Time for Thanks.....

Thanksgiving has come and gone and I have many things to be thankful for:

• A wonderful and amazing husband who is not only my partner in crime, but my best friend and who I know will make an excellent father.
• And he does laundry!
• A healthy and loving family - I am truly blessed to have such wonderful parents and siblings that mean so much to me and have shaped a large part of who I am.
• Nieces and a nephew who think we are the bee's knees -  both S and I enjoy being so close to a few of them and wish we had them all close by.
• A new niece on the way! We will be welcoming a new addition in March as S's sister is also pregnant and we all couldn't be more happier for her and her husband.
• Aside from a few bumps in the road, a healthy pregnancy and a little guy who I already adore and who has stolen my heart.
• Days off that allow me to rest because I've grown to an uncomfortable size and with 10 weeks to go...I'm bound to just get bigger!
• A job I actually like and am invested in and will probably miss it as I will be on maternity leave for the full-year. 
• An extended family of in-laws that just add more love and support to my life. 

While there are many more things in life that I am thankful for, these are just but a few. I was hoping to write a much longer post, but today was a difficult day. I was feeling uncomfortable and exhausted and under the weather. S was once again a true gem as he took care of me and did his best to make me feel comfortable with back rubs and water and time to myself. (Although he probably enjoyed the afternoon to himself as well!) And I am of course thankful that he wrote such beautiful things about me, it really brightened my day and gave me the pick-me-up that I needed. S always makes me feel so appreciated and I hope he feels the same in return.

I hope this reminds us all to be thankful for what we have and not focus so much on what we don't.

Happy Thanksgiving!