So in love...

With this little boy.

He makes me laugh on a daily basis...he also makes me cry...with tears of immense gratitude and joy.  Our first born who we tried for almost a year to have.  God has brought me to a new level of thankfulness for my kiddos...to where I hug them a little tighter, snuggle with them a little longer, read story after story after story because he requests it. 

Last night I was at a friend's personal shower, and my phone started ringing; it was Sean.  I let it go to voicemail, but he subsequently called back so I knew I should answer.  He had to call me because as he was getting SE ready for bed, SE started crying for "his mommy"...me...my little boy was crying for me.  Sean put SE on the phone, and we had a simple conversation of "I'll be home soon and will come say night-night".  A simple conversation that meant the world to me.

Clearly not a recent picture

The conversation ended with me telling SE I love him...his response "I love you too".  As he grows, so does my place in his life.  How he recognizes me, responds to me, which means how I recognize him and respond to him have to be done in a place of complete and utter love.  The love that I can't humanly give, but I know One greater than I can.  And does, every day, over and over again.  And because of that, I hug my little man any time he asks, read to him at his request, pause whenever I find myself impatient with his whining or behavior, encourage when he is facing something challenging, and tell him how much I love him and how proud of him I am over and over and over because even though it may seem like he's not listening, I know somewhere in his heart is.  I am so in love with him! 

Side story:  we found PUPPY!  We kind of lost him for a few weeks, but as Sean was cleaning up the backyard this morning, he found puppy under the turtle sand box lid.  SE was soooo happy to have puppy back!