Thanksgiving Post

I feel like I owe the universe a Thanksgiving blog this year. Though one of the harder years to date, this year has been so jam-packed full of blessings it's not really even fair. I'm sort of overwhelmed with it all, actually, and I've got to get back to that turkey, so I'll just pick a few:

My husband: He is my true love. He is a better daddy than I had ever imagined my children would have. He is my best friend. He is the one that made that last post possible as he was with me every step. When I felt depressed and helpless after I had our sweet babe, he was the only person I could talk to without feeling like I had cotton balls in my mouth. I could say every word and I knew he heard it. I have thought often about how challenging the newborn time was but that I would rather have ten colicky babies than have to trade for a less supportive husband. (UNIVERSE that is NOT a challenge--totally cool with #2 being an angel baby.) Never did I expect I would be so blessed in the man department. He should probably get another dedicated post next week when we turn three, but I will try not to gross my 3-4 readers out too much.

My ANGEL baby: Okay so she may not fit the common description of angel baby = EASY and content, but she is absolute fun and sweetness and delight. She shows me every day how fantastic it is to experience everything around us. One of her most frequent words recently is "wow." She has so much love in her. She smiles at almost every person she sees. Everyone is her friend. It's contagious too: I find myself smiling at strangers. I wish it could stay that way. She is JOYFUL. She also teaches me how to be a mom. I wasn't sure I was ready when she came (though I was very excited), but she has made me ready. She is an incredible gift.

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The feast was wonderful. Everything went well. The turkey was flavorful. The twenty bazillion hour gravy was very tasty but salty. The sidedishes everyone brought were superb. And the cranberries were maybe the best part. (Side note: I made cranberry cream pie and had a bit of a fit the night before during the crust rolling which I hate and am terrible at. My husband promised we could buy a crust next time. Of course then we ate the pie and homemade crust is so delicious. Maybe next time LCD can try rolling the crust?)

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More thankfulness:

Insight: Not mine, usually, but the insight of others has made my life so much better this year. For example, my sister-in-law that I very rarely talk to, packed up and sent her electric breastpump (don't worry, it was the Ameda, which is the only one that is really considered okay to use and pass on) with my Mom when she came out last December. Boy, did I need that thing. And how about my younger brother that just rocks at keeping things in perspective and sharing little bits of wisdom almost every time I talk to him? Or whoever it was that mentioned what kind of sippy cups worked really well for their kid? Once my daughter learned to drink out of one there was finally hope for her not being constipated all the time, poor babe. These are just a few random examples. I feel like I have lived by the insight of others this year.

Is there more?