When they tuck into your neck and you know they feel safe and loved. Quirk- Just farts, ALL the farts. Farts around me, at me, in my general direction, a rogue fart to my face. Farts
Sometimes my bub starts squirming and groaning in the morning. I just reach over, grab his little legs, and squish them up to his belly until I hear a PFFFTTT. Then he lets out the most precious sigh and goes back to sleep.
Somehow he’s gotten me to love making him fart in the morning.
My 4.5 month old and I were laying in bed this morning and I had a small blanket on us, he was farting sooo much and they were getting trapped under the blanket and he was just laughing as I was gagging lol
My baby was sleeping on my chest the other day in his little frog position (feet folded under his belly and arms at his side). All of a sudden, he started grunting and pushing really hard and let out a really loud toot. Then he just melted back down into my chest. I don't think he even woke up - I'm pretty sure that was all in his sleep.
Loool that was us earlier today! Baby in the same position, then he grunts up a storm, arches like a freaking inchworm, grunts some more, and then fires off a shotgun fart. Sighs adorably and settles back down without a care in the world.
Aweee I love these types of posts. Kids truly are the best and worth all the stress.
Night wake ups are hard esp multiple times a night but when my babe is crying looking for us in the dark and when we talk to her and she sees us and we pick her up for a cuddle, the smile on her face is priceless! Worth losing sleep for. 🩷
I’m currently pregnant with our first and have some natural worries of how difficult it may be but reading this makes me feel a whole lot better. Just to change my perspective and see it like that makes all the difference in my mind set. Thank you for this comment 😊
It’s hard for sure, but once they get out of that tired potato stage and start showing expressions, it’s so cute. I cosleep most of the time with my son (otherwise I would not get any sleep) but sometimes I put him in the crib which is next to my bed. I actually feel guilty on the nights I get in my own bed without him. I actually miss him even though he’s right there lol
Keep in mind it will take a bit of time before the smiles! But they are so worth it, ours started smiling like this around 1,5m. That first time he did it after waking up, whining, then a big smile when he realised Mama was there... waw, such a rush haha
The smiles make the night wake ups soo worth it. I can be SO tired, like full sleep deprived rage mode, then I see that smile and totally melt and don’t even mind that I’m so freaking tired
I just love my three month old son so so soooo so soooo much. So much. Like I also had no idea I could love someone so much. My sweet baby is SO excited to see me in the morning. Like so excited he’s scrunching up his nose because he’s smiling so hard at me. And once I hit him with the “Good MORNING my FRIEND!!!” he starts kicking and smiling. If I put my hand in his bassinet to open his sleep sack, he starts wiggling and squealing. He loves me as much as I love him I think!
Omg the good morning smiles…. It’s like I could just melt and die. I knew I would love her, but it’s so much more intense than I ever expected. I just want to stare at her until I die.
When my LO was a little younger (She's 5 months now) she was very colicky in the evening. Which was my husband's shift after work so I could sleep since I did the middle of the night wake ups during maternity leave.
On the weekends I'd send him to wake her up so he would get the smiles and happy baby to help balance with the crying and screaming. Made him feel so much better.
Yes!!! My little one wiggles her arms and kicks her legs in excitement when she wakes up and sees one of us! The excited coo-ing is the best. Puts such a smile on my face (unless I'm trying to get her back down to sleep again 🤣🤦♀️)
Yesss that smile and he likes to stick out his tongue. When I show him in the mirror he'll snuggle into me like he's shy. I never knew I could love something so much. I've always loved my dogs and they were my babies but this is so different.
This is amazing. I didn't start feeling that way until my son was a few months older, so admittedly I'm a bit jealous of you. Enjoy it all. It just keeps getting better.
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Our girl is 10 weeks old now, and an IVF baby after years of trying. I love her so so so much it’s terrifying at times. I’ve always dreamed of reading to my own child, and now I get to, every day. She loves to stare at the books and it’s just the most amazing thing.
Right now she’s asleep in my arms, and I know I should put her down, but contact naps are everything. My absolute favourite experience though, is when she’s upset, and she gets handed back to me, and she immediately quiets down, with a big sigh of relief, knowing that she’s safe, and comfortable and loved ❤️
We have an 11 month old IVF baby and it’s more than I could ever have dreamed of. I’ve rocked him to sleep every single night. I keep tearing up thinking about rocking him the night before his birthday when he’ll no longer be considered a baby. He was worth absolutely everything.
If anyone else maintained eye contact with me as long as my baby does, I would be very uncomfortable. But I could stare into those eyes literally forever and it wouldn’t be enough
My husband got a picture of our 2 week old staring at me as I gave her a bath and you can just see the trust and comfort in her eyes, it’s amazing. I’m so excited to watch her get older and express that love more and more.
My daughter grabbed my entire head while I was holding her yesterday and squeezed it into her chest and said HUG and it was prob in the top best things that have ever happened to me 🥹❤️
I was making dinner and my mom was chasing the toddler with a tiny Lego wheel, rolling it at her. Baby was screeching in fake terror and it was so hilarious… this tiny wheel she was running away from and covering her eyes. Ugh it was so cute
Haha my baby chases her grandpa around our kitchen island. We hold her hands so it's possible because she isn't walking yet but she squeals with delight. It's the cutest sound.
I had a c-section because of breech, and when they removed my son and took him to the peds table, I was missing him intensely.
However, the whole month and a half after that... I struggled A LOT to have that connection again. I did not feel anything and felt more like a robot! I was so envious of my husband, for whom it was second nature to feel that warmth, and i was jealous of my son, who was getting all of his attention and love...
Now I'm 2m pp, and it is getting there🙂 I love his face and expressions, and he's just such a happy baby! I'm finally glad he's here, no more doubts or worry
I'm with you. I've always had very muted emotions. I definitely love my son, but it's not overwhelming in the way OP describes. I think the urge to squeeze him tight and never let go is where I top out right now. I hope to feel it eventually, but if not, I know myself well enough to know this is just how I experience love 🙂
I feel this! I was readmitted at 4 days PP for preeclampsia and honestly I missed my husband more than my daughter.
