Post by snapdragon on Feb 19, 2015 11:01:59 GMT -5
Let's hear some good things! Mine: It may be 2 degrees out, but at least it's sunny! It's embarrassing how big a difference the sun makes in my attitude and productivity.
Two other girls in my office are pregnant with their first, and talking to them and reading threads on here reminds me that last time around I felt like I was making MAJOR decisions almost everyday. It was so overwhelming. Yes, bringing a second baby into the mix adds some new challenges, but so many things are already decided or at least familiar (so I kind of feel like I know what to expect.)
I have had SUCH a low stress level this entire pregnancy compared to my first--very thankful for that!
I am thankful DS just fell asleep without much fuss. His nap times have been CRAZY tantrums this whole week.
Also thankful that schedules finally lined up and DH and I get to walk the lot we're looking at buying with the current owner this afternoon. Single digits on the thermometer and we don't currrrr! The lot is right beside the one we're renting and if we get it we'll start a garden and some bee hives this summer and dig the foundation next spring
I'm thankful for my family and family friends. They're all amazing people and I'm thankful for them every day, but I just stalked my registry and saw that they're buying up the practical things that are kind of pricy for us grad students, and I'm so glad to have their support.
Post by willadiesel814 on Feb 19, 2015 11:36:54 GMT -5
I am thankful today for my DH. I have not had any energy this last week because I'm not sleeping, and he has really picked up the slack with DS. I feel like I'd be lost without him right now.
I am thankful for the health of this baby. It helps keep my mind in a better place and keeps me hopeful that this baby will come home with me. I'll be even more thankful for next week.
I'm thankful that I get to work from home 95% of the time, including today when I have zero desire to do anything. Also thankful I finally got my computer back, so I'm probing from a computer today vs. mobile probing which is what I do 99% of the time.
Post by lgsdesigner on Feb 19, 2015 13:00:05 GMT -5
I’m thankful for my dad. He is the only person in my entire family (besides my husband and children), who have supported me 100% my entire life. He also said I could do and be whatever I wanted, and even if he didn’t always agree with me, he would give priceless advice and lead me down the right path. If it wasn’t for him and his kindness, confidence, structure, I wouldn’t be the woman I am today. He is the poster of great parenting, and I strive to be just like him.
Post by angelasashes on Feb 19, 2015 13:07:32 GMT -5
I'm thankful that our baby is alive and well! DH's best friend told him last night that he and his gf just lost their baby. They were only a month behind us, and it really hit DH hard. Really puts things in perspective--there are no guarantees!
Let's hear some good things! Mine: It may be 2 degrees out, but at least it's sunny! It's embarrassing how big a difference the sun makes in my attitude and productivity.
I'm thankful the my dog loves to lay half on me when I'm the couch, cause I'm cold today and he is like my own personal heater.
This is the best. I love that our dog is such a cuddler. She is always so warm and I'm always freezing. And she never complains about my cold hands and feet lol
I am feeling extra thankful for my mom, dad and sisters today. I'm not sure how I got so lucky to have them in my life. I'm so excited for LO to have such amazing people in his life
I am thankful today for my DH. I have not had any energy this last week because I'm not sleeping, and he has really picked up the slack with DS. I feel like I'd be lost without him right now.
Oh Gosh, me too!!! So thankful for my husband. He has taken over bath time almost 100% because it's getting harder and harder to get up and down off the floor, and bath time with our 2 year old can be a.....challenge. Yes, that's a nice word for it!
Post by marygracerich on Feb 19, 2015 13:48:07 GMT -5
I am thankful for all that I have. I have a job, a car and everything I could ask for. Today I was volunteering in a soup kitchen through my job. I ran into a guy that was a close friend of my husbands up until a few years ago. He was one of the guys I was serving in the soup kitchen. He made some not so good life choices and is now homeless. It made me sad to see him like that and thankful for what I have.
I am thankful today for my DH. I have not had any energy this last week because I'm not sleeping, and he has really picked up the slack with DS. I feel like I'd be lost without him right now.
Oh Gosh, me too!!! So thankful for my husband. He has taken over bath time almost 100% because it's getting harder and harder to get up and down off the floor, and bath time with our 2 year old can be a.....challenge. Yes, that's a nice word for it!
Yes it is! That is really where DH has stepped in, bath time and bed time, because honestly sometimes I am already in bed.
And I don't know why my its been a huge fight with DS lately. He used to love to snuggle and read books before bed, now he cries about everything and thinks of every excuse in the book to get up. Last night it was that he had a "boo boo on his skin." And yea... I had to kiss it and rub it... the imaginary boo boo.
I'm thankful for my new midwife group. Switching caregivers at 24+ weeks made me nervous (we moved so I had no choice) and my new group is amazing! I love them so much and they've made the transition so smooth.
Oh Gosh, me too!!! So thankful for my husband. He has taken over bath time almost 100% because it's getting harder and harder to get up and down off the floor, and bath time with our 2 year old can be a.....challenge. Yes, that's a nice word for it!
Yes it is! That is really where DH has stepped in, bath time and bed time, because honestly sometimes I am already in bed.
And I don't know why my its been a huge fight with DS lately. He used to love to snuggle and read books before bed, now he cries about everything and thinks of every excuse in the book to get up. Last night it was that he had a "boo boo on his skin." And yea... I had to kiss it and rub it... the imaginary boo boo.
Awww we've never had an issue with bedtime either but the last couple nights my daughter has started crying when we laid her down, which is really weird because she loves her sleep. She just turned two--is your son close in age? Maybe it's a developmental thing?
Post by snapdragon on Feb 19, 2015 14:34:39 GMT -5
I thought of one this afternoon! I'm thankful for the tiny, hideous tree in my front yard. It looks like one of those Lorax trees, but shorter, and in the winter when it loses its leaves it looks like a spider. We had three of them when we moved in, and we cut down two of them before we realized that they were fruit trees (our neighbor came over to tell us), and that we're not religiously supposed to cut down fruit trees. So I spent months hating this ugly tree, and then I realized in the summer that it's exactly the right height and position to shade my van in the afternoon so it doesn't get overwhelmingly hot. Then on a sunny winter day like today, I noticed that the sun warmed my car so much that it wasn't even cold in there, and realized that the ugly tree completely loses the shade quality in the winter when all of its leaves are gone.
Yes it is! That is really where DH has stepped in, bath time and bed time, because honestly sometimes I am already in bed.
And I don't know why my its been a huge fight with DS lately. He used to love to snuggle and read books before bed, now he cries about everything and thinks of every excuse in the book to get up. Last night it was that he had a "boo boo on his skin." And yea... I had to kiss it and rub it... the imaginary boo boo.
Awww we've never had an issue with bedtime either but the last couple nights my daughter has started crying when we laid her down, which is really weird because she loves her sleep. She just turned two--is your son close in age? Maybe it's a developmental thing?
He is almost three. My babysitter who has twin 3.5 year old boys says its just his age. That the "terrible threes" are much more accurate than the terrible twos.
He is normally such a sweetie, so it hurts when he tells me to leave his room and that he doesn't want a kiss. I am just waiting for the phase to pass.
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