Things I'm thankful for OR Free Birth Control

(I couldn't decide what to name this post, so take your pick.)

I spent several cold, uncomfortable hours on the floor of my boys' room the other night and I was thinking about all the things I'm thankful for.

• My Husband. How do single parents do it? I'm so glad have someone to call for backup in the middle of the night! And he never complains.
• My health. I've been feeling so much better lately - morning sickness almost completely gone. Always a good thing, but especially good when I have to clean up after a sick child in the middle of the night, a feat all but impossible for me a month ago.
• The fact that JJ, who was sick, was on the bottom bunk that night. Our boys love their bunk bed, and we think its pretty great too; but if you are considering getting one for your kids, keep in mind: 'better sick on the bottom than sick on the top.' (trust me)
• Days off. John was off work most of this week. It was wonderful to have him home and so much easier to face a long night knowing I would be able to nap sometime the next day.
• Prayer. I really, really hate it when my kids are sick, and I usually end up begging Heavenly Father to make it go away - even though it doesn't always happen when I want it to (NOW) I always feel better. And I know he is just as concerned about my kids as I am, because they are his kids too.
• A washer and dryer in our apartment. Pretty self explanatory.
• Cough medicine, and a four-year-old who gets the concept of using a bucket - because soon Ian was up and coughing so hard that he was throwing up too.
• The fact that the new baby has not been born yet. I know a lot of people get really sick of being pregnant and just want the baby out, but I gotta say, it is so much easier to carry around and care for a baby before he or she is born. "Lil' Squirmy" as I like to call it, woke up just as I crawled back into bed and started turning somersaults. I'm thinking, "Knock yourself out, Kid. Just as long as Mommy doesn't have to hear you cry yet."

So even though it has been a rough couple of nights, I'm really very thankful for all the blessings that I have and I wouldn't trade a second of my life. But if you are in need of some reasons to put off having kids, give me a call - I can go into a lot more detail about my week.