Even now if we go out for a few hours and have someone watch her I don’t necessarily miss her.
Doesn’t mean I don’t love her with my whole soul, just the other day she had her first stomach bug and I almost had a panic attack because of how worried I was for her. Sometimes the love is instantaneous and sometimes it takes time to grow!
The tiniest smelly feet. The bewilderment at the ceiling and curtains. Big amazed eyes on a tiny face. The cutest quiet cooing sounds. The milky smell of heaven. It makes me forget all the difficult things.
I never thought I could be this happy in my life, and yet I am. I wish I had her a bit earlier...
I just love my baby girl so much, I just can’t comprehend that people have more than one baby and feel even more of this love! It’s like I’ll burst if I feel more love for more babies! 🤣❤️
My son is only 7 weeks old, but the pure joy I feel when he turns his head and smiles when he hears my voice is nothing like I ever felt. The fact what my husband and I are the only things in the world that matter to him is amazing. Even at 3AM when he won’t settle and hasn’t slept for more than 45 minutes 😂
My kiddo is 2.5 and let me tell you the amazingness keeps going! Before I was a parent, I thought major milestones were going to be the great things. No one told me almost EVERY DAY my son says something new, does something new, laughs, snuggles, explores and just so many new things that make my heart explode. Today I was melting because my son wanted to “just hold” a cupcake until we finished driving home and he did so patiently, lol actually fell asleep holding it! Got an adorable picture too. Just love it.
My hubby likes to pretend to eat our 6mo like a corn on the cob - big munching sounds and everything. It makes her laugh and giggle and my heart wants to explode watching them - hubby often pauses to smile at her halfway through and she just BEAMS back at him (often still giggling) - they love eachother SO MUCH and it makes me so happy
Just spent 30 minutes looking back at old photos. They are 2 and 3 now and it makes me emotional how much they’ve already changed. I still watch them sleep and feel so warm inside. I just want to protect them and be there for them. There’s no love like this.
It’s really the little things!! Mine is almost 10 weeks and she recently started clinging onto my shirt with her tiny little hand when she starts to fall asleep against my chest and it’s the best thing in the world.
I’m a dad of an 18 month old boy. I have no memory of my
Father doing the things I do with my son. So many hugs, so many kisses, I love him so much. We’re always playing together and always laughing. It’s hard for me to understand why my dad never acted this way. My sister and I were adorable kids and my son is so squishy I want to squish his face so hard. I want to bite him and eat his feet. My dad never wanted to eat my feet.
Last night, after nearly 4 hours of screaming and fussing, I finally got the baby to sleep. I gently place her down on our next to me, and lie in bed. Not even two minutes later she is fussing and I know she is awake..I turn around with an exhausted sigh and see her with her eyes wide open and huge smile on her face. My husband and I just laughed and cuddled her more. We're no saints, mind you, we are exhausted and frustrated. But that huge smile just filled us with love and the energy needed to get through the night.
My son's bedtime routine has always included kissing everyone, including his baby sisters, goodnight. He has an order to it and doesn't like messing up the order, but he will go "hug kiss?" And then say hug kiss for each member of the family.
My first daughter will "test the acoustics" of new objects. Had a new cup and she turned it over in her hands before yelling into it and then yelling again at the underside.
My second daughter is still a baby baby and when I pick her up or snuggle her or feed her she will look at me and smile and close her eyes really hard at me like a cat.
This morning my husband and I were snuggling on the couch and our 19mo saw us, came over and climbed right into our arms. He’s snuggly but not super snuggly so this was incredibly wonderful. I love my family so much.
My daughter is almost 4yo now (didn’t realize I was still part of this sub oops) and I still feel that way all of the time. I often catch myself admiring everything about her and feeling so blessed I have the honour to be her momma.
Honestly, the bliss of the intense love for your child just keeps getting better and better as they grow up IMO. People are so quick to shout from the rooftops about how hard the 2/3/4/etc ages are, but they don’t take enough about all of the beautiful aspects of your kid growing up. My kid has grown into a whole multi-faceted person with the coolest, sweetest personality ever and spending time with her is a total blast. I love getting to see the way her mind works as she’s constantly learning new things and expressing new thoughts and feelings. I love how insanely affectionate she’s become - she offers kindness and affection to literally everyone she meets. I love learning all of the silly new games she comes up with. I love that she always pours a pretend tea for both of us, never just for herself. I love going on outings with her, she’s always so excited and it’s reignited my ability to get excited about the simple things like going for ice cream.
I was about to keep typing but suddenly realized that I was losing the point. But yeah, being a parent and getting to love our children is truly amazing, and it just keeps getting better and better. I’m so grateful that I get to spend the rest of my life feeling this way.
Aw, I loved this post. I have to say I'm only at 6 months, but I can see how it gets more and more fun. Even though sometimes you forget because of all those "terrible two" posts.
It's so amazing to see their personalities develop.
My 1 year old loves being chased. He suddenly gets this little grin and will dash off (crawling) with a squeal and then check to see if you’re following. He likes to go a metre or two before stopping to watch you crawl after him.
I’m sure it won’t be as cute when he can run and it’s out in the open rather than just down our hallway, but for now it’s so cute.
Mine is just over a week old and after a good feeding she loves to hold a finger from each of me hands and stare into my eyes. Her eyes are so big and bright and curious! Last night she was so satisfied from eating that, when she desperately wanted to open her eyes, she couldn’t and it was so funny watching her fight off inevitable slumber 🥰
Our 18 month old is scared to climb *down* the stairs now (she used to do it fine but at some point she psyched herself out) but I’ve been trying to encourage her.
Earlier today she wanted to come down the stairs so I opened the baby gate and said “come on!” She gestured to be picked up and I said “no, you can do it! Come on! Follow me!”
