Thankful Thursday?

[jmc11511]

Is this a cheesy idea? It could be fun. Something silly, funny, sweet or cheesy that you're thankful for. I'll start.

I'm thankful for the lady at church that told me she has been thinking of me and praying for me regularly. I have been struggling feeling like everyone has forgotten about this loss and to have someone let me know they care was really nice.

I'm also thankful that my 3 year old still takes a nap because otherwise I would be more insane than I already am. Three is tough...

[soultrane]

I like this idea!

I'm thankful for my son and my husband this week. My husband has made sure that I am well taken care of and has let me just feel what I need to feel without questioning it and has kept me fully stocked with comfort foods and ice cream. He has also done pretty much everything around the house and taken care of DS. He's basically been a rock star through all of this.

I'm thankful for my son because he has kept things relatively normal for me this week, and has definitely kept me smiling.

***TMI warning***
He walked into the bathroom this morning as I was changing my pad and asked me about my "diaper". (Thank goodness I was just putting a new pad on and had already disposed of the old one!) I told him that it's something that makes my undies more comfortable (lol, no) and he told me he liked it because the wrapper was purple. It's hard to be sad when I'm having conversations with my son about my purple diaper.

[fabk]

I like this idea!

I am thankful for this time away from work to heal. I know if I had gone back right away, I would have pushed myself too far and the stress would come back quickly.

[leahks77]

I love these threads.
I am thankful for my mom's health. After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in September, she went through chemo, surgery, and more chemo. This is the first time she has visited and been healthy and active enough to really spend time with DS. It means so much for me to just see them snuggling.

[soultrane]

Sucking up a bit, but theophania, I'm incredibly thankful for you and the other admins getting this board set up. This was added at a perfect time for me and helps me to feel a little less "homeless" on the boards. I was pretty active on my month board so having somewhere that I can talk about my son and my loss is so helpful. Thank you!

[soultrane]

Apr 16, 2015 13:11:29 GMT -5 unringthebell said:

I'm thankful the weather is getting nicer. Being able to spend more time out doors is definitely helping my mood.

Yes! My son has been able to play outside all week which has improved his mood considerably and we have been able to leave the windows open during the day which just makes everything feel nicer. 

[soultrane]

Apr 16, 2015 14:05:36 GMT -5 leahks77 said:

I love these threads.
I am thankful for my mom's health. After being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in September, she went through chemo, surgery, and more chemo. This is the first time she has visited and been healthy and active enough to really spend time with DS. It means so much for me to just see them snuggling.

I just teared up reading this. How wonderful that she's doing well and that you and your son have this time with her. 

[leahks77]

I totally agree with soultrane. I was literally searching the boards for a home the day of my loss and this is perfect.

[muirmaid]

I'm thankful that I've had time to exercise regularly. It's been so good to have an outlet for all this stress and something to focus on besides TTC.

What that really boils down to, though, is that I'm thankful to my husband for recognizing that this is something I need to do and being willing to take on well more than his fair share of cooking and dish washing so I have that time.

And I'm super thankful for Amazon Prime. It saves the day pretty regularly!

[fabk]

Apr 16, 2015 14:30:14 GMT -5 soultrane said:

Sucking up a bit, but theophania, I'm incredibly thankful for you and the other admins getting this board set up. This was added at a perfect time for me and helps me to feel a little less "homeless" on the boards. I was pretty active on my month board so having somewhere that I can talk about my son and my loss is so helpful. Thank you!

Yup yup! I even went back over to the old way trying to find a place to belong. And since this came literally in the middle of my ectopic, I am so so grateful!

[jmc11511]

I also am thankful for this board. CAL and PAL were great and so welcoming, but it is so nice to be "with" people who are going through the same things right now.

[mrsred09]

This is going to sound strange, but today I am thankful for the way I experienced my loss and how it has truly impacted my life. Please don't think I'm thankful I lost my baby because I would give anything to be super pregnant awaiting baby's arrival.

I had a very rough work day today that was very stressful and ended in an employee being fired which I didn't want to do. Before my loss I would have been a royal biatch the whole day and then kept dwelling in the "bad day" for the next two nights and letting it ruin the weekend. Since my loss I've learned to let things go and not let every bad thing ruin parts of my life. Old me would be miserable at home, pissed at DH for no reason other than I had a bad day and probably drunk. I'm thankful for the new perspective on situations that I can see now because of my loss.