Blessing of a Child Quotes

I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.

I think it's such a blessing to be able to have a child, and good and bad, whatever you go through, it's so worth it, and it's such an unbelievable time - you have someone growing inside of you!

I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.

He says when your grandmother died your mother cried solidly for a week, solidly. She was crying with relief he says, it was like as if a door had been unlocked and she'd been let outside, she said to me I'm safe now. He waits, and he says this kid, when it's born, you mustn't ever let it think it's anything other than a gift and a blessing, do you hear me?

It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live.

I knew I wanted to be a father; I didn't know it was going to be this awesome or that my kid would come out so beautiful and lovely.

I wouldn't take back having a kid for the world.

But everything changed when I saw my son for the first time and today, I love my son, who is 18 months, the most in the world.

The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Until you have a son of your own... you will never know the joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.

I love being pregnant, I love giving birth, I love all that, it's like wearing a wedding dress, I don't want that all to be over.

All those cliches, those things you hear about having a baby and motherhood - all of them are true. And all of them are the most beautiful things you will ever experience.

I am very lucky. I have known wonderful romantic love in my life but to actually see this little creature and find him to be the most beautiful creature in the world. I know all mothers and fathers feel that way.

In my life, it would probably be giving birth to my daughter. That probably is the most, the thing that moved me the most, was the most memorable, the most wonderful, the most miraculous. I think a lot of women would probably feel that way, too.

You see how it is godlike to love the being of someone. Your existence is a delight to us. I hope you never have to long for a child as I did, but oh, what a splendid thing it has been that you came finally, and what a blessing to enjoy you now for almost seven years.

I'm grateful my son was - as any mother would say, I had a very good son.