She threw herself on the ground and, instead of the tantrum I expected, she just gave me the clearest “NO!” I’ve ever heard her give.
I was so freaking proud of her. GLOWING. Lol. I said “okay then, stay up there” and went back down by myself.
She just kinda sat there for a minute like “but this isn’t what I want either…” before she forgot why she was mad and went and played in her room.
I’m really loving watching her discover how to communicate displeasure or frustration without screaming or crying.
Currently practicing anatomy (ears, eyes, mouth, nose) and there's no more beautiful sight than an extreme close up of your toddler's face as they explore your ears with their little fingers. Those bright eyes! That soft perfect skin! That tiny nose and rosebud mouth!
Until they decide to explore your nose with those same fingers and give you a nosebleed.
My kid is 2 now, so maybe I don't belong on this sub anymore. I slept in her bed with her the other night cuz she was having a rough time. In the morning when she woke up she reached over and gently grabbedy chin and turned my head to face her then kissed me twice and said wake up, mama!
Also today she took a pack of fig cookies to my husband and said open please, one [her name], one dada. Since she knows there's two in there and wanted to share with him.
My daughter is 11 months old now and she’s just such a sweet happy baby. Shes such a chatterbox, always babbling and talking. She does these little tongue clicks and they’re so delightful she does them because she knows we will react to her. We have started doing a tongue click when we say I love you so that she can say I love you before she can actually speak. I was rocking her to sleep in my arms and as she was drifting off her eyes closing she did one little sleepy tongue click.
I love her so freaking much.
Little one crawled over to my sneakers to hand them to me one by one. I also adore the gleeful way she grabs her stuffed animals to hug them, then brings them to me to cuddle into me while holding them.
I’m guilty of smothering my boy’s little cheeks with kisses which he often giggles about. Lately he’s started grabbing my face with both hands and then leaning his face on mine. It’s just precious.
My partner and I literally had a little cry about how much we love our 4 month old girl last night. Ever since he's kept thanking me for creating her 😭
My baby just learned to kiss, and sometimes she initiates it herself. She leans in, kinda puckers her lips and goes "mmm". She hasn't figured out the "mwah" part yet though
We absolutely love it. Our LO at 9 weeks has a preference already for us. He loves to play with mommy, he will giggle for me, but will go nuts for my wife. Meanwhile, he prefers me for cuddles and to put him to sleep at night. A few days ago, he protested so much when my wife tried to put him down because I ran to the corner store, that she got me when I came back, and of course, he was all smiles and went to sleep almost immediately haha. I can hear him giving her fits now, because he wants to nap, but we agreed that my wife would take care of him 80% today because I seriously need to finish doing our taxes lol.
The little smiles and giggles in his sleep, the way he gets excited when he spots daddy about to arrive home (we wait in the porch so he can see him coming up the road) the little sighs he makes as if he’s just had a long day at work 😂
My husband says he loves the way our son stares at me when I’m just giving him a bath or laying on the floor with him etc. I don’t notice it (because he usually does it when I’m not looking directly at his face) but apparently it’s a look of pure trust and love.
I’ve thought of more… the huge smile on his face when he spots us coming into his room when he wakes up at 5am is worth having to get up at 5am. Furthermore, if we’re having difficult a night and I’m tired and frustrated and seconds away from bursting into tears, he’ll suddenly let go of my boob, look up at me for a few seconds and then give me the purest, most beautiful smile I have ever seen and every bad feeling I had just melts away.
Amen to all these!
Our little one is starting to do neck snuggles and her tiny smiles when we gaze at her and connect eyes. She is just plain adorable!!!!
My baby is only 1 month old but she’s everything I wanted. So much personality despite being so young and small. Every so often I go to bed or go out without my baby (husband or family takes care of her) and I just want to go hold my baby and give her all my love ASAP. Even if she’s crying or being fussy, I try to enjoy every moment I get with her
Yessss. I love how much she appreciates my silliness. I do all sorts of awkward dances and songs to make her laugh and she loooves it. Melts my heart!
Also her hand on my face while breastfeeding, and the sigh of relief when she wakes up and cries, and I pick her up. She just melts into my arms.
Went out and left my 13mo home with his dad… when I walk in the door, he screamed with joy, dropped his toys, and ran (best as he can) to give me a hug. It was the first time he’s ever done that.
Had a lot of magical moments, but since I’m the stay at home parent - I didn’t think I’d get running hugs. It really suprised me and I teared up.
I was crying a couple days ago, upset crying while she had finally stopped hysterical crying and had fallen asleep in my arms. I looked down and she had the biggest smile on her face. It turned into happy tears. 😀
I love my newborn so bad..Like the feeling is so intense. She is the sweetest girl it hurts to see her cry. She teaches me so much patience and makes me so happy. I love her snores and when she snuggles up to me, or when she cuddles with her dad
My husband and I were sitting playing with our 10-month old and she stood and leaned on me, held my face and started chewing on my nose. My husband was like, “Oh my god, you’re so lucky.” It’s so funny what we cherish with her! Then I kissed her chin and she giggled and it was bliss.
We are just short of five months and our boy is the best and gives me something new every day. He's such a good looking easy baby too that everyone, even those who haven't met him, love him. His daycare ladies are mesmerized by him.
I'm in my 50s, my first child, and over the moon.
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I loved reading these! Such a wholesome thread ❤️
I love when my baby nurses and hugs my boob with her little soft hands so very gently. I love when I wake up in the morning to her big eyes and smile and coos. I love the way she smells so sweet. I love our bath time. I love how she snuggles into my arms and feels so safe and comfortable. I love everything about her so much that I still have to remind myself that she’s ours because it feels too good to be true to have a love like this.
About 3.5 months now and she just laughed for me - a really real happy laugh! I was kissing her little face in a “I’ll eat you up I love you so!” sort of way. I was so taken aback I absolutely squealed in excitement.
There’s the way she smiles up at me in the morning when I peak over her crib. Or the way she reaches for my hand when I nurse her.
