
nawww thats so sweet, nothing better than creations that they decide to make themselves with no prompting xxx

- - wendy_adhofer said
  - 08 Jul 2014
    7:34 pm
Children are great and what keeps us all working hard; they are such treasures and you sound like a lovely mum who deserves her!!

- - cherz said
  - 10 Jun 2014
    3:49 pm
aww just picked this story up. What a little treasure, its moments like these that melt the heart and remind us what a special gift we have been blessed with.

- - mom61907 said
  - 09 Jun 2014
    11:22 pm
That is priceless, makes you cry, children are beautiful

- - scottie said
  - 31 May 2014
    8:30 pm
So cute and so thoughtful

- - mom57522 said
  - 31 May 2014
    9:13 am
I love it when my kids do this sort of thing.

- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 20 May 2014
    7:21 pm
Bless your little girl, what a beautiful and loving child she must be and you should be very proud.

- - kazh said
  - 20 May 2014
    5:10 pm
These are the moments that keep us going

- - sarah_wardleworth said
  - 14 May 2014
    10:29 am
Good read thanks for the information

- - cheezel said
  - 09 May 2014
    4:50 pm
oh awww, what a little sweetie

- - Happymum said
  - 07 May 2014
    6:35 pm
kids can make our hearts melt, because they do and say so much to show how much they love us

- - jaimilayt said
  - 30 Mar 2014
    1:05 am
Thank you for sharing!

- - mummy liana said
  - 23 Mar 2014
    12:10 am
thanks for sharing was a good read

- - thejodsta said
  - 16 Mar 2014
    3:32 pm
What a Georgia’s girl, thanks for sharing and putting a smile on my face.

- - jenny9761 said
  - 03 Mar 2014
    2:33 pm
This is so very beautiful

- - mummy liana said
  - 01 Mar 2014
    7:22 pm
thanks for sharing was a great read

- - bailey87 said
  - 05 Jan 2014
    7:54 pm
that brought tears to my eyes!

- - tobysmummy said
  - 04 Jan 2014
    3:52 pm
Oh that is just so beautiful.