When I look back at this year I am in awe of all of the changes that have taken place. There have been highs and lows but in the end I could not feel anymore blessed and lucky. Having a newborn shakes up your life so much as it is, moving to a different state while having a new one is just unthinkable. Then Daddy breaks his leg, one more change. Life has given us so many twists and turns. This month is all about being thankful. Thanksgiving is one week away. It will be different for us than any other year. We will not be spending this holiday in Maine. I have dubbed this year our humble thanksgiving. There will be four people around our table not forty. A piece of me is sad that my family has not yet met Jackson but I am pretty sure we will video chat with everyone there at some point. It really is just mind blowing when you think about the things you don't know. I didn't know we would live in Georgia, I didn't know Jackson was a boy, but in the blink of an eye my life changed.
Jackson is seven months old now, it really just went from born to now. He is so amazing. His little face and his laugh, ohhh I could listen to it all day long. I snuggle and cuddle that boy at every chance. There is a different love between a boy and a girl as well as the first and the second. I know whats coming and I know that it changes overnight. They sleep and they grow. You notice subtle changes everyday, things they couldn't do yesterday. We started telling Addie that she couldn't eat anymore so she wouldn't grow. She thinks its so funny and stands on her tippy toes growing in front of us. Little Miss is turning three in a few weeks. My buddy, my first baby. We have conversations now. She tells me her preferences and loves to watch Netflix. She talks about Wifi and her imagination is out of control! Everything is a jungle or mountain. Halloween was such a fun night for us, she knew to ask for candy and she even helped us hand it out. I feel so lucky to see my babies grow and change each day. I am trying very hard to cherish these moments, I know they are fleeting.
The house is coming along, there are still areas we need to furnish but that will come with time. We are just getting used to how things work, there are still light switches I am not sure what they do. I just found a chiropractor that I am going to see tomorrow. Its just so crazy that our whole life was shook up, I have to find all new doctors for four people. I just need days to be longer and for me to need less sleep.
At the end of the day I count my blessings. I have found that I have been so thankful for everything more now then ever before. We are so blessed. I cannot say it enough. We are healthy and happy and loved.
There was a little gem in our thanksgiving tote from last year and it reads - Give more than you take. I am trying everyday to give thanks, to give more of myself to others as well as me and I am looking forward to many more adventures with my husband, daughter and son.