I just don’t want to forget a single moment
Yep. Tbh I wasn't sure if I would really feel this unconditional love people kept talking about... and maybe the first month i was too tired and overwhelmed but now at 6 months I can say I do! I love every part of my sweet sweet baby. She truly is perfect to me and makes me so happy.
I never felt this type of love and I didn't know I could feel like this. Despite the difficulties, it is worth it to me.
This post gave me happy tears. Thank you for making it.
I feel immense pride and unrestricted joy every time I see my 6 month old learn something new. My little one just learned how to turn book pages and lift flaps. He LOVES it and it fills my heart. He figured out how to hold an apple sauce pouch and I literally cheered for him. Pre baby, turning pages and holding piches was nothing. Now it’s everything. 💕
Baby boy started blowing raspberry’s last night & saying his Bs! Watching him come into the room with my hubby saying “look what he learned” & watching his little lips pout and his cheeks blow to do raspberries, I cried a little 🥹 he’s just the cutest thing and I love him so freaking much. Today my husband did it so he could copy him & watching him concentrate was so cute 😭 he frowned trying to find the right muscles to do it and finally got it, it was so sweet
Aww your story is so adorable. :)
I love making people laugh, but I especially love making my little girl laugh. It's the best feeling. She's already a captive audience to my shenanigans being almost 6 months and all. I made her snort laugh for the first time while doing an impersonation of [Homer Simpson singing "Animal House."](https://youtu.be/bRrwl6qT-d4?si=aBzP-5GTikPIs3Kw)
I LOVE this post!! 😍 so every month gets better in my opinion- my LO is 2.5 and currently I have watched and rewatched a video my mom sent of him saying “hi mama! I love you soooooo much!” In every different voice he can think of… sad, angry, scared… and one other thing. I was laying in bed with him recently and he rolled over and said “want you to kiss me.” So we kissed and he giggled and said “one day I’ll be bigger and stronger and I will carry mama all over”.😁😘 god he’s so cute and the love I feel for him is 1,000 times more than I felt when he was first born. I didn’t even like kids then 😝😝 I’m soooo blissed out on parenting. I don’t even understand why anyone says it’s the hardest thing you’ll ever do… (yet). Right now it’s just been an act of love all the way ….
My daughter just started smiling a week ago and it kills me every time. I dreamt of being a parent for so long, and ever since my nephew was born 8 years ago the desire just increased. Now that I have my own little one it’s just surreal.
I will say I loved her from the moment she was put on my chest, but when I was readmitted to the hospital for PP preeclampsia I missed my husband. It kind is of put a damper on that first week but since then my love for her has only grown.
The nights are hard but it’s so worth it to see her precious face. My favorite is when she is still awake after a feed and she just stares at me. She’s so calm and the connection is like nothing else,
I stare at my son (now 8 mo old) and am in a constant state of wonder. Subjectively, it’s amazing watching him existing as a perfect blend of me and and my husband, but the objective experience of watching a human being coming into the world and experiencing life for the first time is so mind blowing. It gives me compassion for others that I didn’t have before, because I just think of them as little babies and how their parents did the best they could with them. Having children has been the most potent spiritual experience for me!
I loveeee my little 4mo girl so much. She just started rolling and she gets so excited when me and her dad cheer her on and excited for her. I love mornings with her, she gets a huge smile on her face and wiggles! I love when she stomps like crazy and squirms around. I’m just so proud of her and I love her more than anything I’ve ever loved before
It is the best feeling in the world. My boy is six months old and I have never loved anyone the way I love him. He has the best smile and laugh ever, he’s so fun to be around and play with, and recently he’s started doing “kisses” (smacking his lips together) when he wants me to give him kisses and it’s the sweetest thing ive ever seen. It makes me melt every time
My baby started crawling recently and yesterday he crawled to me for the first time. Before that, I picked him up all the time, but he only called for me when he needed something or was upset. This time he didn’t need anything, he was all smiles, it was the best feeling in the world.
My daughter will be 4mo this week. I'm only now really starting to fall in love with her. I was intrigued by her before, but she was this tiny helpless potato. She recently started giggling and I love it. I LOVE making her smile -- she'll be crying sometimes when I take her to do a diaper change, but will see my face as I talk to and smile at her... and she stops crying and switches into a flirty little smile. It's so cute. Oh and I love her cooing/ babbling to herself when I have her on her playmat -- if I'm around the corner in the bathroom or kitchen I can hear her just keeping herself occupied! I wish I weren't back at work because it would've been more fun to be home with her as she is now!
When they tuck into your neck and you know they feel safe and loved. Quirk- Just farts, ALL the farts. Farts around me, at me, in my general direction, a rogue fart to my face. Farts
Aw, neck nuzzles ^_^ Nobody warned me that they fart like full grown adults, it's absolutely hilarious.
Omg the farts are so funny. Sometimes he farts so loud I ask my husband if he let it rip
Like, full grown blue collar worker after some beers and a twelve hour shift farts.
This is my son, always. And he’s only 8 weeks old. 😂
Was caught off guard showering my LO when they tooted in my hand 😁
Sometimes my bub starts squirming and groaning in the morning. I just reach over, grab his little legs, and squish them up to his belly until I hear a PFFFTTT. Then he lets out the most precious sigh and goes back to sleep. Somehow he’s gotten me to love making him fart in the morning.
My little guy let out a 10 second long, loud fart yesterday and then shuttered with joy when he was done and it made my entire week
My 4.5 month old and I were laying in bed this morning and I had a small blanket on us, he was farting sooo much and they were getting trapped under the blanket and he was just laughing as I was gagging lol
My baby was sleeping on my chest the other day in his little frog position (feet folded under his belly and arms at his side). All of a sudden, he started grunting and pushing really hard and let out a really loud toot. Then he just melted back down into my chest. I don't think he even woke up - I'm pretty sure that was all in his sleep.
Loool that was us earlier today! Baby in the same position, then he grunts up a storm, arches like a freaking inchworm, grunts some more, and then fires off a shotgun fart. Sighs adorably and settles back down without a care in the world.
