A few more Thanksgivings from the Jar:
Today I am Thankful for… Being able to stay-at-home with Olivia
Today I am Thankful for…Being able to breastfeed with no complications
Today I am Thankful for… Clean Sheets and our BIG comfortable bed.
Today I am Thankful for… Hot Coffee.
Today I (Daniel) am thankful for… My Tiny Pliny
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A few Thanksgivings from the Jar:
Today I am thankful for… A supportive husband who will wake up with the baby when I have a migraine. Feed her Bananas. Change her poopy diaper and keep her happy until I roll out of bed.
Today I am thankful for… the happiest, most easy-going baby in the world. Who is easily entertained and independent but still loves to snuggle.
Today I am thankful for… my sisters – who are truly my best friends – who accept and love me for who I am and will always be there when I need them.
Today I (Daniel) am Thankful for… Family Lunches at Home
Today We are thankful for… Baby Liv Kisses, sloppy and wet, Love Bites included. Because they are the best.
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I saw an idea a while back of a pretty neat way to celebrate the season of Thanksgiving. Create a “Give Thanks” Jar to collect daily thanksgivings. Keep notecards or festive scraps of paper and pens handy to jot down things that you are thankful for – then during Thanksgiving dinner, take turns reading from the jar.
It was already very late in the day that I realized that today was Nov. 1st. I guess somehow I forgot that Nov. 1st is also the day after Halloween… So my scraps of festive paper… are almost cut. My pens… collected. My jar… not yet selected. But my thanksgivings… already overflowing.
Hopefully Day 2 will bring something as cute as this:
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Today I am thankful for:
My wonderful husband.
Who loves me, understands me, and laughs at my jokes. Who works SO hard to provide for our family.
Who is the man of our house, my rock and my friend.
I‘m so thankful that God gave me such an amazing man to share my life with.
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Last week, for whatever reason, was REALLY long. I don’t know if it was the few nights that Daniel worked late or the 100+ degree heat 7 days in a row, or what , but I was ready for the weekend! Friday night, Daniel was working late and I had ambitious plans to get some packing and cleaning done after the baby went down. Sitting in the cool, dark nursery, rocking and singing to the baby is the surest way to kill any plans I have to be productive. Naturally, I was in no mood to clean or pack but nowhere close to being ready for bed at 7:15. Instead, I put the tea kettle on to make a cup of “Mother’s Milk Tea” (I’ve been drinking obsessively for the past few months to promote healthy lactation) and kinda zoned in front of the TV for a bit. (Something I NEVER RARELY do!) As I finished my last sip of tea (more like… gulp. Mother’s Milk Tea – is not delicious sipping tea) I noticed that the tag (tab?) had the following quote printed on it:
“An attitude of gratitude brings opportunities.”
This quote reminded me of how thankful I am that we can afford for me to stay home and care for our sweet baby girl. I’ve mentioned before that it’s been an adjustment financially; requiring us to change our spending habits and reorganize our priorities. If I’m totally 100% honest, I don’t miss much at all about that pre-baby life at all. Especially when I consider what those changes mean. Sometimes it’s easy to loose track of the things we are thankful for; we take for granted some of the most important gifts. I joke about being “young and broke” but shouldn’t because we are rich in so many ways. Happiness is not found in having or doing, but in being. I need to remember to give thanks, in all seasons.
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you – Thessalonians 5:18
Tonight… I am most thankful for:
Just in case you nursing mommas were wondering… Yogi makes an alternative to the popular “Organic Mother’s Milk Tea” that’s a little bit cheaper! At the recommended 3-5 cups a day, that stuff gets expensive!
Yogi Woman’s Nursing Support Tea
On Sale (right now) at Whole Foods $2.99!
