Of course, there are many, many more reasons to love ‘em—but let’s start here.
- Bedtime kisses. Eskimo kisses. Butterfly kisses. Heck, even snotty-nosed kisses.
- Who else is going to point out that you have lipstick on your teeth?
- Food shopping is no longer an unexciting event. Tantrum in aisle eight!
- They're excellent at keeping your IQ up and running as you try to think of why apples come in two colors, clouds move, or boys have nipples.
- All the things you're secretly happy to have taking up room in the freezer: popsicles, chicken nuggets, and ice cream (the flavorful, full-fat kind!).
- They let you know "Your tummy is soft, Mommy," but in their minds that's a good thing.
- Their ridiculously adorable jammies.
- When the fever breaks at 3AM and they look at you like you're sent from heaven.
- They're small enough that you really do need to go on the sled with them. Wheeeeee!
- Did you ever think you'd marvel at things like airplanes and caterpillars again? And yet, amazing.
- No joke, she’s taught you stuff about the computer.
- Their satiny skin, their actually-sweet-smelling morning breath, their pokey-outy tummies, the dimples in their bottoms. Basically everything that makes them little walking, talking Cupids.