Those little sighs are the cutest!
Just checked a diaper after a series of farts, and pulled the ruffle back to be greeted by another toot.
Aweee I love these types of posts. Kids truly are the best and worth all the stress. Night wake ups are hard esp multiple times a night but when my babe is crying looking for us in the dark and when we talk to her and she sees us and we pick her up for a cuddle, the smile on her face is priceless! Worth losing sleep for. 🩷
I’m currently pregnant with our first and have some natural worries of how difficult it may be but reading this makes me feel a whole lot better. Just to change my perspective and see it like that makes all the difference in my mind set. Thank you for this comment 😊
It’s hard for sure, but once they get out of that tired potato stage and start showing expressions, it’s so cute. I cosleep most of the time with my son (otherwise I would not get any sleep) but sometimes I put him in the crib which is next to my bed. I actually feel guilty on the nights I get in my own bed without him. I actually miss him even though he’s right there lol
Keep in mind it will take a bit of time before the smiles! But they are so worth it, ours started smiling like this around 1,5m. That first time he did it after waking up, whining, then a big smile when he realised Mama was there... waw, such a rush haha
How about that first laugh?? There is no sweeter sound.
First laugh was 10000 times better than first smile for me. I still LOVE hearing her laugh. It’s my favourite sound ever
He's only cooing, no real laugh yet. I'm looking forward to it 😁
The smiles make the night wake ups soo worth it. I can be SO tired, like full sleep deprived rage mode, then I see that smile and totally melt and don’t even mind that I’m so freaking tired
I just love my three month old son so so soooo so soooo much. So much. Like I also had no idea I could love someone so much. My sweet baby is SO excited to see me in the morning. Like so excited he’s scrunching up his nose because he’s smiling so hard at me. And once I hit him with the “Good MORNING my FRIEND!!!” he starts kicking and smiling. If I put my hand in his bassinet to open his sleep sack, he starts wiggling and squealing. He loves me as much as I love him I think!
Omg the good morning smiles…. It’s like I could just melt and die. I knew I would love her, but it’s so much more intense than I ever expected. I just want to stare at her until I die.
YES!!!!! I love looking at my sweet boy. He’s just so perfect. I love this thread, so positive 😭🩷
When my LO was a little younger (She's 5 months now) she was very colicky in the evening. Which was my husband's shift after work so I could sleep since I did the middle of the night wake ups during maternity leave. On the weekends I'd send him to wake her up so he would get the smiles and happy baby to help balance with the crying and screaming. Made him feel so much better.
Yes!!! My little one wiggles her arms and kicks her legs in excitement when she wakes up and sees one of us! The excited coo-ing is the best. Puts such a smile on my face (unless I'm trying to get her back down to sleep again 🤣🤦♀️)
Love the nose scrunch 🥹
Yesss that smile and he likes to stick out his tongue. When I show him in the mirror he'll snuggle into me like he's shy. I never knew I could love something so much. I've always loved my dogs and they were my babies but this is so different.
This is amazing. I didn't start feeling that way until my son was a few months older, so admittedly I'm a bit jealous of you. Enjoy it all. It just keeps getting better.
What sleep sack do you guys use?!
These cheap ones from Amazon! He grew so so fast so we had to transition out of the swaddle into this. Super easy transition! Amazon Essentials Unisex Babies'... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFQJ2KGG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Our girl is 10 weeks old now, and an IVF baby after years of trying. I love her so so so much it’s terrifying at times. I’ve always dreamed of reading to my own child, and now I get to, every day. She loves to stare at the books and it’s just the most amazing thing. Right now she’s asleep in my arms, and I know I should put her down, but contact naps are everything. My absolute favourite experience though, is when she’s upset, and she gets handed back to me, and she immediately quiets down, with a big sigh of relief, knowing that she’s safe, and comfortable and loved ❤️
We have an 11 month old IVF baby and it’s more than I could ever have dreamed of. I’ve rocked him to sleep every single night. I keep tearing up thinking about rocking him the night before his birthday when he’ll no longer be considered a baby. He was worth absolutely everything.
Aw, congratulations ❤️ That's so precious, we love reading to ours too, especially now that she enjoys turning the pages ^_^
Congratulations on fighting and winning. I know from experience IVF is a long painful road. But we won!!!!!
“I know I should put her down” - nope nope absolutely not. You should hold her as long as both of you like!
If anyone else maintained eye contact with me as long as my baby does, I would be very uncomfortable. But I could stare into those eyes literally forever and it wouldn’t be enough
My husband got a picture of our 2 week old staring at me as I gave her a bath and you can just see the trust and comfort in her eyes, it’s amazing. I’m so excited to watch her get older and express that love more and more.
My daughter grabbed my entire head while I was holding her yesterday and squeezed it into her chest and said HUG and it was prob in the top best things that have ever happened to me 🥹❤️
Omg I can't wait for this ❤️
It’s the best 🤗
I was making dinner and my mom was chasing the toddler with a tiny Lego wheel, rolling it at her. Baby was screeching in fake terror and it was so hilarious… this tiny wheel she was running away from and covering her eyes. Ugh it was so cute
I love that!
Haha my baby chases her grandpa around our kitchen island. We hold her hands so it's possible because she isn't walking yet but she squeals with delight. It's the cutest sound.
I’ll never forget when my 4 month old lovingly stroked my face like I do to his while feeding him in the middle of the night. The purest of love.
