Day 12 - Time

We had such a great day today!  I'm so thankful for the day I got to spend at home with Kincaid!  We had a blast and got in a lot of quality time!  It felt so good to be home, playing with him, and also tackling some housework while he napped!  I also got to talk with two amazing ladies and friends that I've missed connecting with so much!  What a great day!

Thanks to all the Veterans and those currently serving in the military!  No words or actions can express enough gratitude for the freedom and rights you fought or are fighting for!  Thank you for the risks taken and the sacrifices made by you and your families so that we can live freely in the U.S.A.!

Day 11 - First time evers

I'm so thankful for first-time-ever things!  Today, Kincaid got to have another first time ever - eating something besides breast milk!! I had decided that I wasn't going to give him any rice cereal until 6 months because he's been doing great with nursing, and he's continued to sleep pretty well through the night.  And THEN the time change happened!  He's been going to sleep early and waking up at crazy hours at night!  Cait told me Zayley was doing the same thing, so she introduced rice.  I was still hesitant to add anything into Kincaid's diet - what is one more month of interrupted sleep???

Well, on a whim, I decided to grab some rice cereal tonight while at the grocery store, and we gave it a try!  Check it out the first bites....

He did really great - so fingers crossed he sleeps great :) Either way, our little guy is quickly moving towards solids, and we are in for lots of fun and messy meal times!

Day 10 - Caitlin

Today, I'm thankful for Cait!  I wouldn't say that we were particularly close for the first several years our parents were married.  In fact, because all of us kids were out of school, and I was living in Michigan when they got married, I hardly even saw her let alone talked to her.  For me, the turning point was when she and I met mom and John in NY for Thanksgiving in 2005 I think.  They dropped us off at the airport for our return home flights, and we had a few hours to kill.  At least from my perspective, it turned out to be a great gift.  I think it was the first time it'd been just the two of us, and I felt like I actually got to know her a bit!

Anyways, fast forward to 2011, we both turn up preggo within a few weeks of each other, and I feel like that was an even greater gift!  I'm so thankful that we both got to go through pregnancy together, and I'll be forever grateful for the support, advice and encouragement she gave me over the 9 months!

Caitlin is creative, smart, and funny.  She has the best laugh, and knows how to have a good time!  She is hard working, outgoing, and adventurous.  She enjoys life in big and small ways.  She is a beautiful lady with a great heart, and she is an awesome mom to the most beautiful little girl!  I admire her for all of these reasons, and know there are others that I could add!  So glad to have her as a sister, and thankful for all of the fun memories our little ones will share in the future!