Dear K

"Mummy, can you write a letter for me? I have to take it back to school."

My 8-year-old daughter gave me a piece of paper. The instruction was to write how I felt about her during my pregnancy and describe some episodes with our baby daughter. To be honest, I haven't really thought about the pregnancy for a long time or that there was a time when our daughter was not talking back to me every minute. I have to admit that it is a very good idea to think back to when our daughters were still babies. I thought about it for many, many hours before writing.

After writing, I realised I had to change the way I talk to my daughters. I love my daughters and I don't think I've been showing it enough to them recently. Being busy and running around all the time are just excuses. I want to spend more quality time with our daughters, not being angry all the time.

I really thank to our daughter's school to give me this chance to think back. I really do.

Anyway my letter to our daughter goes like this....

Dear our precious daughter, K!

Carrying you in my tummy for 9 months was really tough and challenging for me, but one of the best times of my life. I still remember how happy I was at the hospital to see you on the ultrasound scan. When you were born, your Mummy and Daddy cried a lot. You were so gorgeous and we were so proud to be your parents. When you and I were still in a hospital, your Daddy and Grandma painted your room light yellow. The ceiling was painted sky blue and Daddy also tried to paint some white clouds in the shape of a world map (sort of!). I think your Daddy wanted you to know that you would always have two countries, England and Japan with you. Everyone loved you very much and they still do. Thank you for choosing us to be your parents. How lucky we are to have you. We'll always love you.

From Mummy and Daddy