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| Although this is not really Miriam's CUTEST picture. I actually think I see a little of me in her face in this picture. It makes me happy. Thus, I am putting it here. |
Thankfulness List
1) I just had a baby and I feel GREAT. Seriously, I remember feeling good for a few days post-birth (while the hormones are still raging) with most of my kids, but then after those first two or three days, not so much. But this time, wow! I am really floored. I am ALMOST tempted to add some more physical activity, but I started that too early with my last babe and then it took EXTRA LONG to recover. Still the housework and running after the kids is really a low-impact work-out most days as it is! :)
2) Miriam is a fairly easy baby (so far). She eats ok, she sleeps ok (as long as tucked in near a person -but I've come to expect this from babies, so it really does not bother me to keep her close while she naps). I think maybe she likes me :) I am way pumped to start "wearing" her more in my Moby Wrap. But every time I think, "now would be a good time to put on the moby and wear Miriam," she falls asleep waiting for me! Such a sense of humor this child has :)
3) I feel like I should be freaking out to have so many children, so young, but it is really not a big deal for me. (Must be those happy "mothering hormones" I have flowing through me right now :) We went to the museum today and I was very calm. Other than Paul pushing the panic button on the van keys (that he ninja'd from the stroller when I was not looking) from the Discovery Room (3rd floor up - but has a window over the parking lot) and having to make a speedy exit to try and tame the noise, it was an enjoyable adventure.
4) Gordie seems to REALLY like his new position at work. He is a trainer. And the people he trains generally have good stuff to say about him. I think he might have found something he actually enjoys! (A real answer to prayer as he has never been all that crazy about his jobs before- they paid the bills, that was all.)
5) I have actually gotten some of my ever-growing "to do" list done. I figured I would be barely surviving at this point, but with Miriam being so affable I am kinda thrown in flux here. I keep expecting to not be able to get anything done and then find myself sitting around kinda bored. So this afternoon I actually tried to be productive and wow, it worked!
6) Our air conditioner broke yesterday. It was nothing too major, but it was a little overwhelming. I put something on facebook out of sheer desperation (for pity more than anything else - as this was definitely one of those "really God?!? really?!?!" moments). No more than 3 minutes past from posting and I get a call that one of my friend's husband could help us out. Today he and Gordie did a little work on it and so far it has been working fine since. This definitely turned into a "WOW! God really DOES answer prayers sometimes" kind of moment :)
(I know, I know, He ALWAYS answers prayers - we just sometimes know not what we ask for, but I have a poor memory when it comes to how good God is - all the time :)
"O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures for ever." - Psalm 107:1
Good post. You are so inspiring! It is easy to sit and complain, I have been composing one of those posts in my head for about a week now. My kids have been a bit, errrr, difficult lately, and I think I am dealing with some different hormones than you are now, so that doesn't help matters either. But you are right, you don't have to look far to realized how good things really are. Thanks for the reminder. And I'll say some prayer for your unstated "whines".
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, since I'm too lazy to go back and comment on your other post, I really got a kick out of the train cake post. So good. So true. So real. You go girl!
Thanks, Monica. I never did understand why these "happy mommy hormones" could not come during pregnancy as well. But I will take what I can get :)
ReplyDeleteOh and be warned, the whines might show up on Wednesday. . . but hopefully they will be pared down a little and definitely given some perspective :) I keep you in prayer as well - pregnancy, especially the end, just requires A LOT of prayer it seems.