Smiles

Smiles just warm your heart. There is something about receiving a genuine smile from someone that just brightens your day. When it comes from someone that you love, especially someone that you love who can't say "I love you" yet, it means even more.

This week Sherwood has been all smiles. Well, not all smiles. He has had a couple of rough days where all he wanted to do was cry and be held. But he has decided to share his gorgeous smiles with me more. For the first time, this week, he has decided to smile every time I come over to get him. Whether it is from the pack 'n play, the crib, the bouncer, the car seat, or the swing, when he sees me his face lights up.

Its such a little thing but that smile, that all encompassing smile, means the world to me. It tells me that no matter what happens, I am loved. It tells me that even when I do things wrong and don't understand his tears, there is still a special connection between the two of us. Most of all, it makes me feel like the most important person in the world and it melts my heart. I love my little guy. I love being his mom. It isn't always easy, in fact, its often very hard. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. :)