Lucky

Lately I've been pondering how truly lucky I am.

{1} I have the most amazing husband in the entire world. Seriously. I don't know what I would do without him. He makes my life so much better, fuller, happier. And he's been such a great help since the baby was born. He's so concerned with how I'm doing. He always wants to help make my life easier whether that means running errands for me, watching the baby so I can sneak in a nap or a bath, or simply holding me when I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. He's my strength and my number one support. I couldn't do it without him.

{2} My son is perfect. Really, he is. I love him so much. He makes the cutest sounds and facial expressions. My new obsession is watching his feet when he eats. He does the cutest things with his toes while he's getting some yummy nutrition. You can tell he enjoys mealtime by watching his feet. It's so precious. Yes, we've had some rough days. And plenty of rough nights. But we've also had some really great ones where he sleeps completely through the night aside from waking up every 3 hours for food. And I wouldn't trade one moment with him, good or bad, for anything. It's those moments at 3 AM, running on empty, and holding him close while he cries that make me love him even more.

image thanks to Connie B Photography

{3} My parents are the greatest. They have been such a great help with this baby, especially my mom. She did ALL my laundry and straightened my house the couple days after we got home from the hospital. She's given me plenty of naps. She even took the baby overnight last Friday so Jess and I could get an entire night of sleep then go to a morning movie the next day. I'm not kidding. It was glorious, perfect, amazing. We were shocked. And--thank goodness--he was a little angel for her that night. But this whole experience would be so much harder without them. I'm glad they live so close!

{4} On top of all that, my friend Rasha posted this great quote as her facebook status today, "If you are wearing clothes: you are blessed. If you ate breakfast this morning: you are blessed. If you were hugged this morning: you are blessed. If you woke up in a bed: you are blessed. If you're reading this: you are more than blessed. Be thankful for what you DO have instead of what you DO NOT have. You're more fortunate than you know." I love this quote. It's so true.

I love my life. I love everything about it. I love the trials and hard times. I love the imperfectness of it. I love that it has bad days, that I have hard times and moments where I'm feeling down or inadequate, but that I can still look at things and call myself lucky.