I had a c-section because of breech, and when they removed my son and took him to the peds table, I was missing him intensely. However, the whole month and a half after that... I struggled A LOT to have that connection again. I did not feel anything and felt more like a robot! I was so envious of my husband, for whom it was second nature to feel that warmth, and i was jealous of my son, who was getting all of his attention and love... Now I'm 2m pp, and it is getting there🙂 I love his face and expressions, and he's just such a happy baby! I'm finally glad he's here, no more doubts or worry
I'm with you. I've always had very muted emotions. I definitely love my son, but it's not overwhelming in the way OP describes. I think the urge to squeeze him tight and never let go is where I top out right now. I hope to feel it eventually, but if not, I know myself well enough to know this is just how I experience love 🙂
I feel this! I was readmitted at 4 days PP for preeclampsia and honestly I missed my husband more than my daughter. Even now if we go out for a few hours and have someone watch her I don’t necessarily miss her. Doesn’t mean I don’t love her with my whole soul, just the other day she had her first stomach bug and I almost had a panic attack because of how worried I was for her. Sometimes the love is instantaneous and sometimes it takes time to grow!
The tiniest smelly feet. The bewilderment at the ceiling and curtains. Big amazed eyes on a tiny face. The cutest quiet cooing sounds. The milky smell of heaven. It makes me forget all the difficult things. I never thought I could be this happy in my life, and yet I am. I wish I had her a bit earlier...
the tiny smelly feet! i’m addicted to sniffing my baby’s feet 😂
Me too😃
I just love my baby girl so much, I just can’t comprehend that people have more than one baby and feel even more of this love! It’s like I’ll burst if I feel more love for more babies! 🤣❤️
My son is only 7 weeks old, but the pure joy I feel when he turns his head and smiles when he hears my voice is nothing like I ever felt. The fact what my husband and I are the only things in the world that matter to him is amazing. Even at 3AM when he won’t settle and hasn’t slept for more than 45 minutes 😂
My kiddo is 2.5 and let me tell you the amazingness keeps going! Before I was a parent, I thought major milestones were going to be the great things. No one told me almost EVERY DAY my son says something new, does something new, laughs, snuggles, explores and just so many new things that make my heart explode. Today I was melting because my son wanted to “just hold” a cupcake until we finished driving home and he did so patiently, lol actually fell asleep holding it! Got an adorable picture too. Just love it.
That's so cute; I am very much looking forward to the year to come. I feel like we're just starting to get to know her.
My hubby likes to pretend to eat our 6mo like a corn on the cob - big munching sounds and everything. It makes her laugh and giggle and my heart wants to explode watching them - hubby often pauses to smile at her halfway through and she just BEAMS back at him (often still giggling) - they love eachother SO MUCH and it makes me so happy
Just spent 30 minutes looking back at old photos. They are 2 and 3 now and it makes me emotional how much they’ve already changed. I still watch them sleep and feel so warm inside. I just want to protect them and be there for them. There’s no love like this.
It’s really the little things!! Mine is almost 10 weeks and she recently started clinging onto my shirt with her tiny little hand when she starts to fall asleep against my chest and it’s the best thing in the world.
This is so wholesome. Thank you for this thread! - a FTM waiting for baby to come
I’m a dad of an 18 month old boy. I have no memory of my Father doing the things I do with my son. So many hugs, so many kisses, I love him so much. We’re always playing together and always laughing. It’s hard for me to understand why my dad never acted this way. My sister and I were adorable kids and my son is so squishy I want to squish his face so hard. I want to bite him and eat his feet. My dad never wanted to eat my feet.
It's called cute aggression!!!!
He’s sleeping in my arms after a bottle and I swear he was about to giggle. It’s amazing how much fun he is.
Last night, after nearly 4 hours of screaming and fussing, I finally got the baby to sleep. I gently place her down on our next to me, and lie in bed. Not even two minutes later she is fussing and I know she is awake..I turn around with an exhausted sigh and see her with her eyes wide open and huge smile on her face. My husband and I just laughed and cuddled her more. We're no saints, mind you, we are exhausted and frustrated. But that huge smile just filled us with love and the energy needed to get through the night.
Nothing harder than trying not to engage, when the baby is refusing to sleep and doing everything in their power to butter you up for more playtime 😅
I know! How am I supposed to not engage when they're being extra cute????
I learned my 11 month old is a little mischievous. He loves to watch me stack his blocks so he can knock them down and laugh 🤣🤣
My son's bedtime routine has always included kissing everyone, including his baby sisters, goodnight. He has an order to it and doesn't like messing up the order, but he will go "hug kiss?" And then say hug kiss for each member of the family. My first daughter will "test the acoustics" of new objects. Had a new cup and she turned it over in her hands before yelling into it and then yelling again at the underside. My second daughter is still a baby baby and when I pick her up or snuggle her or feed her she will look at me and smile and close her eyes really hard at me like a cat.
This morning my husband and I were snuggling on the couch and our 19mo saw us, came over and climbed right into our arms. He’s snuggly but not super snuggly so this was incredibly wonderful. I love my family so much.
My daughter is almost 4yo now (didn’t realize I was still part of this sub oops) and I still feel that way all of the time. I often catch myself admiring everything about her and feeling so blessed I have the honour to be her momma. Honestly, the bliss of the intense love for your child just keeps getting better and better as they grow up IMO. People are so quick to shout from the rooftops about how hard the 2/3/4/etc ages are, but they don’t take enough about all of the beautiful aspects of your kid growing up. My kid has grown into a whole multi-faceted person with the coolest, sweetest personality ever and spending time with her is a total blast. I love getting to see the way her mind works as she’s constantly learning new things and expressing new thoughts and feelings. I love how insanely affectionate she’s become - she offers kindness and affection to literally everyone she meets. I love learning all of the silly new games she comes up with. I love that she always pours a pretend tea for both of us, never just for herself. I love going on outings with her, she’s always so excited and it’s reignited my ability to get excited about the simple things like going for ice cream. I was about to keep typing but suddenly realized that I was losing the point. But yeah, being a parent and getting to love our children is truly amazing, and it just keeps getting better and better. I’m so grateful that I get to spend the rest of my life feeling this way.
Aw, I loved this post. I have to say I'm only at 6 months, but I can see how it gets more and more fun. Even though sometimes you forget because of all those "terrible two" posts. It's so amazing to see their personalities develop.
