Thanksgiving this year was so much fun! My dad's brother, wife, daughter and her 3 kids came out from California which made this year so much more fun having family in town. I loved it! Can I mention that I also loved it because Alan took the night feedings all weekend? I was in heaven! The day started out very lazy. Just hanging out at home in pj's. My cousin Lynnette and I finally made it to the gym around 11am. Got in a good workout and then headed to my parents for Thanksgiving. Mmmm! I love Thanksgiving! It's so fun to spend time with family, eat good food and focus on all the blessing I have. I was very impressed I didn't eat very much this year but I certainly made up for it the next day! :(
What's better than one Thanksgiving? Two! We had my dad's siblings, my mom's sister, husband, son and wife and their 4 kids come over the next day for leftover and hung out. What a good time that was and it was so fun catching up with my cousin and his wife. I just adore them! I'm sad I didn't get any pictures of Friday but I did get some from Thursday...
What I am grateful for this year:1. My sweet little guy. I adore him so much and can't get enough of him. I get excited a lot of times when he wakes up from his naps because I actually miss him when he's sleeping. (I don't get excited when he gets up for his 3am feeding. ;))
2. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mom. It's better than I ever could have imagined. It's been such a blessing in my life.
3. These aren't all about AJ, I promise! I am so grateful that he's such a good baby. He sleeps pretty good and I'm not as tired as I thought I would be with a newborn. (I was way more tired when I was pregnant than I am now.) He sleeps anywhere. I can put him down and he falls asleep on his own. He'll sit in his swing for long periods of time and I love how when he sits in his swing, he kicks his feet, waves his arms and talks to himself. Adorable! He's the best baby!
4. OK, OK enough about him...for now. I am so grateful for my sweet husband. He's so good to us and works so hard to make our lives so good. He's so giving and is always putting his family first. He's such a great dad and AJ adores him. He smiles more for Alan than anyone else. I'm just slightly jealous of that. ;)
5. I'm grateful that Alan takes the night feedings on the weekends so I can get more sleep. Now that is a good hubby! :)
6. I'm grateful for spanks. That sounds really funny but after having a baby and gaining 60lbs, they are heaven sent! I don't wear them all the time but they are nice to put on when you want to wear a fitted shirt and not have a belly!
7. I'm grateful I've lost almost 40lbs of the 60 I gained. Yes, I gained 60lbs! That is crazy! I lost 30-35 of it with in a month and am working hard to take off the rest.
8. I'm grateful to be back at the gym and working out without a big basketball hanging in front of me. Awe, it's nice!
9. OK, OK enough of the superficial! I'm grateful for my family. I LOVE them SO much and LOVE spending time with them. I know I can always count on them and they will always love me no matter what.
10. I'm SO grateful for wonderful in laws. When AJ was born my mother in law came out for almost a week and took such good care of us. She would remind me to eat (I was constantly forgetting), she fed me, she let me sleep whenever I was done feeding AJ, she cleaned my house and did my laundry. The support meant the world to me. They are really good to me!
11. I'm grateful for my calling. I love serving in Young Womens. I love our girls and love the leaders I serve with.
12. I'm grateful for the smiles I get from my baby. They melt my heart!
13. I'm grateful for his tender heart. He really is such a tender, sweet little guy and I'm so grateful for the spirit he brings in our home.
14. I'm grateful for a sister who is so willing to watch him daily so I can go to the gym and who is so helpful when I need a sitter and is willing to watch him so Alan and I can go on a date once in awhile. (It will be nice to go on a date and not miss him constantly and think about him constantly! The first time we left him to celebrate our 3yr wedding anniversary, I cried after we left the movie because I was missing him so much! I know, I'm over the top!)
15. I'm grateful for the relationships I have in my life and for all the people who are so good to me and my family and show up for us when we need them. Family, neighbors, old and new friends.
16. I'm grateful for my life in general. I feel really blessed to have all I have and to have the life that I have. I'm really happy and count my blessing every day for all the Lord has blessed me with.
2 comments:
You are very sweet person! I am glad things are going well! We need to get together soon! AJ is getting very big! They need to stop growing huh!
He is getting big and is so adorable! He looks a lot like you. I'm glad you had a great Thanksgiving, I'm sure it was so fun to have little AJ there this year!
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