happy mother’s day, c.c.

i loved my wife before she was a mom, but now that i get to observe her pouring love into my daughter, there’s a whole new depth to my love for her. i think my capacity to love c.c. grew the day we became parents.

these are some of my favorite things…

::hearing the two of them downstairs talking and giggling with each other

::watching darby taking on c.c.’s mannerisms, like the way she puts her index finger to her mouth and her eyes wander upward when she’s thinking about something….”ummmm”

::seeing c.c. jump into action to comfort and take care of darby when she hurts herself or when she’s sick. there aren’t any classes for motherhood, but somehow c.c. always seems to know just what to do

::hearing c.c. sing her little made up songs to darby. my favorite is her adaptation of john lennon - “she’s my…beautiful, beautiful, beautiful….beautiful girl”

::laughter! my gosh, c.c. is laughing with/at darby ALL the time…i love that darby will grow up in a home full of laughter

::c.c. and darby occasionally surprise me at work by bringing chic-fil-a for a little family picnic.

::most of all, i love the way that c.c. loves darby unconditionally. just because. and she’s really good at communicating it. through her words, her great smile, her laughter, her songs, and her hugs

happy mother’s day, babe. i’m glad you’re my baby mama. i love you.