1. Chris...can't imagine my life without him! He makes me laugh everyday and helps me so much, he is my best friend.
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| As much as I hate it, Mustache March makes him happy |
2. Lily...our little Lou-Lou-Magoo, she's as silly as can be and her laugh is contagious, she is a fighter, who went through a lot when she was very small. I am grateful that she made it and is ours.
3. Liam...macho-man, our little-mover-and-shaker, he thinks everything is hysterical, and keeps me on my toes, and gave us the sweet memory of a full-term pregnancy and wonderful birth.
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| That's one way to eat |
4. My mom...she raised us by herself, and did the best job she could. Sometimes I feel like I am hard on her (she's not the most organized person), but she helps us so much watching Lily & Liam and I know it's not easy and it saves Chris and I a lot of money.
5. My sister...our "sisterhood" is like no other relationship I have, it's full of truth, laughter, love and understanding, I am so glad she is mine.
6. My Aunt Angie...she's helped us in so many ways, not just me but my entire extended family, her generosity is something of a saint (she's very funny too).
7. GGRBow...(that's short for Grandma Rainbow, who now has an extra G in front because she's a Great Grandma), Rainbow is not her last name, just a nickname she's had forever because she's so cheerful, there's no one like her, heals, lipstick, stories about fifth and the ave....she's the cats meow, what can I say.
8. Beans...just for having him for the short 7 years we did, he was the perfect cat for us...cuddly, soft, loved sitting on our laps and purring and had some quirks...we will forever have stories to tell about him (funny ones) and I am happy that he was the first pet me children knew.
9. Dr Jaglan, my ob. Is it dumb that I am thankful for him? I feel like he saved my life while I was pregnant with Lily and he helped me get to 39 weeks 2 days with Liam. I feel confident when he is taking care of me and he has a gentle soul.
10. West Allis Memorial Labor & Delivery nurses who took care of me in 2008, I can especially still remember Krista, who brought a smile to my face each day she was my nurse.
11. West Allis Memorial NICU nurses and doctors, who helped take care of Lily (and the emotional wreck I was)...Dr. Melville, Jody, Judy, Jenny, Amy, Brittany, I know there were more that I can't remember or never met on third shift. You are all wonderful!
12. For the roof over our heads...I know we are outgrowing our home (and it's for sale if your looking), but for the past 9 years it's been our little house, a perfect first house to start a family in, we've made many memories here.
13. That I was able to successfully nurse Liam and that each night when I nurse him to bed, we have our moment of uninterrupted time together.
14. That Lily stills wants us to read her a story every night and that she is excited when she gets to pick out a book and it always seems like the first time we are reading it to her (even though it's probably the millionth), that is our moment of uninterrupted time together.
15. That Lily loves school and is excited to go each day.
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| Lily at her fire station field trip - dad was chaperone :) |
16. My friends....who don't care that I haven't called in weeks or months, when we get a chance to hang out, we pick up right where we left off - love you guys!
17. My blog...I place where I can come and write, that will forever be saved if my kids ever want to read it. I place where I even come to see exactly what I wrote in that one moment of our lives. It is like a diary, a journal, whatever you want to call it. Some say it's stupid, but I love it. And my blog readers...you guys! It makes me happy that people actually read about what's going on with us, but it makes me more happy that I can post something like my mini-meltdown last Christmas and get a ton of supportive emails from you guys, I don't know you all, but it feels like were friends. And I hope maybe a long the way you have felt like we are friends.
18. My job...I feel so lucky to have one. And now I have a job that allows me to be at home with my kids for long holidays and summer. Did I mention I absolutely love it, they teachers I work with are amazing, and so are my co-workers...I love going to work :)
19. Starbucks...you know I was going to have to give them a shout-out. They have helped me get through many days at work with little to no sleep at home. And I am thankful that I can afford to get a Starbucks when I want to.
18. The magic of the holidays...well you know I love the holidays. I love that I have many sweet memories of the holidays that my mom and my entire family made. I remember watching my mom make a huge gingerbread house from scratch, it was magical. I want my children to have magical memories too, but mostly I want them to "feel" the magic!
20. Sleep...oh how I love you sleep! But I can never get enough, some nights hardly any (please remind me that having a newborn when your husband works 3rd shift is not a bright idea). I'll take what sleep I can get and be happy about it. The nights that neither child wakes up, I feel amazing the next day :)
21. Facebook...it is the only way for me to keep in touch with some of my relatives and hear what they are up to, Chris' sister, all the Florida Folk - Sasha, Uncle Mike, Val, Eileen, Charlene, The Stack's, my cousins Tiff and Sean, and and some of my dad's side of the family that I don't even really know to well, but have connected with
22. Facebook...I found old friends from high school, that I would have never kept in touch with, or known where they were now. Today most of them have babies and I get advice from them, read their funny status updates and smile. I am glad that I have been reconnected with Katie J, Becky D, Jenny A, Dara S, Elizabeth C, Annie M, Jessie L, Fawn S, Angie K, my Katie's. And I must give a shout-out to my favorite high school teacher Mrs. G! And friends that aren't from high school Kayla L, J-Lo, Amanda, Bridgette and Tracy G...just so you guys all know, I check in on you each day :)
23. The knot, nest, bump, whatever I am in now (you wouldn't get it, unless you were part of it). I have friends from thebump that helped me through all of Lily's preemie stuff and were still around the second time with Liam, to root me on...thankful for you ladies, Kate, Martha, Tricia, Corey, Sara, Kelly, Kim, Laura, Kathy, Jennifer and Karen.
24. Target...that red bullseye just lures me in. I go in expecting to get a $6.00 tube of mascara and leave with a trunk full of Target bags, spending $150.00, I never really know what happens in there. I walk around in some sort of trance, everything looks like I need it, is it the lighting? Or the fact that everything I could ever need is in one store? I don't know, but I am thankful, especially now that I am toting around two little bundles, that I do only have to go to one store to get tampons, a rug, bananas and shoes, and the fact that there is a Starbucks in there - genius!
25. My health...I almost died trying to have a baby. And it was the first time I knew that I wasn't going to live forever. It was also the first time that it seemed like I had to live for something, my baby. I am grateful every day that I am here and I have my health.
I am also thankful for things that don't matter like highlighters, nice stationary, notepads to make lists on, organizing containers, label makers, nice sheets, the smell of apples, pink Christmas trees, flavored creamers, coffee maker timers, fabric softener, fuzzy socks, under eye concealer (for that matter, all makeup), The Wizard of Oz, It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas music.
So basically, I have a million things to be thankful for and I am soooo lucky and it is nice to stop and think for a bit, just how many things I have. I have a wonderful life! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
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