This has been much anticipated by his mommy and daddy for quite some time. We have had many a false alarm, but tonight was undoubtedly the night. Gavin is quite accustomed to making a "joyful noise" and he make happy shouts quite often, but I never considered it a laugh until tonight. He didn't just chuckle- this boy cracked up with gusto!
For some reason it hit me with more nostalgia than any of his other milestones to date. My baby will laugh millions and millions of times over the course of his lifetime. But tonight, in less than half a second of time, God allowed me to be there to witness the very first laugh. I cannot tell you what a gift it was to hear my little baby's giggle for the first time in his life, the expression on his face, and the joy of knowing that even though there were many more to follow, I got to be there for the first.
I miss several hundreds of hours of my little boys life doing something far less rewarding than watching him grow up. I live with the regret of knowing that those are moments I won't ever get back. I am grateful for a baby boy that doesn't compare me to all the mommy's that get to spend their days with their babies. And I'm grateful for a God that knows how to give me little snippets in life of undescribable joy that remind me that no matter how much I love my baby boy, God will always love him more.
Yay for laughing!! Oh I can't wait to come home and hear his giggles!! (oh and ps... Jordan, you look really cute in that picture :) your hair is super cute!) Love you all!!
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