There are quiet moments in marriage when you find yourself smiling at your partner for no reason. Tonight is one of those nights for me.

As my wife sleeps peacefully beside me—growing life within her, carrying our child—I’m reminded of how far we’ve come. Once upon a time, we were nothing but butterflies and daydreams. Those daydreams slowly became puzzle pieces, coming together piece by piece, until they built the life we now share.

I think back to the time when we were strangers who simply fell in love. How could a single hello lead us here? Happily married, building a family, dreaming together. Back then, she wasn’t even a dream—she was a wish I didn’t know I deserved.

My heart overflows with love in every shade—for the woman I married, my best friend, my partner in everything. The journey ahead may not always be clear, but I know I’ll be okay as long as she’s by my side.

Still, I sometimes wonder: Am I doing enough? What more can I do? I don’t always have the answers, but I trust that everything will push through. And when I see her smile—that quiet, reassuring smile—it tells me I’m doing okay. Sometimes, love does not need to be spoken. It’s an emotion that is always felt.

And tonight, as she sleeps peacefully beside me, I feel a quiet kind of joy. The rise and fall of her breath, the calm on her face—it all reminds me how lucky I am to share this life with her. In that silence, I catch myself smiling, not because of anything grand, but because of this simple moment.

Love, I’ve found, lives not just in milestones or celebrations, but in the quiet spaces in between. It’s in the secret smiles, the late-night thoughts, and the peace of knowing she’s here. This—right now—is the dream I never want to wake up from. My sleeping beauty.