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@littlebug:

I have had lots of those moments as the kids get older cant pinpoint the 1st one though - I am finding I enjoy them more the older they are. Last night me, DH , and the 2 kids played 4 rounds of bingo - so simple yet so much fun and I thought to myself "yes, this is good stuff"

Aww that is soo sweet! Mine are pretty small right now, there are two -

1. I was taking a really long walk with her, I was trying to make it back for her nap time, and I looked down (I was wearing her) and she just fell asleep on me with her thumb in her mouth. So I slowed down my pace, and just strolled back home with taylor swift playing out of my phone on a sunny Saturday. Perfect.

2. When she first said mama to me and looked right at me

I've had a few of those lately and my heart is so happy that I could cry just remembering them. The latest one was last night. I was struggling trying to get DD1 to calm down and go to bed (she always fights it - hard!). I started singing "Baby Mine" and she stopped me, asked me to hold her and keep singing. (Mind you, this girl does NOT like to cuddle). As soon as I had her in my arms and finished the first line, she passed right out.

Here's the song, in case you don't recognize it:

Impromptu dance parties are the best!

Mine was actually just a few nights ago...I was sitting in bed watching D and E read a book. D was doing all the voices, and E was trying to mimic him but kept giggling. Baby girl was dancing in my stomach, and my heart just suddenly felt so full that I started to cry. E got very concerned, and asked why I was sad, and I said that I wasn't sad, I just felt so much happiness in my heart that it had to come out. Then he put his head and on my chest and listened to my heart, then kissed my belly

I remember getting teary the 1st time DS1 asked me to dance with him. He wanted to slow dance like the cartoons. I remember thinking one day we will be doing this at his wedding.

My heart often wants to burst when I see my boys interacting and being kind to each other. One day DS1 was sharing his ice cream with his brother and wiped his mouth when it dripped. I love it when they are affectionate with each other.

That's a really beautiful moment!! Mine is usually when baby girl has been running around like crazy all day, then just collapses onto my shoulder for a big hug. She'll just lay there and rub my back.

You can't help but just think, "This is what I was made for!!" in moments like that. GAH!!!

Happy tears!

Yes, my family of four had an improtu dance party in the kitchen the other morning. Then as my DD left for daycare she said, "I love you mom. I had fun dancing with you." My heart melted. I wrote it down and emailed it to myself so I would remember.

@2PeasinaPod: awwwww! I don't think it's the pregnancy hormones it's just a sweet moment. We had one just like it the first day we got to the beach last week and I'm not pregnant!!!

Well its a happy/sad moment. I've been really distressed by the images of refugees/asylum seekers in Europe and Australia, they seem to be on a constant cycle on the news and my facebook feed. This morning I had my son on my lap, getting his shoes on for daycare and they replayed a horrible scene of a man throwing himself, his wife and their son on train tracks in protest of not being allowed out of Hungary. I just lost it and started sobbing and clutching my son - just then my husband got home from the gym and found me crying, and said "Mummy needs a cuddle and kiss, she's upset" and my son, who had been trying to squirm out of my arms, hugged me around my neck and kissed me on the lips which he NEVER EVER does. Of course it just made me cry harder! Its been a rough morning but his empathy and kindness was a "moment" for sure

Last night, I was listening to K getting ready for bed with DH. DH was about to start prayers, and K says "No, I pray." She then proceeded to thank God for everything in her room she could think of. "And thank you my bed, and thank you my teddy, and thank you I'm not scared spiders, and thank you no bears." and on, and on.

It was so, so precious. I don't know that I specifically dreamed about it beforehand, but I definitely thought "Yep, this is it."

My heart melts at all these wonderful stories!! Thanks for sharing everyone.

Mine was a few weeks ago. I was in the office working and DH asked me to come to the living room to watch our older son (the younger one was already asleep) while he went and took out the garbage. The older one was just hanging out drinking his some milk watching some cartoons and I looked at him and thought how lucky I am to watch him grow up. Then out of no where he said to me... Mommy I love you! He normally doesn't say this without being asked. It was a great moment!

@Mrs. Oatmeal: my LOs prayers always get me too. So innocent and sweet.

I remember my very first one... DD#1 was 3 weeks old and it was NYE. We stayed home and my husband had fallen asleep on the couch before midnight. I was holding J in the glow of the Christmas tree lights, watching the ball drop on TV, as DH snoozed away... "Auld Lang Syne" started playing and I remember swaying to the music, looking down at my beautiful daughter, and crying like a baby because I was so happy.

Another memorable moment was when she was just learning how to say "Mama". I came home from work and she was already in bed. When I heard her cry, I walked in to check on her and she exclaimed, "Mama!" in the most relieved/soothed way...I don't know... In that moment, I knew I was her whole world, and it was amazing.

The most recent was last night. Before bed, she told me she wanted to give baby sister ("baby sistah") a hug...then she wanted to go give her a kiss...then "a smile"...then "some lovies"...I think she was half stalling, but it makes my heart so happy to see how much she adores her.

DS is only 2 months old, but I'm already enjoying the moments when he's all smiles for me, or pops off while breast feeding to smile at me, milk dribbling out of hismouth and his little hand resting on the side of my boob, it's just so sweet. I feel so happy in those moments and really look forward to many more as he grows.

@littlebug: so sweet!!

@Mae: Ah yes...the belly laughs. That's another one that gets me!

@catomd00: It has to be the beach or the waves that do it!

I've been thinking about this and what mine is. I found it and I get it a lot. Some mornings my son wakes up early, he comes to our bed and snuggles in and let's me put my arms around him, his fluffy blonde curls against my face and every few minutes he whispers the sweetest things like, "I love you mama." Or, "I love cuddling you." Holding him in the early morning half asleep is the absolutel parent dream.

My moment was when my LO was sitting in his high chair and unprompted said "I love you" to me. We were just eating lunch and it was a totally normal moment but it was beautiful to me.

the most recent one I remember is LO1 was struggling to go down for bed (normal) and she looked at me with the big tear-filled eyes and said "mommy just hold me." and I did and she was out in 2 minutes. I laid with her for an hour because in that moment I knew these times were far and few between and I need to enjoy while I can. Another one was watching Little Mermaid (my favorite) and seeing just how much she loved it, our local theater announced it's playing it first weekend in Oct. part of their Disney series, so I can't wait for her to experience the big theater.

My first heart-melting moment for DD2 was I laid her down for sleep, she smiles her biggest smile at me, grabs my finger, and then falls asleep.