A Month of Thanks - Day 27

Today, I'm thankful for my mom and all the ways she has stepped in to help us as Emeline's Grammy.  She watched Emeline while we were away in New Orleans as well as Oskar and George.  My dad was at the deer lease, so it was just Eme and Grammy bonding time.  I'm so thankful to have her and my dad close, so Emeline and her grandparents can share those special moments together.  I have such fond memories of days spent at my grandparents houses, and I can only hope the same for Emeline.

A Month of Thanks - Day 26

Today, I'm thankful for this holiday season.  I've been yearning for this season for over 3 years and now it's here.  I finally have a daughter to share this magical time with.  A family to start our own traditions.  I look forward to all the memories we will make and all the traditions we will instill on our own family in hopes of passing them on to the next generation.  

A Month of Thanks - Day 25

Today, I'm thankful my mother-in-love gave birth to my husband on this day 30 years ago.  She raised an incredible man and should be so proud of the husband and father he has become.  Today, we celebrate his 30th birthday and we enter the second decade of our life together.  I'm so thankful we locked eyes in a library on the UT campus almost 10 years ago. 

A Month of Thanks - Day 24

Today, I'm thankful for having received two very helpful parenting books that have we have turned to during our neediest first parent moments.  If you are a new parent, I highly recommend these two books:

Your Baby's First Year (week by week)

The Sleep Lady's Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy

As well as this video:

The Happiest Baby On The Block

All three resources have been instrumental in raising our happy baby.  I'm so thankful not only to have these resources, but for the people who introduced them to us.  Now, it's my turn to pass them on!

A Month of Thanks - Day 23

Today, I'm thankful for our ability to travel and see the world as we wish.  Traveling is one of our passions and we enjoy exploring this world and all the many cultures in it.  Right now, we are celebrating Kris' 30th birthday in a city full of history and culture - New Orleans!

A Month of Thanks - Day 22

Today, I'm thankful for Thanksgiving.  This year and really every single day, we have so much to be thankful for.  Today, we celebrate them all and we celebrate this special time with the ones we love most. 

 Happy Thanksgiving from our little 'turkey'!

A Month of Thanks - Day 21

Today, I'm thankful for my husband's job.  No job is perfect and this one certainly isn't, but it provides in many many ways and we are ever-so-thankful.  One of the perks we enjoy the most is his flexibility.  He never misses an important appointment, he always gets the time off he asks for, he's home by 6 pm at the latest and on days like today, he's home by 2 pm.  A few years ago, life wasn't so flexible.  Thinking back to his years in investment banking, makes me appreciate this job all the more.