10 Amazing Reasons Why We Love Being a Mom

Since today is the day to celebrate love, we decided to focus on the kind of love that mothers have for their children. It’s the kind of pure, unadulterated love that fills every cell in our body—because that’s how much we love them (and not just when they’re napping).

You’re going to love our 10 Amazing Reasons Why We Love Being a Mom.

Watching Them Get ‘It’
Whatever milestone they’re reaching for—their first step, tying laces, letting go of the fear of the deep end—bearing witness to someone you love achieving their goal for the first time is seriously special (and inspiring).

The School Pick-Up Hug
These (unfortunately) have a time limit, but for as long as they last, that look of happiness/relief/excitement on our four year-olds’ faces as they run to us for a bear hug can’t be beat—by anything. 

The Wide-Open Spaces
We love how our kids remind us that the possibilities are endless; that life is unmapped territory ready to be explored. With their optimism and unspoiled outlook, they give us a daily injection of Carpe Diem we’ll never get anywhere else.

Want more? Read all 10 Amazing Reasons Why We Love Being a Mom. (And Happy Valentine’s Day.)