I am so very thankful.
For snow.
For babies. (Well, one in particular...)
For a doggie that seems to understand how special and fragile babies are—and behaves herself accordingly.
For a husband who is head-over-heels in love with our little girl.
For a cozy fireplace and warm socks.
For a teenager who has great taste in music and enjoys jamming with his stepmom. (He on guitar, me on piano.)
For the Bravo network, which manages to play America's Next Top Model
For employment.
For health.
For faith.
For friends, both real and virtual, who have been sharing wholeheartedly in our baby joy.
For warm baths.
For tiny hands that wrap around my fingers and squeeze tight—I had no idea how much I'd love that particular detail.
For online connections that keep me from feeling isolated and alone at home.
For Burt's Bees Herbal Blemish Stick, which has literally transformed my skin. It's clearer than it's been in decades!
For the opportunity to work from home, building my own business. (Thanks, sweetie, for your support.)
For newborn sighs and cries and infant sneezes and all the adorable noises that now fill my day.
For wonderful parents who live close by.
For a father-in-law who brings over his snowblower when the weather has been particularly rough.
For that $30 mani-pedi at the Da Vi Nail Salon located inside my local Wal-Mart.
For mother's intuition.
For a roof and four walls, uninterrupted heat, and plenty to eat.
For birthmothers who make unbelievable sacrifices so that others' lives may be whole.
For prayers.
For family.
For being alive and in my shoes right here, right now.
