101 Ways to be a Happy Mother

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Last update: 07 February, 2018

There are definitely more than 101 ways to be a happy mother. The list is never ending. But below we’ll summarize some of the greatest joys that motherhood brings to our lives in simple terms.

Feeling a heart growing in the womb
When you notice your child moving inside of you
When we know they’re on the way, the excitement we feel for having them in our arms
Seeing them born healthy and strong
When you breastfeed for the first time
Being able to calm their crying with your milk
When they make eye contact with each sip
Feeling their kicks for the first time in the womb
Their first diaper change
Their first warm bath
Observing their development in each stage and worrying that they are growing up too quickly
Recognizing that your children enjoy being with you
Feeling so concerned with their first fever
Their spontaneity
A child’s laugh

Telling them you love them and feeding this love day after day
When they begin to express themselves
Their first baby tooth, an incredible moment
When your child’s excitement is evident
Seeing them eat solid food for the first time
Helping them to sit up
Knowing they can move around at least on all fours
The sweet sound when they say mom
Celebrating their first tantrums
Seeing their face while they sleep after taking a while to drift off
Laying down extremely exhausted, but getting up as if nothing happened just to see their face
Showing our love with each meal
Seeing their evolution month by month, day by day
Trying to satisfy them in any way possible, even when we don’t understand exactly what they need
The challenge of correcting their mischief appropriately
Having the opportunity to receive healthy and lasting results from raising them
Singing them to sleep until they learn the songs by heart
Surprising us when they don’t like something
Helping them to take their first steps
Anxiously awaiting their first birthday
Taking a new role according to each new stage of development
Celebrating their birthday
Taking them to see their favorite movie
Noticing that their values are starting to form
Seeing them become responsible for many things
When they become independent
Going to pick them up from day care or returning home after dropping them off
When your baby begins to speak
Listening to them compose their first song
Having a conversation with them when they can barely talk
Hearing them say thank you
Always being able to give them kisses and hugs
That moment when you speak and you know they understand you perfectly
When they begin to eat like a big kid
When you scold them and they have a mischeivious smile or try to give you a kiss
Each new thing they learn (numbers, colors, or a song)
The satisfied feeling when others tell you that your child is very intelligent
Missing their pranks
When they can clearly express feeling “pain” “worry” or “happiness“
Seeing your children practicing common courtesy
Teaching them to be considerate of others
Involving them in chores, where they learn to work for a reward
Demonstrating phrases and actions for them
Understanding that children need their space to get to know themselves
Establishing an eating and sleeping routine

Letting them share with other children
Worrying about their wellbeing
Teaching them good hygiene
Cautiously letting them build their immune system outside
Teaching them to respect other living things
Providing rest for your baby in a clean environment
When their father supports you
Sharing difficult moments with those that support you
The encouragement you feel upon seeing them mature at their own pace
The beginning of their school days
When they begin progressing at school
Their first after-school activities
Seeing them concentrate on their first assignment
Watching them do things well
When they tell you something after you have just gotten up
The pride you feel knowing they are learning
When they start making friends
The empathy you feel when they have other friends
Being able to share your experience with other mothers
Traveling with them when they are excited about the journey and the destination
Enjoying the moments when they are healthy
Accompanying them in things they want to share with you
Trying new things with them
When they want to know what you are doing and try to participate
When they imitate you perfectly
The way they can light up your day, even on a bad day
Being present whenever possible
When they share their interests with you
Being a mother lasts a lifetime and is an unbreakable and trancendental bond
Being able to support them in everything forever
Being available for them
Feeling that helping your children is a passion, not an obligation
Remember that they will progress over time
When you realize they are no longer a child
The moment when they fall in love and ask for advice about how to act
Knowing that the love is returned
That they can do whatever they want and be successful at it
Feeling that big and unexplainable love that doesn’t recognize barriers
Remembering that they have been the love of your life before you even met them
Trying to be a good role model for them