This is when I love being a mom

When I hold my little one fast asleep, limp in my arms, completely trusting and perfectly peaceful

When he stops eating to look up coo and "talk" to me

When I look at him and he immediately breaks into and enormous grin

When he laughs, which makes me laugh, which makes him laugh more, and we're just looking at each other and giggling

When I remember how tiny he was and how much he's grown already

When I think about the awesome privileged it is to know this little person, and the opportunity I have to watch him grow up and influence his life.