Who’s your favourite?

Of all my kids, my favourite is…

Can you really admit which is your favourite kid?

It’s like when I ask my eldest son who he likes best, mummy or daddy… his answer is always the same… mummy AND daddy! Even at his age, kids can figure out that they love both their mom and dad but for different things and in different ways.

My eldest son amazes me with his words and his thoughts, he says the sweetest things to me, and shows so much love… my husband and my mom both say he is my favourite. He is my companion… As the only one who can carry on a conversation with me, I truly enjoy his company. He is a mama’s boy, but at the same time he makes me totally nuts when he talks back to me, does not listen, and blatantly ignores me!

My youngest son, with the innocence that only a newborn can have, fills up my heart with his smile… When he looks at me, it’s like I am the love of his life! It’s always so special when they are experiencing everything for the first time and it’s like you experience it for the first time too with them. I say that he is my favourite… that’s just because he can’t talk back to me… yet! But really, isn’t it all worth it when you have that baby sleeping on your chest!

My second son… oh my second son! He is the one who is most like me… He has all of my best traits! He certainly is his daddy’s boy. But he is most special to me I think, just looking at him makes me want to smile. He is the most thoughtful and loving to both us and his brothers. When he says “mummy” it could just melt your heart. The mix of his character and his age just makes him so amusing… I never have a dull moment! Even if I use the words “no” and “don’t” more than anyone else in history I think, I wouldn’t trade him!

And so, do I have a favourite… yes at times…

When you’re a child its hard to understand the love of a parent… most of the time I thought that they loved my siblings more, and my siblings thought they loved me more… But only as a parent I came to realize that the love for kids are equal… there is no child that I love more than the other, but there are moments when we prefer the company of one to the other… and I don’t think that is a bad thing… I think the one on one time with a kid is totally amazing for both us and them.

But of course… I do love when they are all asleep!!