Some of my favorite things about being Garrison's mom

• Answering to "ma-ma"


• Getting a smile and hug from him every morning (almost every morning anyway)


• Being at home with him and watching him change and grow and learn new things everyday


• Watching him play with his daddy


• Listening to him laugh


• Rocking him before naptime and bedtime


• Feeling his head on my shoulder when he's tired


• Making things "all better" when he's upset


• Having him hold my hand when we take a walk somewhere...in the house or outside


• Reading books to him everyday


• Watching him take those same books off the shelf and "reading" by himself


• Having him follow me around when I vacuum


• Having help unloading the dishwasher every morning


• Listening to him say new words


• Seeing him play with his hair and knowing that he's sleepy


• Watching him play with Bailey (our other child... a mini schnauzer)


• Hearing the pitter patter of footsteps around the house


• Smelling his "baby" smell right after a bath


• Pulling him in his wagon around the neighborhood


• Experiencing all of his "firsts" with him

These are just some of my favorite things. Even though being a mom is really exhausting and draining on lots of days, I am so thankful for Garrison and feel extremely blessed to be his mom.