Thankful Thursday

This morning while I laid in bed at 5 am unable to sleep because I had heartburn I began to reflect on what I was thankful for today's post. What came to mind is the many times in the past week or so that Lyman has volunteered to help me with some chore without being asked. It was nice to get to spend time with him and I am grateful for a son who likes helping his Mommy out. Just yesterday he helped me unload the groceries from the car, putting them away in the kitchen/fridge, retrieved laundry from upstairs for me, cleared the table after dinner and then folded laundry with me in the evening. I love spending time with him and I am grateful that his efforts are actually helpful.

I am also thankful for the fun I experience when I hear Corilynn pretend and say about a million times a day that she has a baby in her tummy too. Sometimes she will even go as far as put a soft toy under her shirt. Then she will pull it out moments later and say her baby came out and hold it for me to give hugs and kisses to. She talks in her little "this is so precious and tiny and beautiful and cute" voice to anything miniature or infant like. She talks this way to my belly sometimes and I just love what a sweet little mommy she is becoming. And although I did not sleep well last night because she woke up several times crying at the top of her lungs for various odd reasons, I am grateful for the last time when I finally got her to tell me what she was upset about. She wanted her ride on motorbike. At midnight? After I explained that she could certainly play with the motorbike when she woke up but right now everyone was sleeping and it was too dark outside to play she consented and went to sleep for the rest of the night. She must have been having a reoccurring dream about Lyman taking it from her or something.

I have good kids. I feel so blessed to have them and lucky I got sent some good ones. They are loving and tender and imaginative. They are too good for me to feel I cant take credit for them. I am thankful to have them.