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Happy Early Thanksgiving!

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I will not be online tomorrow so I am posting my Thanksgiving wishes now. This past week I have been talking with Alli about the pending holiday. I asked her what she was thankful for and her immediate response was “Splashing in Puddles!” Shoulda known. The girl LOVES rain. Wish we had gotten more of it the past year.

I have a lot to be thankful for this time of year.

My husband

a roof over my head

two precious happy and healthy little girls

a healthy baby boy on the way

overcoming PP OCD

God’s blessing upon my work with other women suffering from PPD

I think that sums it all up. I am also amazed that in just 8 short months of starting this blog, I’ve had nearly 6500 visitors. When I started in no way had I ever imagined I would have that many people read my story. But yet here we are and bits and pieces of my life have been read by nearly 6500 people. This blog has played a huge role in my positive view of this pregnancy. If I had done this without blogging, there is no telling where I would be mentally. It has helped to keep me focused on the positives instead of the negatives yet has also forced me to admit when I am not doing so well and examine the reasoning behind that as well. And for that, I am also thankful.

Enjoy the day tomorrow – eat, drink, be merry. But do not forget to give thanks – even if it is for the simplest thing – like splashing in puddles.

Moving the girls in together

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I am nervous about this! Alli seems to think that Charlotte is a toy sometimes and will get frustrated when she doesn’t do what Alli wants her to do. Come Sunday, they’ll be sharing a room and Charlotte will be moving from a crib to a toddler bed.

Alli got her twin big girl bed this past Sunday and is looking forward to sharing her room with Charlotte.

Charlotte knows she’s going to be moving in but I’m not sure she fully understands.

I’m concerned mostly about the sudden sharing of a room and the introduction of a toddler bed to Charlotte at the same time. Hopefully I’m worrying about this more than I need to be and things will go a lot smoother than I’m expecting although I have a feeling I’ll be doing a lot of praying the next couple of weeks.

Snugglebug Surprise

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Alli is usually a pretty grumpy guss in the morning – well, lately anyways.

However, this morning she’s been extremely pleasant, had her room cleaned when I got up (rules are she can’t come out of her room until it’s cleaned), and has been very cuddly and affectionate since I got her up nearly 1/2 hour ago. We’re sitting on the couch watching Boomerang right now with her right next to me and snuggling.

Everyone say AWWWWWWWW. :-)

(What a GREAT way to start the day!)

I hereby dub thee Day of the Hundred Tantrums

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Today has already proven to be full of challenges. I am anxiously awaiting quiet time when I can get light some incense and fix myself a cup of hot tea!

Charlotte is down for a nap – she was up late last night as we went over to the in-law’s for Halloween. I tried to let her play but she kept throwing tantrum after tantrum. This momma doesn’t DO fussy so off to bed she went, where she is now quietly resting.

Our older daughter, Alli, also was full of tantrums this morning. So much so that she just spent about 30 minutes in her room. She is now in the floor playing independently with the arts and crafts stuff.

And the kicker is that I am out of meds. My husband and I are taking the same medication and due to a screw up at his doctor’s office, we’ve been sharing. However, I just got off the phone with our pharmacy and my meds were refilled yesterday so I’ll be able to take it this evening. On the up side, my Omega 3-6-9 showed up yesterday so I’m on that already as well. *deep breath*

I’ve got a teleconference call later too – at 1p so the girls will be eating lunch around 1130a to guarantee that I am able to get everything I need to get done by the time the call starts.

As long as I can remember to breathe deeply today, I should be ok.

Quiet Sunday

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Chris is sacked out on the couch, the girls are down for quiet time (well, not for much longer), and I have watched Back to the Future and am now watching There’s Something About Mary.

I wrote an opinion piece today that I plan on submitting to the local paper. I’ll publish it here once I find out if they’re going to or not. It’s pretty funny, actually. I think you’ll enjoy reading it. :-)

Not too much else to report, just a quiet day. OH!

Wait a second!

GEORGIA BEAT FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Ok, glad I got that out of my system. I can leave a happy woman now.