Thankful

It is Thanksgiving day.  Kaitlyn is a little over a week old and we didn't want to drag her out to be passed around by people.  Her pediatrician even told us that we should try to keep her away from groups of people until spring because there are too many illnesses going around right now.  Everyone has been understanding about it because Kaitlyn is so little.  We decided to let the boys go with Jacob's parents to Thanksgiving with the Astleys and then meet my parents so the boys could do Thanksgiving dinner with the Pearsons.  The boys are supposed to stay with my parents until Sunday.  The boys have stayed with their grandparents many times before and I have been fine with it--but today, it took a lot of effort to not just call everyone and cancel.  Sunday seems so far away and I missed them the second they walked out the door.  I found myself crying after they left--which is something I haven't done before.

We had Kaitlyn and I didn't get to see the boys much while I was in the hospital.  One night my friend, Sunshine, had the boys and she called and said they missed me and wanted to talk to me. I missed them too and hearing their little voices made me miss them more.  When I  got off the phone with them, I cried.  Poor Jacob has had to put up with a lot.  We got home from the hospital on a Wednesday night, the boys had school the next couple of days and then went to stay with their grandparents.  Having them leave again so soon after being gone (and knowing they will be gone for 3 or 4 days) wasn't something I was looking forward to this morning.

Having the boys gone so much and not getting to spend as much time with them as I am used to has really made me appreciate all the things I get to do with them and all the time I get to spend with them. I am thankful for that time!

So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving and being thankful I would like to say that I'm not only thankful for my three beautiful kiddos, but also for a husband who is understanding, encouraging, and puts up with me being emotional a lot lately.  I don't know what I would do without any of them.