28 Days of Gratitude -Day 24

I am grateful for our fantastic family doctor who has true concern for Madilyn's health.  She tells us how it is but does not make us scared in the process.

I am grateful for modern medicine that will help take the pain away from Madilyn when I can not.

I am grateful for friends and family who will listen to me cry but never judge me.

28 Days of Gratitude- Always playing Catch up

Friday May 25, 2012 - Day 18

I am grateful to have Jacqueline in our lives, She is the sister I never had and a great Aunti to Miss Madilyn.

I am grateful for the time we spend when we visit with friends we have not seen in a long time.

Saturday May 26,2012 -Day 19

I am grateful for the love that John and Corinne have for Madilyn, this reinforces to me that we made the best decision having them both and Jacqueline as god parents to Maddy. I have no worries if anything ever happens to us, I know she will be loved and taken care of.

I am grateful for time spent with family who I do not see enough. 

I am grateful for a relaxing night with the family having drinks on the deck...Saturday night deck beers in Barrie it was.

Sunday May 27,2012 - Day 20

I am grateful for a great night sleep at Mom and Dads house, sleeping like a rock while Adam watches Maddy

I am grateful for Breakfast with Family

I am grateful that Adam drove home to sudbury after a long weekend away

I am grateful take out food for dinner!

Monday May 28,2012 - Day 21

I am grateful for Air conditioning in my truck on hot days

I am grateful for my nice neighbours who always stop by to see how the progress of the house is coming.

Tuesday May 29,2012 - Day 22

I am grateful for Adam coming to my rescue after I lost my keys.  Having someone I can depend on makes me happy on a bad day

I am grateful for Madilyn Sleeping through the thunder storm last night even though Adam and I did not.

Wednesday May 30,2012 -Day 23

I am grateful for the quiet time I get when Madilyn finally falls asleep at night

I am grateful for long naps cuddling with Maddy in bed.

Freelance Friday, May 25 2012

Have you ever noticed that there is never enough quality time when you need it? What do I mean by this?

Well for example, I am home with the baby all week and have to say that I am loving it! I get to see how her smile changes daily and I get to hear the new sounds she makes when she realises that those hands flying through the air are actually attached to the long things coming off her body. I am so blessed that I have the opportunity to be with her all the time.  But sometime I get sad, I get sad for Adam who has to go to work all day and hear about her funny stories from me, I get sad for Adam because by the time he gets home at night she is getting tired and cranky, I get sad for Adam because the weekends fly by just to quickly. I know as a first time mother having to see my little miss grow up this way would be very hard to do.

Weekends just are not long enough, It seems like we look forward to trips home to visit family and friends for weeks, and then the time comes to go and in a blink of an eye the trip is done. Most of the weekend is spent in the car with each other rather than visiting.

I know that quality time is what you make of it, and our family has learned over the past six years of living far away from each other how to make the best of it.  But I can still wish for more, I wish that Adam could be with Maddy any time he wanted to and I wish that my family and close friends could magically appear on my doorstep and stay for just an hour if they so wanted.I wish the dishes and laundry would do themselves and the grass would never grow. I realize these things will never happen , but a girl can wish can't she.

28 Days of Gratitude, Catching up again

Monday May 21,2012

I am grateful for "pop in visits" from friends from all over.

I am grateful that both Adam and I have extra curricular activities that give us time away during the week.

I am grateful for the return of the bachelorette TV show, one of my guilty pleasures.

Tuesday May 22,2012

I am grateful for the help of friends looking after my baby girl, not having family around makes finding babysitters hard.

I am grateful for picnics in the park with the cutest kids around and a great friend

Wednesday May 23,2012

I am grateful for long chats with friends and family.

I am grateful for the feeling of strength and confidence after a good workout


Thursday May 24,2012

I am grateful for the calming effect of a nice bath for Maddy after a long hot day.

I am grateful the scale was in my favour this week at my weigh in.

I am grateful for quiet nights alone with my book and my baby

28 Days of Gratitude - Day 13

May 20,2012

I am grateful that four months ago my healthy baby girl was brought into this world, we have been blessed ever since.

I am grateful for  the opportunity to have dinner out with good friends on this long weekend.

I am grateful for every little smile Madilyn gives me, I may not know what she is smiling about but it sure warms my heart to know that she is happy.

I am grateful for homemade cookies...yumm need I say more?

Freelance Friday - May 18,2012

Yet again life took over and I missed last weeks Freelance Friday.  But just like last time, I am here and ready to write one today.

Along with the nice weather comes my favorite past time with my husband.  For as long as we have been together when the weather gets nice my husband and I unwind ever friday night by having what we call "deck beers" together.  This is the time in the week where it is just about the two of us (and Jacqueline when she was here) We would talk about the week and what we had planned for the weekend.  It is a time where we just talk about everything and anything.  During deck beers, gossip is spilled, ideas discussed and descisions made.  It was during friday night deck beers we decided to build a new house, we designed that house and we discussed trying for a baby after our trip to Italy.

Since the birth of Maddy Friday night deck beers still happen.  Last friday for example Maddy was in her playpen on the deck playing the piano and serinading us with her constant coo`s and laughter intertwined with the ever so annoying music that her piano plays. 
Yes, I am sure that the tradition of deck beers will continue until Adam and I are old and grey.  The concept will stay the same, quality time together to discuss everything and anything, time to reflect together on descisions made and to discuss the ones we still have to make.

Looking forward I can only hope that the only thing that will change about our time together on friday nights will be that our family will grow, we will get older and hopefully have fewer hard descisions to make.

28 Days of Gratitude - Day 12

I am grateful for the fact that Adam got up with the baby last night and saw just how tiring it can be when she decides to have a party at 3am.

I am grateful that I will spend the day and possibly the night with dear friends at their camp even though I have a baby they want us to come and sleep over. True friends don't seem to care if they get up with you at 3:00 with the baby or not.

I am grateful that 4 months ago today I was in the hospital getting ready to meet my little miss, even though she decided to wait many more hours for her appearance.

I am grateful for warm weather on May long weekend