Your happiest moment in life so far?

[LaraJ84]

Mine was as a very young adult, lying sleepy cuddling in bed under a cosy duvet with the guy I loved so deeply and completely. He was 1 year my senior at university. We were in his bedroom (in his parents house). ACDC posters on the wall. I wanted to stay there in that moment forever. We got engaged a few years later. He swore he'd love me forever.

Fast forward 8 years and he cheated on me and left me for a much younger woman (who he split with after just a few weeks). Hurt me then more than he'll, more than anything Ive ever experienced so far too, but it never took away from that "perfect moment".
Does anyone want to share their most perfect momemt in life so far?

Or maybe the birth of my son, when we were just left alone & I thought 'well, it's just you and me now matey'

He's just started his first year of university, so nearly 20 years ago.

Makes me sad that stuff is gone and done.

Hard to know for sure. Two stand out.

I remember a blindingly happy moment playing in my bedroom as a child. I was sitting up on this wide high windowsill I had (and loved), playing with some paper cups and plates I had made I was thrilled with. I became conscious of my happiness some how, and that moment has stuck with me as quite a perfect one ever since.

The other was last year, at a festival with my lovely teenage daughter. We were having such a great time, and again I had this moment of increased consciousness when I thought, God this is perfect, maybe this is my happiest day ever,.

Both relatively ordinary days, yet brimming with joy and contentment.

Wedding day nearly 35 years ago.
The happiest times since wouldn't have happened without that.

Sitting on a wall on a rooftop in a foreign country watching a beautiful sunset descend over the minarets and domes and hearing the call to prayer. I was pregnant and felt the strongest love and joy I have ever felt in my life for my beautiful child and vowed to make it my mission to always keep him safe and happy.

So lovely reading about other people's joyous moments.

Graduation day after struggling through a degree in a place I was quite unhappy in . I went later in life having failed at school so it was a big achievement.
Falling in love for the first time.

-Going to a tv show taping in US and getting invited onto set to meet the cast afterwards

-Being in my favourite theme park in the US

Sorry but definitely not the births of kids (c sections)

When I was 17i went on holiday and spent two weeks with this hot guy. Had an amazing time, I felt like I loved him it was so intense.

Also my wedding day, I felt so happy and peaceful and the most beautiful I’ve ever felt. It was the perfect day.

Definitely the day dd was born, we'd waited to see if she'd be a girl or a boy and then, after a bit of a last minute scare, my daughter looked up at me with these big blue eyes and I remember thinking that I had everything. Dh was by my side and I did just have everything I could possibly have dreamed of.

So so many.

I have had more life luck than I probably should have, more than my quota.

Impossible to name one, impossible.

What a gorgeous thread!
I can’t think of anything to add, not because I haven’t had any happy moments, but because I am struggling to think of one of the happiest.

• The first night I met my husband, random date off bumble, we went to a local pizza place because it was just before Christmas and all the nice restaurants were fully booked. I sat down and instantly knew I was going to marry him.
• The day we got married and seeing my mum and dad so happy and enjoying the wedding so much with us.
• Moving next door to my Mum and Dad a year later and seeing how close my husband now is with my family. I’m 38 weeks pregnant with our first child who is currently wiggling away whilst his daddy snores beside me.

Very tired. But very grateful for all I have.

Holding my firstborn in my arms.

The birth of my eldest DD. My son was born a couple of years earlier, but his birth was traumatic and the most painful thing I have ever done (and I have had gallstones and kidney stones). I had spent most of the pregnancy dreading giving birth, and it was a completely different experience. I had always wanted a daughter, too. I just felt (and still feel) so very lucky.

The birth of my firstborn. Was 56 hours of labour, and last second they had to do an emergency c-section as we were both struggling! Soon as he was born he was rushed off to help getting him to breathe and then my partner brought him back in while sewing me up to see him!
Was so happy that he was okay, cried most that night with happy tears!

Definitely the birth of both children.

This time five years ago I was actually in hospital having ds but he wasn’t born until three days later, by emergency section. When I heard his cry I couldn’t believe he was finally here.

DDs birth was a much nicer experience (planned section) and I remember vividly dh saying ‘it’s a girl’ and just feeling absolute elation. But both times it was that lovely ‘you’re mine’ feeling. I thought they were both beautiful. (They weren’t; they were bald and angry!)

I have had a few of the most happiest days of my life. The happiest days of my life is bringing home a healthy newborn baby, that will always be the happiest moment. Seeing my now husbands very first inbox message and the night we met.

The day my son was born. I feel like it changed my nervous system forever. He was the most right I'd ever been, the best decision of my life.
My mental health changed overnight and I've been pretty much content since. All that anxiety was gone.
It's like I became a better version of myself permanently.

When my DD1 was about 2 years old. That was an idyllic year. I hadn’t gone back to work yet and she was sleeping through the night. She was an angelic, enthusiastic and easy toddler who was potty trained over a few days. So full of joy. she’d been a colicky baby so for her to turn into a delightful toddler was such a contrast. Best year of motherhood.

DD2 was born when my DM was dying and we were broke. I wish I’d had a year like that with her as she was a beautiful baby and so easygoing. I just couldn’t enjoy it as much as I wished to.

A few months ago on holiday in Devon, me, DH, our then 6mo little girl, and our big daft dog, all sat on the beach together. It was a really lovely sunny day, and the sea was crystal clear. It was so peaceful, and I felt so lucky to be in such a beautiful place with my perfect little family.

After 3 LTM's and a still birth, hearing my DD cry when she was born. Nothing will ever come close to the absolute joy of that moment.

I'm sorry for your losses, I came on here to say similar,

Giving birth to a healthy baby girl after my first baby passed shortly after birth and 3 miscarriages after him

I am absolutely beaming on the photos with her, I'm still in the pool with all the blood around me in the water and the pure joy and happiness on my face is so nice to see

I had another little boy after her and his birth was traumatic so my daughters birth is extra special to me as it was the only nice birth I've had 😅

This thread is so beautiful to read 🥹😭

I consider myself very fortunate in life, so many incredibly happy moments interspersed with deep pain and the lowest lows but on balance how lucky have I been? 3 gorgeous children who are kind decent people, a dh who I still adore and am adored by, a lovely
warm loving home etc. Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows of course, this is real life after all.

But in the myriad of swings and roundabouts I think my happiest life moment to date was watching dc1 graduate.

Neither dh nor I went to university, we’ve done well in life despite it and we didn’t push dc1 to go although they went with our full
support and encouragement. Watching her graduate had me on the brink of tears all day, so much pride and joy and love in that room from all those parents and carers for their special young person was just so tangible.

What a lovely thread!

I am very blessed to have a wonderful husband and 2 lovely children. Their births and our wedding were obviously incredibly happy moments in my life.
However my happiest moment was last year. We did 3 weeks in America. Although the holiday destination was amazing, it was so special because it was just the most wonderful family time. It was just us all having the most incredible time and enjoying every moment of being together. It just made me realize how blessed and happy I was with my life.

Being told this pregnancy was viable after 5 m/c and being told there was a heart beat. She’s directly above me snoring in her bed at the moment and an adult now

About 5 weeks after I'd had DD, I got in bed with her in the morning and DS(2) ran in and said "look at my lovely baby" and hugged her and it was so beautiful and magical. I am welling up thinking about it!