Friday, September 23, 2011

137. A day at the zoo with my two favorite twos.
138. The sight of them from behind holding hands.
139. Being able to really appreciate this age. So much easier the second time around.
140. The noise she made when she was excited and scared all at once.
141. Hearing over and over again how precious my babies were!
142. Her curls.
143. A tearful goodbye at the first day of Kindergarten.
144. The smile on her face.
145. Her name tag.
146. Knowing her teacher would soon learn about all the things that make me love my little girl.
147. The Kindergarten teacher!
148. Her new uniform and how precious she looked as she walked into the room.
149. Teary moms all around me. (at least I wasn't all alone!)
150. A sweet and comforting message left by her new teacher who I want to be my friend! Such a gift!
151. A fun birthday party!
152. New and old friends who came to celebrate!
153. The mess left afterwards! Sorry Mom Mom!
154. The giggles over June jumping the water.
155. The squeals over the cake!
156. Rolling our version of Toomer's Corner.
157. Her very own Tiger Walk.
158. The looks of hesitation then pure joy as they walked through the tunnel!
159. The pictures from the candle blowing! Oh my!
160. Coffee with the bests.
161. Sitting for an hour before ever ordering our coffee.
162. The tears.
163. The laughter.
164. The honesty.
165. The help.
167. Encouraging words.
168. Coveted prayer.
169. The dream that is coming true.
170. The knowledge that His hand has been in it from the start.
171. Eyes opening wide. For the first time.
172. A blog post that says exactly what you were thinking but couldn't quite put into words.
173. The return of grandparents who have been gone too long.
174. Fishing.
175. Life jackets.
176. Wind blown hair.
177. The old car he gets that silly grin about.
178. Taking my first ride.
179. Smelling like gasoline for the rest of the day!
180. The way trials can actually bring you closer.
181. That the hard times haven't divided us.
182. Waking up with "my team".
183. Morning people for children.
184. Boot Camp.
185. Culturelle for kids! Hey! I'm being honest here!
186. Feeling like the pediatrician is your friend even though you only see her a few times a year.
187. Only having to go there a few times a year!
188. Homework! Its only the beginning. So I may as well try to see it as a gift, right!?!
189. Payoff being in the process.
190. The process of selling, renting and now renovating our home.
191. The affirmation that this is a good decision.
192. The contractor.
193. His confidence in what can be done!
194. His quote! Whew! We like his quote!
195. The unknown will be made known...soon enough!
196. A baby's heartbeat.
197. My baby's heartbeat. Sounds so good!
198. An unbelievable rainbow this morning that fell over the entire city of Atlanta. Awesome! Amazing! God, you are HERE! Thank you for this gift!
199. The excitement over those colors in the sky from sweet voices in the backseat!
200. A game or two of Go Fish. She beat me. For real.
201. PUZZLES!!!
202. lowercase letters.
203. a learning curve.
204. baby kicks! Almost 18 weeks and just felt the first kick!!!
205. 5 days...no naps from the toddler. More time spent with her - that's the gift in that I suppose! : )
206. Art on his way home early! Hooray for an early weekend!
207. Margin.
208. A diet coke from next door! Thanks Leigh!

3 comments:

  1. i can't believe you're almost 18 weeks. time flies!! :)

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  2. I love when you do these posts....makes me smile...and reminds me to be thankful for all things...no matter the circumstances.

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