Thankful

It's that designated time of the year to be thankful, and for me, it's easy to be. I'm so thankful that I can stay home most of the time and bond with my precious girl while she's little. We share stories, keep secrets, go shopping, do each other's hair, have fun. I adore her little hands and the fine skill level she's attaining with them. She's fascinated with little items. She invites tickling, cooks in her kitchen, rocks and comforts her baby, even changes her baby's diaper, copies my words. And then occasionally I can hand her off to a consistent loving home daycare while I go to work with friendly people and mostly kind bosses. I have a loving and helpful husband. He'll take care of Lydia on Monday nights while I play with the Pops Orchestra. I get to be around and learn from other mom like me at MOPS every other Friday morning. And then in March, I'll get to experience the blessing of another itty bitty girl.

Note: this is not even nearly a complete listing of things I'm thankful for.