Carrying that bundle of joy from the hospital is an unmatched exhilarating feeling. But do you know that it isn't only you who feels that great love for your baby? Your baby also loves you and he's showing signs that express his love for you.
He likes your smell.
Even if you provide the most fragrant flowers on one side and your shirt stained with milk on the other, your baby would still turn to the latter. Nothing compares to the smell of his mom.
Showing you his first smile.
Of course, that first ever smile from your baby is enough to break the hardest of hearts. With that smile, you can just hear him saying, "I love you mommy!," Now you would be on a spree of finding ways how to make him laugh.
He looks back at you.
Your face is your baby's favorite, says Baby Center. The gaze of babies has been designed to draw in love and affection. The moment he stares into you, mark it as the beginning of your little angel's growing love for you.
Cooing back at you.
According to Lise Eliot, a neuroscientist, whenever babies coo, they are trying to engage with you. This early language development is called protoconversation. Once they do this, try to converse with your baby even if it would be hearing nothing but a series of sounds from your bundle of joy.
He mimics what you do.
Haven't you noticed it? If you're typing on the keyboard, your baby would do the same. If you play with the tablet, he would be reaching for it too. This interest in what you're doing is called mutual attention. He simply is interested in things that you do.
He cries when you leave.
Babies' attachment to their moms are so strong that they would cry when they see you leaving the door. According to The Bump, this stage known as separation anxiety is normal. Soon your baby will find out that you will eventually be returning.
He seeks your protection.
Here comes a stranger. What does your baby do? He would automatically bury his head on your chest. This just shows how much he trusts you, and he runs to you at the slightest anxiety he feels.
You may have already experienced these signs, telling you that your baby loves you, and you just didn't realize it. So from now on, with every smile, with every laughter, with every coo, feel good knowing that they're the little ways by which your baby shows his love for you.
