Thankful

Today in school, Abby and I were sitting in circle time while Ms. Anna described what our projects were for the day. One of the projects was the Thankful Tree. All the kids got a little construction paper leaf and the parents were supposed to write on it whatever our child was thankful for. Ms. Anna explained to the kids that "thankful" meant something we liked and something that made us happy. Imagine my delight, when my eldest turned around and said,

"I'm thankful for you, Mama."

Present Options

My birthday was on Friday. Per usual, Dana was up before me and Abby got up shortly after he did. They were downstairs visiting, waiting for Anni and I to get up. Dana asked Abby what she got me for my birthday. She, of course, hadn't actually gotten me anything, so he asked her what she wanted to get me. She thought about it, really hard (according to her dad) and came up with a brilliant solution. She told Dana that she was all done with her Wish Book (see previous post) and asked if he thought I would like that for a birthday present. And let me tell you, the Wish Book is a precious commodity in our house these days. Dana thought it was a very sweet offer, as did I when I heard the story, but he suggested maybe she and Anni could get mommy something different...like some flowers? Well, she thought that was a great idea and instructed her dad to get some pink and purple flowers...her favorites.

As much as I appreciated the Wish Book idea, the flowers were awfully nice too. And they still smell good!

Inside Baby

Mr. Baby had another check up today. His heart rate looked good and he was kicking up a storm, per usual.

I'm measuring a little big and did at the last check too, so if I'm still measuring ahead of schedule at the next appointment, I'll get sent for another ultrasound. The ultrasound will check my fluid levels (don't I sound like a car junkie?) and make an estimated weight check for the baby.

Blood pressure was up a bit, but still in the safe range.

Other than that, a good check. Back in 2 weeks to check again!

Wish Book

When my mom was little, she used to play Wish Book with a Montgomery Ward (if I remember correctly) catalogue.

Here are the rules to Wish Book:

You go through every single page and you get to pick ONE item on each page that you wish for, usually for Christmas. It doesn't matter if the page has princess toys, power tools or motor boats. One wish per page and you have to pick something.

Nana sent a toy catalogue home with the girls a couple weeks ago and I introduced them to the Wish Book game. They LOVE this game, especially Abigail. And she especially likes to play it with Dana. And, of course, he's a great sport about it when it comes to the Barbie/princess pages.

This morning, I wasn't quite ready to get out of bed yet, and the girls made their way downstairs. A few minutes later I heard them playing Wish Book. Warmed my heart. But I still didn't get out of bed for a few more minutes.