Dear Hayden,

I wanted to share with you a special moment that happens nearly every morning now. When I hear you start “talking” in the morning, I come in and pick you up out of your crib and hold you close to me. As soon as I do this, you look up at me and put one of your hands on each of my cheeks, and then you look at me for a moment and smile. It’s only a second or two, but it’s my favorite part of the day. I can’t remember a time in my life when anyone was this happy to see me! It is such a cool thing to be your mom!

Love you,
Mama