I LOVE being a mom!!!

[Anonymous]

i second the pure delight that is on their face when you go to wake them up in the morning. My 3 yr old recognizes when he is being funny and he gives that sly little grin - almost saying...Mom, did you catch that... Watching my two children interact with one another, my 1 year old hiding in corners (in plain sight), the squeals, the sense of pride when they do something on their own, the all body hugs and melting into one another, its all AWESOME....

[Anonymous]

It's all good (mostly)! DS is a running machine a 17 months and I just love to watch him go with than wide stance, slightly bowlegged run - especially when he is being chased b/c he falls down in a state of giggles.

Thanks OP - I smiled through every one of the PP messages...which is not often!

[Anonymous]

Last night the little one and I played and laughed endlessly. He brought his cheek to mine and it was so endearing. I'm used to him hanging off my leg so it was a treat for this mommy to have a hug and cheek rub for a change.

[Anonymous]

Great post

[Anonymous]

I love being a mom, and I delight in the process of raising my girl! I love that she still calls me "mommy" and she isn't too cool to tell me she loves me in front of her friends or whenever she has to call me for any reason. She is still a snuggler and lets me call her "peanut-buddy" without even batting a lash! She's at an overnight camping trip with her homeroom class from school and I started missing her before she had even left. She'll be back tommorrow but it feels like the longest trip ever. I think that the best part of motherhood for me was learning that the capacity to love another person could be this strong. I really had no plans to be a parent, it just wasn't something that I had a desire to do, but once I found out that I was going to be a mom, I loved my girl. While she does do the typical teenager thing with rolling the eyes, and the like, I don't even care because she's still my skinny little bald baby girl with a big personality and an even bigger voice! I've watched her turn into a beautiful, funny, smart and kind young lady and I have loved it. I don't look forward to the dating part, because when she gets her heart broken for the first time, I'm not going to know how to help her. I will just be there for er in whatever way she needs me to be. She's going to be 14 years old soon but still, I feel that same feeling that lets me know that I would lay my life down for her without hesitation. There's nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for her! Case in point. Yesterday she wanted to give me a piggy back ride and I knew that it would end with her dropping on the pavement, but you know what? She wanted to do it and low and behold, swhe dropped me on the road and we just sat there and laughed! Damn, I love my kid! She rocks!

[Anonymous]

PP, what a great post!

When my little girl was smaller, she used to stroke my breasts with her tiny fingers when I breastfed her. It was sooo cute!

Now I love it when she sort of leans on me, closes her eyes and sighs.

I also love being a mom!