January 14

Brady loves taking selfies with me. I have no idea why, but it's not uncommon for him to spy my phone, climb into my lap, look me in the eye, and say can we take a picture? Puh-wease? with that giant grin on full display. So needless to say, there are lots of selfies of the two of us on my hard drive.

He laughed until he could hardly breathe as we took this series of shots this afternoon. I'm not sure why, but he was absolutely bowled over by the humor of the experience, and it brought me so much joy to hear him express that amusement. That twittering, stuttering, frenetic laugh actually made my heart jump with happiness. Totally serious.

And for those happy, silly moments, I'm grateful.