It never gets old.
Hearing your toddler say, “I love you, mama.”
Watching your baby discover her hands, toes, and hair.
Feeling needed by little human beings.
Watching siblings become the best of friends.
Introducing some pureed concoction and having your baby smile through swallows.
Being called “mama.”
Making your children happy.
Seeing beautiful parts of yourself in your beautiful children.
Learning to forgive yourself when you’ve made mistakes.
Seeing your baby’s first crawls and steps.
Listening to your toddler sing “Old MacDonald” while sitting on the potty.
Making your children smile.
Loving them.
Swinging on a rusty swing or sliding down a very narrow slide just because your toddler asked.
Teaching your children simpler things like the ABCs or more abstract things like that life and human beings can be beautifully lived, trusted, enjoyed, and loved.
Being loved purely for who you are.
Having a slippery baby placed on your chest after giving birth.
Finding new parts of yourself as a woman.
Watching your spouse give hugs and kisses.
Hearing her first coos.
Holding her hand as she walks for the first time.
Watching them sleep in their beds or in your arms.
Seeing yor child grow up before your eyes.
About Jessica Jessica (@jessicafhinton)
Jessica F. Hinton is a writer, blogger, and hobbyist photographer living in the DC metropolitan area with her husband and two children. Her writings have appeared in various places on- and off-line, such as The Huffington Post, Babble, BlogHer, The African American Review, Early Mama, Tots 2 Tweens, and Baltimore's Child. She is a senior editor at Baby Gizmo and writes unedited at her other blog, http://shortlittlebits.com.
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No, no it doesn’t. There are too many moments, new ones, old ones that just come up, always at the right time.
I agree completely! Before becoming a mom, I assumed that at some point, maybe by the second, third, or fourth child that it all, or the milestones crossed, the “ma-mas”….I thought it would get routine. But, really, it doesn’t. I’m as excited that Annah is now scooting around as I was when Nya was scooting around. And I don’t see my excitement changing, no matter how many children I decide to have.
Oh so beautifully true! Pardon me while I go cuddle my squishy babies
lol. So sweet!
No, it never does get old. Even when we are tired and stressed out.
That’s the beautiful thing about motherhood.
What a beautiful reminder. Just today I was thinking that my toddler doesn’t really ever say mommy. He says daddy very clearly but he just doesn’t seem to call me anything. So today when I was putting away laundry and hew as trying to find me and I heard “mommy, mommmmyyyy, mommmy” my heart melted!
Aww. That’s such a sweet moment! For the longest time, Nya would not say mommy either. But then, seemingly out of the blue she started saying it again. It’s nice to be called “mommy.”
Ah. Even through the tears and tantrums, lack of sleep, and frustrations, it never gets old.
Exactly! Motherhood. There’s really nothing like it!
Even on the worst days when you just want to scream at the top of your lungs or just want to take a pee by yourself, there are far more good things than bad
It never gets old.
So true!! Becoming a mom has been the best thing to happen to me. And while it is a hard job and while I do miss having 9 hours of sleep at night, I wouldn’t trade this life for any other.
So true and beautifully said.
Very true. Regardless of all the hurdles, it is so worth it.
It really is! I love being a mom.
Having a slippery baby placed on your chest after birth…No matter how old I get, this memory NEVER gets old.
Such truth! Now that I’m working out of the house full time, I’m really appreciating the little moments. And it’s such a blessing to experience all the firsts all over again with Zoe.
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Just wait until they are teenagers. You will find they are quite interesting then, as well <3 xx
So so so so true!