a few of my favorite things

A common question I hear these days is, "What's your favorite part about being a mom?"

People. I love you all, but that's like asking me my favorite type of chocolate. 

Only, even HARDER.

So instead, here are several little things I'm loving about being a mom.

::cuddles during morning bottles. mid-day cuddles. anytime cuddles::

::how he holds his bottle at the end::

::when he reaches his little pointer finger to touch my finger::

::the coos i hear over the monitor when he wakes up::

::how he rests his head on my shoulder and pats my back when i pick him up::

::the way he watches the world::

::the sound of his laugh. the way he flutters his eyes when he laughs::

::his increasingly toothy, cheesy grin::

::when he looks up and yells at light fixtures::

::the way he sucks his bottom lip in when he says, "bo, bo, bo, bo!"::

::his tiny feet when he's jumping in his bouncy seat::

::his cheeks::

::when he shakes his head no at me::

::how excited he gets when doug gets home from work::

::just watching doug and bo together::

::his perfect, round tummy::

::when he waves at himself in the mirror::

::watching him interact with family and friends::

::the way his little bum wiggles when he's trying to crawl::

::when he sticks out his little tongue::

::his dark eyes and incredible lashes that absolutely melt me::

::the way he rubs his eyes when he's tired::

::the way he sits and makes fishy lips when i'm making his bottle::

::his teeny toes that i could just gobble up::

::his amused yet wary laugh when he sees zooey::

::when he sneezes and then laughs::

::peeking at him before bed and just listening to him breath::

::laughing with doug after bo's in bed about all the little things bo does::

::the little gasp he does when we go outside and it's windy::

::the new little shrug he's started to do when he's being silly::

::listening to him babble in his highchair when i'm getting food for him::

::bathtime::

::when he leans forward, hands on my face and puts his forehead on my chin::

::how cute he is when he cries. i know - so mean, but SO CUTE::

::learning better what he needs and how to care for him::

::the way he smells::

::when he just looks at me we're cuddling and he's drinking a bottle::

::when he does his quiet roar at the hippo on his bouncy seat::

::how he tosses his empty bottle aside. then reaches for it a few minutes later, hoping he missed some::

::hearing him say, "mamamama" (even if it's not entirely associated with me yet...)::

::have i mentioned the cuddling?::

::just watching him grow & experience new things::

... Just to name a few.