Thankful Thursday (flashback)

Somehow, here we are 3 days away from my tiny boy's 1st birthday! In so many ways, it feels like he just joined us a few weeks ago. Then again, in others it feels like he's been a part of our family forever. It is actually hard to remember what life was like before this tiny {and slightly orange} little guy...




This time last year, I was anxiously awaiting his arrival and 2 days away from being induced. {Just a funny story...on the way to the hospital on the morning of my induction, Sean and I were making guesses of what time that day we thought we'd be meeting our son. My guess was noon- as in 5 hours after the start of the induction. Sean's was around 2 p.m. Well, we were both off by about 13+ hours! He decided that 3:06 a.m.- the NEXT day sounded like a perfect arrival time. I'm so glad I didn't know that at the time!} Anyways, my what a difference a year makes! So I thought that this Thankful Thursday, I'd share some things I was thankful for back then. {As if it were that long ago!}

*Pain medicine and epidurals! Yes, I thought I'd try to do it without one. Umm, no thanks!

*A sweet nurse named Jill. Labor and delivery nurses sure have their work cut out for them! {And she was preganant to top it off!}

*Food! Ok, to put that one into perspective... going for 36 hours with no food (including 20 hours of labor and 3.5 hours of pushing!) will cause you to nearly eat the next person that walks by!

*The family and sweet husband that patiently waited at the hospital with me while Porter made his way into the world.

*My mom and Sean for being an amazing support during LONG hours of pushing! {My mom still hasn't decided whether or not she'll personally attend the births of her next grandchildren.}

*Our best friends that brought snacks and love to the hospital to meet our sweet boy. And the nutritious meal comprised of pizza and strawberry frosted donuts (with sprinkles, of course!)that they brought to us the first night we were home b/c that's what I had craved for weeks and not been able to have. Darn you, gestational diabetes!

*Sleep! What a hot commodity you have become this past year!

*All of the meals brought and prepared for us those first few weeks to help us survive, no literally! {Everyone needs a mom who will stock their freezer with weeks of homemade goodness, thanks mom!}

*All of the friends and family that came along with the aforementioned meals to meet and visit with our sweetie.

*I could go on and on...the point is, sweet times like these give you the truest picture of just how much your friends, family, and equally sleepless husband care about you!

Happy Thursday Y'all!