Love Being A Mom? You Betcha!!!

This is my third Mother's Day, and I can't believe how time flies! Being a mom is the hardest thing I've ever done, but by far, the most rewarding thing I've ever done. My son has brought more joy into my life the past 2 1/2 years than I'd had in the 27 years before he came. So, to honor and reflect on the past 2 1/2 years, I have a top ten list of why I love being a mom (or, in other words, 10 things I love about my son).

10) Hugs and kisses galore, the only reason being I walked into the room.

9) Watching him sleep in my arms, wondering if he's dreaming about where he came from.

8) Watching him dissolve into fits of giggles over the simplest things, reminding me to look at life with a new eye.

7) Joining him in imaginative play, reliving a piece of my own childhood.

6) Seeing his boundless energy...gives me energy to finish my day.

5) Having him crawl into bed with us when he's scared or not feeling well, knowing it's a place he feels safe and secure. I loved that feeling as a child!

4) Watching him approach everything with reckless abandon, reminding me to live life the same way.

3) Reading Goodnight Moon for the forty-eleventh time, finding the joy in simple things.

2) Kid laughter...and the permission to be silly that accompanies it.

And the number one reasong I love being a mom...

1) Knowing and finally understanding the love that consumes your life when you become a parent. It's something that you don't understand until you've been there.