I am blessed

I am blessed...

I am blessed to have a job I love.  I go back to work tomorrow.  I leave my babies tomorrow.  Thankfully, I get to spend my days with energetic 8 and 9 year olds who make every day fun and new.  I love what I do and who I get to work with, which makes what I am leaving a little easier.

I am blessed that Monroe will be at school with me everyday.  I will see her two hours more a day than I did when she was at daycare.  We will have some extra girl time that we won't necessarily get at home.  She will be loved and nurtured by teachers I know and trust as she starts her schooling journey.

I am blessed to have had 14 weeks at home with my baby boys.  I get to be a stay-at-home mom for three months every year, and I love it.  Having the boys in May gave me an extended maternity leave that I am so thankful for.

I am blessed to have a nanny that will be caring for our boys in our home this year.  I am grateful we found Alicia and that we can afford to have her watch our boys in our home.  I have to leave my babies, but I am leaving them in good hands.

I am blessed to have family and friends who brought us meals, clothes, diapers, gifts, and snuggles over the last three months.  We did not make supper for ourselves once in the first month.  We also have not had to buy the boys any clothes or diapers (yet).  Thank you all for taking care of us.  Our family is loved!

I am blessed to have two perfect baby boys.  Graham and Pierce have completed our family in a way I didn't know was possible.  They have brought us so much joy.  I am thankful that I was able to carry them to term and that they were born healthy.  I am thankful that they have calm, content temperaments and that they love to eat and sleep.  I am thankful they are here.

I am blessed that my babies look at me in a way that they look at no one else.  I know it's because I've got the goods, but I am thankful for this time when I am who they want and need more than anyone.  This time is precious and all too short.

I am blessed to have a milk supply to sustain my hungry boys.  I have been able to solely nurse them and also put milk away for the future.  They were born at the 5th and 7th percentiles and now they are in the 57th and 63rd.  Breast milk for the win!

I am blessed to live at a time when an inability to conceive did not leave me barren.  We have three beautiful children thanks to scientific advancements and amazing doctors.  In Vitro Fertilization cost us a lot, financially, mentally, and emotionally, but we wouldn't trade our infertility journey for anything.  It has made us so thankful for our three miracles.

I am blessed to have a little girl who thinks having twin brothers is the greatest thing in the world.  Monroe has been a wonderful big sister.  She has been helpful, patient, forgiving, and loving as we figured out how to be a family of five.  Graham and Pierce are lucky to have a big sister who adores them so much.

I am blessed to have Zachary.  This man amazes me.  From giving me a head-to-toe shower in the hospital when I was weak from blood loss to planning a surprise night out with my girlfriends, he has put me and our family first over and over again.  So many people have said that I make having twins look easy.  It is because of him.  He does everything!  And, he does it all so well.  Thank you, Zachary, for being an amazing father and husband.  You are our rock and we love you!

I am blessed!