<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Penny Mosby (daughter, born in 2015, played by Lyndsy Fonseca) Luke Mosby (son, born in 2017, played by David Henrie) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> Tracy McConnell (colloquial: "The Mother") is the title character from the CBS television sitcom How I Met Your Mother . The show, narrated by Future Ted, tells the story of how Ted Mosby met The Mother . Tracy McConnell appears in 8 episodes from "Lucky Penny" to "The Time Travelers" as an unseen character; she was first seen fully in "Something New" and was promoted to a main character in season 9 . The Mother is played by Cristin Milioti . </P> <P> The story of how Ted met The Mother is the framing device behind the series; many facts about her are revealed throughout the series, including the fact that Ted once unwittingly owned her umbrella before accidentally leaving it behind in her apartment . Ted and The Mother meet at the Farhampton train station following Barney Stinson and Robin Scherbatsky's wedding; this scene is shown in "Last Forever", the series finale . The Mother's death from an unspecified terminal illness in 2024, also revealed in the series finale, received a mixed reaction from fans . </P>

Do they ever show the mother on how i met your mother