Gratitute

I cannot even fathom that Thanksgiving is now less than a week away! Even so, I have been thinking about all of our very many blessings and the things that I am grateful for.

Today is a day to be especially grateful. Abigail passed her room air challenge! Meaning she doesn't have to wear the oxygen anymore! She will get checked again next week at the doctors office, so it may not be permanent if they think that she's working too hard to keep up her saturations, but we're thinking on the positive side of things! For now, no more lugging around the oxygen tank. No more tripping over the tubing. No more "can you hold her so I can go into the kitchen because her tubing is not quite long enough"!

I am grateful to be eating delicious 1000 mile stew. I may have already had 2 heaping bowls... The only things that could make this bowl even better is from a dutch oven at the cabin with family:) That seems to be when it tastes the best! (and for those of you who are wondering what in the world 1000 mile stew is, it's a family recipe beef stew)

I am also grateful for Dr. Brown's bottles. I bought one this morning to see if it would help with Abby's present eating issues. She's been really fussy when she eats lately and has been spitting up more, eating less, and has thrown up a few times. The home health nurse practitioner agreed that it sounds like she may be having a little bit of reflux. We have a doctors appointment for next week, but in the mean time I needed to figure something out. Dr. Brown's bottles are expensive, but I can already tell a huge difference. Over the last two feedings she's been a lot less fussy, hasn't spit up very much, and is eating more than she was. and sleeping better I may add.

Thank you Dr. Brown, whoever you are!

I am also grateful for the pumpkin cookies that I will be making later and eating way too many of.

I'm grateful that it is Friday. Even though there is nothing to differentiate it from all of the other days when you're at home with a baby, there is just something satisfying about Friday's.

Thinking back, I am also grateful that my mom was able to come help us when Abby came home!

I'm thankful for my in-laws who have helped a lot and who gave Abby beautifully painted furniture! Now her clothes can be organized in drawers rather than on the floor in stacks:)


Now that Abby is off the oxygen, I think we'll be making the transition to her crib full time. It won't be anything new for her, but I think I might not be able to sleep the first night with her in there!