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The Best Smile Ever
Tiny little hands, fit perfectly inside of mine.
Cute little feet that kick around inside his swing.
Small, chubby cheeks rosy and soft when I touch them with my fingertips.
"Mommy loves you, Gaige."
I whisper the words gently, so only his ears can hear them.
As sweet and gentle as the coos he makes when looking around the room and moving around in his swing.
I brush against his cheeks again, and he widens his eyes up at me.
It is one of the first times that I get to play with my son and it doesn't hurt.
I have the room to play with him now and the energy.
It makes me feel useful.
It makes me feel better.
It makes me feel like a mom.
He coos again and it makes me smile.
"I love you baby, yes I do-- I love you Gaige."
His mouth turns upward, and his father's dimples are seen in his rosy cheeks.
And he smiles.
My baby, my son smiles at me.
And it's the best smile ever.
Because no one ever has smiled at me like that, like I am that amazing to them.
And it's the best feeling in the world.
The best feeling.
The best smile.
The best baby.
Shared between mother and son, in this perfect moment.
Cute little feet that kick around inside his swing.
Small, chubby cheeks rosy and soft when I touch them with my fingertips.
"Mommy loves you, Gaige."
I whisper the words gently, so only his ears can hear them.
As sweet and gentle as the coos he makes when looking around the room and moving around in his swing.
I brush against his cheeks again, and he widens his eyes up at me.
It is one of the first times that I get to play with my son and it doesn't hurt.
I have the room to play with him now and the energy.
It makes me feel useful.
It makes me feel better.
It makes me feel like a mom.
He coos again and it makes me smile.
"I love you baby, yes I do-- I love you Gaige."
His mouth turns upward, and his father's dimples are seen in his rosy cheeks.
And he smiles.
My baby, my son smiles at me.
And it's the best smile ever.
Because no one ever has smiled at me like that, like I am that amazing to them.
And it's the best feeling in the world.
The best feeling.
The best smile.
The best baby.
Shared between mother and son, in this perfect moment.
Published 10th Mar 2013
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Anonymous
11th May 2013 8:50pm
Paige, what an amazing tribute to motherhood. I know that smile. I have been melted may rimes by it's power to lift the most depressed of spirits. I like your sons name...do I detect some of mommy's name in Gaige? ;)
