A day for thanks

A day for thanks

Today is Thanksgiving in the US, and it's one of my favorite holidays. I'm not cooking turkey today, though I have many times through the years, but I hope everyone who is celebrating with the traditional meal will enjoy it.

This year I am thankful for a lot of things. I am thankful for my wonderful husband, whose birthday we celebrated yesterday with a chocolate cake and dinner with friends. I'm thankful for friends near and far, including the one who is visiting us from Georgia right now. And I am thankful for both our families. Even though we live far away from them, we know we are loved and supported and cared about.

I am thankful to be 29 weeks pregnant, and to feel the baby kicking every day. I am thankful for the specialists and treatments that have gotten us this far, after all these years of trying. And while I was recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, I'm very thankful for all the support I've been given by my doctors and the hospital diabetes counselor. I am learning how to control it and things are going well. I am thankful for the extensive monitoring I'll be given from now until delivery, even though I know at times it will be annoying to have to go to the doctor's office so frequently.

I'm thankful for my job and the flexibility that I am allowed during this time.

And I'm thankful for my cat, and for all the years we've had together.

That is a pretty long list, and it's not even comprehensive. I hope you have a lot to be thankful for, too.

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Look at this furry little guy! While I was waiting for an appointment on Wednesday morning, he ran up a tree and stopped right in front of me to show off his breakfast, a big walnut. I guess it's really fall! (Notice the blue Subaru in the corner of the picture... have I mentioned that I love driving this car?)

In another sure sign of fall, we put the flannel sheets on our bed last night. And boy did we sleep great! I love the flannel sheets.

We had a busy week here. Marty was on a trip for a few days and I had two doctor's appointments. Last night we unwound with a theme date -- dinner at Puerto Vallarta restaurant here in Middletown (it was great!) followed by the new Zorro movie. Zorro is one of my favorite fictional characters, so I enjoy the movies even if they are very far-fetched.

On Tuesday I entered the third trimester of pregnancy... we are getting excited! The baby is kicking a lot and I can feel him moving around every day. I've started reading books about labor and delivery, and our childbirth class starts at the end of the month. Wow! We feel very thankful that things are going so well.

I have been trying to keep active but it's getting harder. Not only is it hard for me to walk like I usually do, but it's even hard to bend over and tie my sneakers! I actually considered buying some sneakers without laces, if you can believe that. (No, they didn't close with velcro.)

This week I also indulged one of my few pregnancy cravings. Manner mag man eben!


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