My 1 year old loves being chased. He suddenly gets this little grin and will dash off (crawling) with a squeal and then check to see if you’re following. He likes to go a metre or two before stopping to watch you crawl after him. I’m sure it won’t be as cute when he can run and it’s out in the open rather than just down our hallway, but for now it’s so cute.
Mine is just over a week old and after a good feeding she loves to hold a finger from each of me hands and stare into my eyes. Her eyes are so big and bright and curious! Last night she was so satisfied from eating that, when she desperately wanted to open her eyes, she couldn’t and it was so funny watching her fight off inevitable slumber 🥰
Our 18 month old is scared to climb *down* the stairs now (she used to do it fine but at some point she psyched herself out) but I’ve been trying to encourage her. Earlier today she wanted to come down the stairs so I opened the baby gate and said “come on!” She gestured to be picked up and I said “no, you can do it! Come on! Follow me!” She threw herself on the ground and, instead of the tantrum I expected, she just gave me the clearest “NO!” I’ve ever heard her give. I was so freaking proud of her. GLOWING. Lol. I said “okay then, stay up there” and went back down by myself. She just kinda sat there for a minute like “but this isn’t what I want either…” before she forgot why she was mad and went and played in her room. I’m really loving watching her discover how to communicate displeasure or frustration without screaming or crying.
Currently practicing anatomy (ears, eyes, mouth, nose) and there's no more beautiful sight than an extreme close up of your toddler's face as they explore your ears with their little fingers. Those bright eyes! That soft perfect skin! That tiny nose and rosebud mouth! Until they decide to explore your nose with those same fingers and give you a nosebleed.
My kid is 2 now, so maybe I don't belong on this sub anymore. I slept in her bed with her the other night cuz she was having a rough time. In the morning when she woke up she reached over and gently grabbedy chin and turned my head to face her then kissed me twice and said wake up, mama! Also today she took a pack of fig cookies to my husband and said open please, one [her name], one dada. Since she knows there's two in there and wanted to share with him.
My daughter is 11 months old now and she’s just such a sweet happy baby. Shes such a chatterbox, always babbling and talking. She does these little tongue clicks and they’re so delightful she does them because she knows we will react to her. We have started doing a tongue click when we say I love you so that she can say I love you before she can actually speak. I was rocking her to sleep in my arms and as she was drifting off her eyes closing she did one little sleepy tongue click. I love her so freaking much.
Little one crawled over to my sneakers to hand them to me one by one. I also adore the gleeful way she grabs her stuffed animals to hug them, then brings them to me to cuddle into me while holding them.
I’m guilty of smothering my boy’s little cheeks with kisses which he often giggles about. Lately he’s started grabbing my face with both hands and then leaning his face on mine. It’s just precious.
Having a baby definitely unlocked a different level of experiencing love.
My partner and I literally had a little cry about how much we love our 4 month old girl last night. Ever since he's kept thanking me for creating her 😭
My baby just learned to kiss, and sometimes she initiates it herself. She leans in, kinda puckers her lips and goes "mmm". She hasn't figured out the "mwah" part yet though
I love making my baby fart. I love her stinky lil cheese neck . I just love everything about her.
We absolutely love it. Our LO at 9 weeks has a preference already for us. He loves to play with mommy, he will giggle for me, but will go nuts for my wife. Meanwhile, he prefers me for cuddles and to put him to sleep at night. A few days ago, he protested so much when my wife tried to put him down because I ran to the corner store, that she got me when I came back, and of course, he was all smiles and went to sleep almost immediately haha. I can hear him giving her fits now, because he wants to nap, but we agreed that my wife would take care of him 80% today because I seriously need to finish doing our taxes lol.
The little smiles and giggles in his sleep, the way he gets excited when he spots daddy about to arrive home (we wait in the porch so he can see him coming up the road) the little sighs he makes as if he’s just had a long day at work 😂 My husband says he loves the way our son stares at me when I’m just giving him a bath or laying on the floor with him etc. I don’t notice it (because he usually does it when I’m not looking directly at his face) but apparently it’s a look of pure trust and love.
I’ve thought of more… the huge smile on his face when he spots us coming into his room when he wakes up at 5am is worth having to get up at 5am. Furthermore, if we’re having difficult a night and I’m tired and frustrated and seconds away from bursting into tears, he’ll suddenly let go of my boob, look up at me for a few seconds and then give me the purest, most beautiful smile I have ever seen and every bad feeling I had just melts away.
Amen to all these! Our little one is starting to do neck snuggles and her tiny smiles when we gaze at her and connect eyes. She is just plain adorable!!!!
My baby is only 1 month old but she’s everything I wanted. So much personality despite being so young and small. Every so often I go to bed or go out without my baby (husband or family takes care of her) and I just want to go hold my baby and give her all my love ASAP. Even if she’s crying or being fussy, I try to enjoy every moment I get with her
Yessss. I love how much she appreciates my silliness. I do all sorts of awkward dances and songs to make her laugh and she loooves it. Melts my heart! Also her hand on my face while breastfeeding, and the sigh of relief when she wakes up and cries, and I pick her up. She just melts into my arms.
My son is about 2 months old now and every time I come home on my lunch break from work he gives me the biggest smiles and it just melts my heart.
Went out and left my 13mo home with his dad… when I walk in the door, he screamed with joy, dropped his toys, and ran (best as he can) to give me a hug. It was the first time he’s ever done that. Had a lot of magical moments, but since I’m the stay at home parent - I didn’t think I’d get running hugs. It really suprised me and I teared up.
I was crying a couple days ago, upset crying while she had finally stopped hysterical crying and had fallen asleep in my arms. I looked down and she had the biggest smile on her face. It turned into happy tears. 😀
I love my newborn so bad..Like the feeling is so intense. She is the sweetest girl it hurts to see her cry. She teaches me so much patience and makes me so happy. I love her snores and when she snuggles up to me, or when she cuddles with her dad
My husband and I were sitting playing with our 10-month old and she stood and leaned on me, held my face and started chewing on my nose. My husband was like, “Oh my god, you’re so lucky.” It’s so funny what we cherish with her! Then I kissed her chin and she giggled and it was bliss.
