As a Step Mom

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I have two beautiful little girls. They're like night and day to each other but they make my days worth living. My husband is amazing too. We both work really hard at raising these girls. In our partnership, we try our very best to guide them into the right direction every single day. He goes to work every day and earns the money, while I stay at home and care for the kids and the house. We teach them about God and say our prayers every night for safety and happiness. There is one big problem though. The bio-mom. She hasn't made direct contact physically or over the phone or letters, NOTHING with the girls in a couple years. I can count 14 calls on my phone records within this time. That's it. She makes plenty of time to contact my husband and ask for them, but he has made a few stipulations in the kids best interest, ones that she refuses to do. It's easy to have a meeting with all parents and a counselor... at least you think it would be. She hasn't made any REAL effort to have a relationship with the kids. It just breaks my heart. I have a great bond with both girls. We do the mother-daughter stuff that sometimes, you only see in movies. Arts and crafts, baking, cooking, making cleaning a fun competition and sometimes just good quality time talking with each other and learning more about one another. They're great kids and I think they'll grow to be amazing people some day. I guess, by writing about it, it kind of helps me to think on it heavily on what I want to do as their Step Mother. They call me Mom, not by my name. They trust me to keep them safe and comfortable. So, I put them first always. Why is it so hard for the bio-mom to do that?