moments

There is a country song that goes..."i never knew love, no i mean real love, i never knew that kind of love, til this moment with you." There are so many special moments that Seth and i share where my heart feels so overwhelmed with love that I think it just might explode. I was thinking about some of those moments, and here are a few:
--when i'm sorta dazed or down, and suddenly i realize that Seth is staring at me with a serious look on his face and he sweetly says, "hi mama" and then smiles. That makes all the bad stuff immediately disappear.
--when he is contently playing and suddenly jumps up and runs over to me and hugs my leg.
--when i pick him up from daycare and see the look of excitement on his face when i walk through the door and then when he stops immediately what he was doing and runs as fast as he can to me yelling "mama!"
--when i am holding him and he softly rubs my arm or strokes his fingers through my hair.
--the way he cuddles with me and only me. He will let me hold him for 45 minutes or more sometimes and just cuddle as we watch Sesame Street together. He won't do that with anyone else!
--just the way he looks at me. you know that look where he stops what he is doing and just looks you straight in the eyes and without saying it, you just know he loves you with all his heart.

I find myself in awe of this sweet little boy on a daily basis. Sometimes just looking at him brings tears to my eyes. As Psalm 127:3 says, Children truly are "a gift from God".