30 Days of Gratitude: Day 12

Today, I am grateful for:

1. Visits with a friend who has a baby very similar in age to Nikolas.
2. Being out of the house for most of the day.
3. Nikolas didn't torture me despite an interrupted afternoon nap.

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 10

Today, I am grateful for:

1. Grandparents to who call us over for their "Nikolas fix".
2. Afternoon naps.
3. Spending the evening wandering Whyte Ave with my two favorite guys.

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 9

Today, I am grateful for:

1. Family walks after dinner


2. Days at home with no where to go

3. Baby laughter

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 6

Ok, it's true. I am almost a week behind in posting my gratitude. Today should actually be day 11. There was almost a post a few nights ago, when I was laying in bed with my iPhone and posting 6 things I was grateful for, because at that time, I was only 1 day behind. Just as I was finishing my post, I dropped my phone, and my whole post got wiped out! So much for saving as I work. It was late, I was tired, so instead of rewriting my post, I said screw it, and went to sleep.

So here we are. There is one important lesson that I've learned from being a mother: it's almost impossible to get something done from start to finish in the original time period you've given yourself. Something always comes up or gets in the way. I so easily lose focus nowadays because I have so much on the go and I'm multi-tasking like crazy. A year ago, it would have driven me crazy. Now, I just take it in stride.I don't start anything that can't be worked on in bits and pieces. To take even an hour to dedicate to one task is a rarity. Except for sleep. I can manage to do that for hours at a time!

I digress...

So today I go back to day 6.

Today, I am grateful for:

1. Being able to witness the incredible development in Nikolas in the past couple of weeks. It is amazing to see him do new things daily. It is so hard to keep up!

2. My Chi hair straightener.

3. The summer session of my PPD support group starting up. It felt like a long two weeks since the spring session ended and I missed those girls!

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 5

Today I am grateful for:

1. having nothing scheduled. Teething made for a good day at home.
2. being able to provide comfort and lots of extra snuggling to my baby.
3. my mother-in-law who came by so I could take my dog to the park.

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 3

Today I am grateful for:

1. Sleeping in until 10:30. First time since Nikolas was born. I will never take sleeping in for granted again.
2. Grocery shopping with no crying.
3. Nikolas waited until we got home to let loose a major poop explosion. THANK GOD he didn't do that at the store..I didn't even pack a diaper bag.

30 Days of Gratitude: Day 1

This is a neat project idea I got from a friend on FaceBook. The goal of this project is to write down 3 things I am grateful for, 30 days in a row.

Today I am grateful for:

1. A loving husband who understands me and supports me no matter what
2. A beautiful son who is happy and healthy
3. Supportive friends who let me know that I am not alone