Love is…

Discovering that your Cookie Monster voice is so bad that your kid laughs at you when you do it…and doing it even more often.

Spending an endless night laying on the floor next to a crib because your baby has a tummy bug and you know he needs you right there.

Singing even more loudly when your kid begs, “Stop singing, Mommy!”  And not caring how silly you look to people around you, because you know that secretly, your kid is loving this.

Driving home from the hairdresser with the windows down, ruining your new ‘do, just because the boy in the backseat wants to see his pinwheel whirl.

Wearing the same pair of sneakers until the soles fall off…just so your kid has a new pair the second his feet grow.

Singing the ABC song all through the grocery store…then realizing at checkout that the boy is at home with Daddy.

Having children’s movies taking up the top six slots in your Netflix queue.

Destroying a fresh, wet manicure to scoop up an injured toddler and kiss a booboo better.

Making funny faces in the rearview mirror to make your kid laugh.

Becoming such a food nazi that you need to sneak in your own junk food after bedtime.

Listening to the boy’s IPod play list instead of your own…until you have forgotten what is on yours.

Never watching your own DVRd stuff because the kid shows are more important.

Handing over the last piece of your expensive chocolate because those big brown eyes are begging you for it.

Reading the same book six times in a row because it makes the kid’s eyes light up with wonder.

Quietly going into your boy’s room in the middle of the night and just watching him sleep.