Next week is Father’s Day
It is one of those days in our house
That is really really hard
David and I are lucky in that we both still have our Dads
But for David
Fatherhood has not been easy
He is an amazing, inspiring father
Totally hands on
Often doing more round the house than me
Keeping me going when I am at my lowest
It was not easy for David to become a Daddy
He almost lost me as I tried to become a Mummy
Our journey through NICU with 27 week twins was terrifiying
And just as we were finding our feet with three children under two and a half
Baby Tilda died
I am so incredibly proud of David
He is stronger and more inspirational than I could ever be
But Father’s Day is a difficult one in our house
Because our beautiful Baby Tilda is missing
The pain of the gap at our table
The tug at the rip in our hearts
Is made all the more piercing
By the giddy excitement of Esther and William
Because we know that our two should be three
Soon four
We love and cherish David everyday
On Father’s Day we reflect on how far we have come
And we know, in our hearts, we are doing well
To still be standing
And to be standing together
United in our love for each other
And for all of our children
I know I count my blessings every day
For meeting, knowing and loving David
And for the fact
That no matter what
He unbelievably loves me
At the moment there is a flash giveaway on my blog
To win a personalised book for Father’s Day
A beautiful book from Love 2 Read
Making Daddy the star of the story
I want to tell you a little about our Daddy
My David
My husband
My children’s father
Our Daddy is strong
Our Daddy is brave
Our Daddy loves cuddles
Our Daddy loves to play
Our Daddy tells stories
Our Daddy builds dens
Our Daddy is a monster
And a dragon and a shark
Our Daddy is our friend
Our Daddy is an explorer
Our Daddy loves adventure
Our Daddy is an inventor
Our Daddy makes exciting things
Our Daddy is very useful
He likes collecting useful things
He always guards the batteries
And mends our broken toys
Daddy does computers
And other geeky things
He is a planner and a plotter
And a doer of clever things
Our Daddy is very patient
He is gentle and he is kind
Our Daddy loves good music
He loves good books to find
Our Daddy makes apple cider
Our Daddy even cooks
Our Daddy is very handsome
Mummy loves his arms, his eyes, his looks
Our Daddy is our hero
He looks after us if we cry
Our Daddy kisses us better
He loves us every day
We could not wish for a better Daddy
He is the best in every way
We know our Daddy is sometimes sad
As our sister is in the sky
But we know he loves us all the more
With every day that passes by
Our Daddy is truly super
If something needs doing he can
He is a super hero
He is our super man
Make your Daddy feel special on Father’s Day
Tell him what you love about him
In a personalised book
From Love 2 Read
Just beautiful – as always. And I’m shedding more than a tear or two xxx
Love this xx
Beautiful post. You and your kids have a great man there by the sounds of it 🙂 x
What a beautiful post. I am so glad you and David have each other. For me, it was all summed up at Matilda’s funeral, when David carried that tiny coffin in his arms. I could see that day that he was your super hero and I hope he always will be. I hope next weekend is gentle on him, and you.
X x x
What a beautiful post and an amazing tribute to David – just gorgeous x
This is beautiful Jennie, had me in tears. David sounds a wonderful Daddy and a strong head of your lovely family. No wonder you are so proud of him. x