She smiles as he jabbers away, linking new phrases together, learning new words, and mimicking everything he hears. Her son is learning, faster than she can believe, and for a moment, her heart longs for the little baby he was. Her longings are interrupted by three beautiful words… strung together completely unprompted, and her heart leaps for joy, knowing she is happy to be in the now…she hears him softly say

“Love you, mommy”