I'm Grateful...

...for the following:

1) Rocking Chairs - We have literally broken our rocking chair since the birth of our daughter 5 weeks ago. It still rocks, but does so in a much louder fashion and with a slight bumping motion.

2) Stable hormones - of which I do not currently have. I cry at the drop of a hat these days and for no real good reasons. Examples: I cried the other night because we went to get ice cream at 10pm and I thought we should have gone to get ice cream earlier in the evening. I have cried because I thought Jordyn was the most beautiful baby I've ever seen. I have cried because I didn't have a razor to shave my legs with. I have cried because of traffic and red lights....because I was folding clothes....because I wanted to go to the grocery store....because Jay didn't hug me. See? No real good reasons, but dang if these things didn't cause a meltdown in my world at the moment. Hehe....

3) LONG, hot showers - key word - LONG. These are few and far between with a newborn in the house.

4) Cable television - since I spend a lot of time at home during this 10 week maternity leave, I watch alot of TV and there's just not anything worth watching on the local channels. Direct TV and me have become friends over the past month.

5) Exercise - I never thought I would say that. I'm not permitted to participate in heavy exercise until after my 6-week postpartum check up. Oh, how I long to lift some weights and burn off some stress! I have started walking 2-3 miles per day this past week and have come to appreciate such a simple exercise.

6) Sleep. In my bed.

7) Time to myself...alone...with no baby, no husband, no family. Just me. To do whatever I want to do.

8) Driving - I couldn't drive for the first two weeks after birth and really missed driving myself places to have this alone time. I now appreciate driving to the store, to the recycling center, to get gas, or just down the road and back.

This list will continue to grow, I'm sure.