Dear Jed, You're seven

 

Dear Jed,

I can't believe you are 7 sweetheart, where have the years gone! Look how much you've changed. 

Since the pandemic started, I feel like you have grown up so much. I look back on the last year and you've become so much more interested in the world and the people around you.

You often ask me about the work I do and we talk about the amazing work the scientists have achieved getting the vaccine out. 

You've been very considerate and matter of fact about Granny's chemo, and I love seeing the way your mind works. 

You are police mad, I mean, police mad!! I hope you liked your police motorbike cake. You dress in police colours nearly always. You make sure you are in police gear, even if we are just popping out to walk Archer. You have got the sirens noise down to perfection, and you are always trying to arrest Quinn (even if he doesn't want you to). You are practically counting down the years until you can join the police young cadets.

In your own words, we have good days and bad days. We are so similar that we are often at logger heads, and you sure do know how to push my buttons when it comes to being less than kind/winding Quinn up, and due to my own issues I find it harder to stay patient than I would like...but, I hope you know just how much you are loved, even when I'm cross. 

You have recently started reading for pleasure, a series about a half dog, half man who is a police officer, of course...and it makes my heart so happy to see you reading to yourself at bedtime or coming home to see you waving at me from the office window, because you've been sat on the sofa in there reading on your own. Getting excited when you've finished one book and asking I can order the next in the series. I love it!

7 years ago you turned me into a Mummy and I will forever be grateful.

You have my heart, sweetheart. Now and always.

Love always,

Mummy x