Thankful on Thursday

I had a really bad day on Tuesday and needed to get out of the house yesterday, so a friend suggested we meet at the park by the lake in the morning. It was wonderful, just what I needed. We sat on a blanket and talked while the kids ate breakfast and played. We pushed them on the swings and we took them to the splash pad. Neither of them liked the splash pad very much, the water was very cold. The weather was beautiful. The sun was shining and the breeze was cool and nice because we were by the water. It wasn't humid at all.

We also ran into another friend who had just had a baby and got to meet her little girl. She was a week old and so cute! I almost died.

This week I am thankful for friends, beautiful days at the park, and cute little bundles that make me want to go home and have another child right away!

Thankful on Thursday

I'm not going to make some excuse about where I've been. I just stopped posting. I'm sorry. I'm back now, but I can't promise that I will be posting with the same frequency as before.

What am I thankful for this week?

1. Finding a perfect day home for Pierce to go to when I go back to work. I have no qualms about the place we have chosen for Pierce, other than the fact that I wish he didn't have to go to daycare at all.

2. Loyal, caring, loving friends who have always been there for me when I need them and continue to be. I'm going through some confusing stuff lately and I'm so glad I've had friends to lean on and talk to when needed.

3. My awesome doctor who takes me seriously no matter how trivial my concerns are. Pierce was super fussy on Monday and on Tuesday morning his diaper was almost dry and the pee was brown, so I was worried he had a urinary tract infection and took him to the doctor. She checked him out and said that she thought that it was just his tooth bothering him and gave me 4 samples of baby Advil to take home. Did I mention how awesome she is?

What do you have to be thankful for this week?

Thankful on Thursday

This week I am thankful for air conditioning. Holy crap it has been hot around here. The temperature has been hovering in the high thirties, but with the humidity it's felt like low to mid forties around here.

On Monday I drove my sister in law to the airport and we don't have any air conditioning in our car. (Stupid move, it was about $50/month cheaper and we went with it.) Poor Pierce cried pretty much the entire ride home, which was about an hour. I felt so bad for him, but even the wind has been hot lately. We were supposed to visit a friend and her daughter for a play date on Tuesday, but I had to call it off because she lives an hour away and I didn't want to put Pierce through that again.

This insane heat wave is supposed to be over tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm not going to lie, I'm going a bit stir crazy trying to stay inside in the air conditioning for Pierce.

Thankful on Thursday

On Monday I spent the day at the hospital with a good friend who was having a miscarriage. She had an ultrasound appointment in the morning and then was required to hang out in the ER waiting room until the results came back. I met her at the hospital after her ultrasound and Pierce and I hung out with her for four hours until all her blood work had been done and the OB/GYN showed up. She was planning on going by herself, but I know that I would've wanted someone to talk to if it was me going through that, especially four hours of sitting around, so I was happy to go and keep her company.

It really made me realize how lucky I am to have such a healthy baby boy.

Please forgive the way I look in this picture, I hadn't slept in two days.