15 Things I Love About Being A Mommy

Today I was thinking about how much I love my children and everything about them. I thought about the different things I love about them, and the things they do that make me smile. So I thought I'd make a list of the first 15 things that came to mind that makes me love being their mommy.

1. How Jaycie talks back to me. It makes me mad and frustrated and she does get disciplined for it. However, it shows that she's her own little person who's learning to think for herself. Besides, some of the things she comes up with are pretty clever and hilarious!
2. How Jacobe gets so excited in the morning when we get ready for the day and how he nearly jumps out of my arms in excitement when we walk out of the bedroom and greet the day.
3. I love seeing Jaycie's creativity blossom. I love her huge imagination and how she can make a game out of anything even if she just has two little bread crumbs to play with.
4. I love how happy Jacobe is and how he's happy almost all of the time. I love how he smiles when you look his way. I love how he smiles when you pick him up. I love how he smiles when you talk to him. He just loves to smile. I love it.
5. I love the looks Jaycie gives me when she knows she's not supposed to be doing something but thinks she just might be able to pull it off. Or how when she gets caught she acts like she was going to ask permission all along.
6. I also love when she does ask permission first...Like when she sees my Coke on the table and begins to ask "Can I?" with the cutest little face while wiggling her eyebrows until I finally give in.
7. I love how since the very first time I nursed him, Jacobe will pull off every so often to look up at me and give me the sweetest smile.
8. And how his laugh is the cutest laugh ever!
9. I love how both my kids are the cuddliest babies ever. I love how they both love me to cuddle them and especially to fall asleep. While this is annoying at times (like when they decide that's the only way they'll sleep), I do love that I can snuggle them they'll fall asleep on my chest or in my lap.
10. I love how Jaycie sounds on the phone, especially when she's talking to me. She's so stinkin' cute!
11. I love how Jacobe's a definite mama's boy. I love how nobody can make it better like Mommy can. And while this can be such a pain, I still love it. And I love that Jaycie was that way too when she was a baby, and how when she's really upset no one soothes her like Mommy can.
12. I love how Jaycie can fall hard and jump up and laugh it off saying, "I'm ok, Mommy, I'm ok!"
13. I love how Jacobe thrashes around when he's sleepy. It's so sweet and funny and a little disturbing all at the same time. haha.
14. I love how some of Jaycie's best friends are "puppets" made from mommy's hand.
15. I love how both kids love me unconditionally and are so quick to forgive my imperfections. When I take too long to get Jacobe out of his crib he's just so happy that I'm getting him to dwell on how long it took. And when my patience wears thin and I yell at Jaycie, I love how forgiving she is and how quick she is to give me a hug and tell me she loves me.