Thankful

I'm always incredibly thankful for the numerous blessings in my life, but this year it has really hit me how truly, truly thankful I am for so many things.  This year I am especially thankful for:

My AMAZING and WONDERFUL husband, not only is he a great husband, he's a fabulous daddy

 

Our healthy, beautiful Brielle, she brings such joy to our lives

We both have good, stable jobs

Being able to stay home with my precious little girl part-time--I cherish our days together

Our wonderful families (and I have to say, especially my mom, who happily came and spent almost five weeks with us after Brie was born...she's such a great example for me to follow as we raise Brie!)

Our incredible small group of friends here in Austin--they are such a great support system!

All of our great friends across the country, especially my bestest friend in the world Dawn who came to visit us and meet Brie a few weeks ago

May you all have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving and have time to reflect on all the things you are thankful for!

4 Months and Counting...

Our little squealer is 4 months old!  I was hoping to be able to post official stats from her doctor's visit, but our clinic made a mishap in scheduling and our doctor was actually on vacation yesterday...thankfully they called to let me know two hours prior to the appointment, and we didn't show up and find out!  Unofficially on our home scale she is weighing in at 13lb 3 oz.  Her cheeks and legs are starting to get some really cute baby chub!  I love chubby babies! 

This week we are looking forward to having four days together as a family.  We will be spending Thanksgiving here in Texas with Justin's family, which is always fun.  It's hard to believe that at this time last year we were telling all the family that we were expecting--wow how quickly that year went by!  We'll also be decorating the house and putting up the lights...last year as we made Christmas preparations we kept commenting, "At this time next year we'll have a 4-5 month old..."...and here we are! 

We hope you all have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving holiday and are able to spend time with the ones you love!

4 Month Photos:

Finding our Toes...

This week we're finding our toes.  I never knew how much fun it could be to just sit and watch a baby find their hands and feet.  Here's some pictures I snapped the other night...

 Another picture mom??

 She's quite pleased with herself :)