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I'm being a total sap...

KatieB19KatieB19 member
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Does anyone else tuck their kid in at night, give them hugs and kisses and i love yous, and then get teary eyed because this amazing little person is somehow consuming your whole heart and you just want them to know that they are loved, and you can't believe how fast time is going and you just want to hug them and not let go and whisper that you hope they have amazing dreams and you will always love them?

No seriously, tonight I had actual tears at bedtime. What is this kid doing to me?? lol
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  • hopefulmom81hopefulmom81 member
    One time, DH and I were watching Glee and I burst into tears.  He asked me what was the matter and between sobs I got out, "Chelsea....will be....leaving us for...college someday!!!"   She isn't even 2 right now and was just over 1 at the time.

    I felt connected and loved her at birth, but not the all-consuming love I feel now.  I enjoyed her when she was a newborn, but the feeling definitely grew with our relationship.

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    hopefulmom81 said:
    I felt connected and loved her at birth, but not the all-consuming love I feel now.  I enjoyed her when she was a newborn, but the feeling definitely grew with our relationship.
    Oh I totally get this. I loved ds when he was born, but it wasn't the overwhelming love that some women feel. It took me a little while to love *him*, and it just keeps on growing.
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  • eyenigheyenigh member
    Add me to that list. I also cry at things on TV (non even real life stuff) where kids get taken away from their moms or other horrible situations that make me realize how much I love my son and how devastating it would be to have something terrible happen.
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  • PhantomPowerPhantomPower member
    hopefulmom81 said
    I felt connected and loved her at birth, but not the all-consuming love I feel now.  I enjoyed her when she was a newborn, but the feeling definitely grew with our relationship.
    This, 100%.

    I do get teary eyed a lot with LO and how fast he's growing up. By being OAD it feels like I really appreciate everything more because I know it will be a one-time experience.
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  • PB102012PB102012 member
    My LO isn't big enough for that yet, but I definitely rock her far longer than I need to just for the extra snuggles

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    hopefulmom81 said:
    I felt connected and loved her at birth, but not the all-consuming love I feel now.  I enjoyed her when she was a newborn, but the feeling definitely grew with our relationship.
    I was just explaining this to my expectant SIL. I didn't recognize how hard of a time I had with DD as a newborn until recently. I loved her in a very different way then, I think it was more that I knew I would love her but just had to get through the roughest part before I could really feel it. 

    Sometimes, especially in the mornings when I'm feeding her before I have to go to work I want to just sit there all morning rocking her. 
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  • kristenndkristennd member
    KatieB19 said:
    hopefulmom81 said:
    I felt connected and loved her at birth, but not the all-consuming love I feel now.  I enjoyed her when she was a newborn, but the feeling definitely grew with our relationship.
    Oh I totally get this. I loved ds when he was born, but it wasn't the overwhelming love that some women feel. It took me a little while to love *him*, and it just keeps on growing.
    This was me too. And I was a little concerned, or just guilty, because I'd been ambivalent about having a kid at all. And of course everyone on the BMB is having these waves of love every day and I'm just like "Yep, it's a baby."

    Now I get the waves.
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  • amie444amie444 member
    I love this thread.  My LO is just 8 months old and hearing other Mom's talk about not having the connection at birth makes me relieved.  I was waiting for it.  But I mean for the first few weeks they can't even see us.  I would give her, her needs but she didn't feel anything back really except she got food and warmth and changed.  But now WOW!  It is awesome and getting better EVERY day.  My DH is really connecting with her now too.  I can't wait for all the wonderful stuff she will do that will make me smile and tear up.  Oh and for me it is lots of commercials but the Carter's commercial gets me EVERY time!

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    Yes. :) I still nurse him to sleep at bedtime and I love that moment where I feel his body totally relax, and he's just still and calm and snuggly. I put him down in his crib and think, "Oh, I love you so much, I'm going to miss you all night!". (This from a mom who was sleep-deprived for 18 months and is SO RELIEVED he's now *knocks on wood* STTN).

    I also get this overwhelming feeling of, "Wow, we made this little PERSON!" at random times throughout the day.

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