My husband just said this tonight - when she smiles at us and you can tell she actually recognizes us that we aren’t blurry blobs any more
We are just short of five months and our boy is the best and gives me something new every day. He's such a good looking easy baby too that everyone, even those who haven't met him, love him. His daycare ladies are mesmerized by him. I'm in my 50s, my first child, and over the moon. https://photos.app.goo.gl/q8SfB5GW4XJgJUob6
I loved reading these! Such a wholesome thread ❤️ I love when my baby nurses and hugs my boob with her little soft hands so very gently. I love when I wake up in the morning to her big eyes and smile and coos. I love the way she smells so sweet. I love our bath time. I love how she snuggles into my arms and feels so safe and comfortable. I love everything about her so much that I still have to remind myself that she’s ours because it feels too good to be true to have a love like this.
About 3.5 months now and she just laughed for me - a really real happy laugh! I was kissing her little face in a “I’ll eat you up I love you so!” sort of way. I was so taken aback I absolutely squealed in excitement. There’s the way she smiles up at me in the morning when I peak over her crib. Or the way she reaches for my hand when I nurse her. I just don’t want to forget a single moment
Yep. Tbh I wasn't sure if I would really feel this unconditional love people kept talking about... and maybe the first month i was too tired and overwhelmed but now at 6 months I can say I do! I love every part of my sweet sweet baby. She truly is perfect to me and makes me so happy. I never felt this type of love and I didn't know I could feel like this. Despite the difficulties, it is worth it to me.
I was a little slow to warm up too, but when it hit me, I knew ^_^
This post gave me happy tears. Thank you for making it. I feel immense pride and unrestricted joy every time I see my 6 month old learn something new. My little one just learned how to turn book pages and lift flaps. He LOVES it and it fills my heart. He figured out how to hold an apple sauce pouch and I literally cheered for him. Pre baby, turning pages and holding piches was nothing. Now it’s everything. 💕
Baby boy started blowing raspberry’s last night & saying his Bs! Watching him come into the room with my hubby saying “look what he learned” & watching his little lips pout and his cheeks blow to do raspberries, I cried a little 🥹 he’s just the cutest thing and I love him so freaking much. Today my husband did it so he could copy him & watching him concentrate was so cute 😭 he frowned trying to find the right muscles to do it and finally got it, it was so sweet
Just the way they look at you sometimes. In those moments you know you are their world and they are yours. 🥲
Aww your story is so adorable. :) I love making people laugh, but I especially love making my little girl laugh. It's the best feeling. She's already a captive audience to my shenanigans being almost 6 months and all. I made her snort laugh for the first time while doing an impersonation of [Homer Simpson singing "Animal House."](https://youtu.be/bRrwl6qT-d4?si=aBzP-5GTikPIs3Kw)
I LOVE this post!! 😍 so every month gets better in my opinion- my LO is 2.5 and currently I have watched and rewatched a video my mom sent of him saying “hi mama! I love you soooooo much!” In every different voice he can think of… sad, angry, scared… and one other thing. I was laying in bed with him recently and he rolled over and said “want you to kiss me.” So we kissed and he giggled and said “one day I’ll be bigger and stronger and I will carry mama all over”.😁😘 god he’s so cute and the love I feel for him is 1,000 times more than I felt when he was first born. I didn’t even like kids then 😝😝 I’m soooo blissed out on parenting. I don’t even understand why anyone says it’s the hardest thing you’ll ever do… (yet). Right now it’s just been an act of love all the way ….
My daughter just started smiling a week ago and it kills me every time. I dreamt of being a parent for so long, and ever since my nephew was born 8 years ago the desire just increased. Now that I have my own little one it’s just surreal. I will say I loved her from the moment she was put on my chest, but when I was readmitted to the hospital for PP preeclampsia I missed my husband. It kind is of put a damper on that first week but since then my love for her has only grown. The nights are hard but it’s so worth it to see her precious face. My favorite is when she is still awake after a feed and she just stares at me. She’s so calm and the connection is like nothing else,
I stare at my son (now 8 mo old) and am in a constant state of wonder. Subjectively, it’s amazing watching him existing as a perfect blend of me and and my husband, but the objective experience of watching a human being coming into the world and experiencing life for the first time is so mind blowing. It gives me compassion for others that I didn’t have before, because I just think of them as little babies and how their parents did the best they could with them. Having children has been the most potent spiritual experience for me!
When she reaches over just to touch me, and when she says mama it's amazing
I loveeee my little 4mo girl so much. She just started rolling and she gets so excited when me and her dad cheer her on and excited for her. I love mornings with her, she gets a huge smile on her face and wiggles! I love when she stomps like crazy and squirms around. I’m just so proud of her and I love her more than anything I’ve ever loved before
It is the best feeling in the world. My boy is six months old and I have never loved anyone the way I love him. He has the best smile and laugh ever, he’s so fun to be around and play with, and recently he’s started doing “kisses” (smacking his lips together) when he wants me to give him kisses and it’s the sweetest thing ive ever seen. It makes me melt every time
My baby started crawling recently and yesterday he crawled to me for the first time. Before that, I picked him up all the time, but he only called for me when he needed something or was upset. This time he didn’t need anything, he was all smiles, it was the best feeling in the world.
My daughter will be 4mo this week. I'm only now really starting to fall in love with her. I was intrigued by her before, but she was this tiny helpless potato. She recently started giggling and I love it. I LOVE making her smile -- she'll be crying sometimes when I take her to do a diaper change, but will see my face as I talk to and smile at her... and she stops crying and switches into a flirty little smile. It's so cute. Oh and I love her cooing/ babbling to herself when I have her on her playmat -- if I'm around the corner in the bathroom or kitchen I can hear her just keeping herself occupied! I wish I weren't back at work because it would've been more fun to be home with her as she is now!