As a first-time mum with an eight-week-old, I can have the roughest day, but when he smiles at me, everything just melts away. Last night was something special.
I was exhausted and hungry, and it was just before midnight. While nursing him, he spat up all over his fresh clothes—and me too. Then he pooed, and after cleaning him up and changing him again, I stood there, trying to muster the energy to keep going.
Then it happened. He looked up at me with so much love and admiration in his eyes and gave me the biggest smile. At that moment, I couldn’t help but smile back, tears streaming down my face. He started cooing and kept smiling for what felt like an eternity. I sat down next to him, talking to him, and he just kept melting my heart. When I stood up and walked around him to sit in my usual spot to continue feeding, he followed me with his eyes. In that moment, all my exhaustion and hunger melted away, and I felt nothing but pure joy.
