Thankful

I am thankful today. Adelle slept all night in her own bed without waking us up. She's still there. More than that, yesterday she peed (1x) in the potty, fed herself at every meal, and danced during play group. Also, she's pretending now. And its way fun. If I say,"Uh-oh, Adelle, your mom is being a dog," she gets barky and runs and chases and pants with her mouth wide open. She knows so many words now. If we ask her something she doesn't feel like answering, she looks down and sideways like, "I can't belive you don't know..." Yesterday, we ran around the yard with the kite. She chased the tail and let me take her picture while Daddy cleaned his gun.

Speaking of Daddy, he couldn't be any better. Yesterday was his day off. He got up early to make us pancakes. Then, he joined us for her playgroup for 0-3 year olds at Parents as Teachers (a huge step for any man, I'm sure), and he had fun there. Afterward, we went shopping for groceries. Then, we had lunch, and he went shooting for a short time. After he cleaned his gun, I'd put Adelle to bed and he asked if Ineeded anything like to get out for awhile. I told him I'd like to go lie down. So, while I slept, he made dinner and did the dishes. He was asleep when I woke up to Adelle crying. When I went to get him for dinner, he said, "I'm sorry you got up so early." I said, " What are you talking about?" He said,"Its 6:30 am." Poor guy! He's all mixed-up with his work schedule, yet he's still selflessly serving his family.

Now I hold a sleeping Adelle in my arms and wish she'd stay this size forever. Almost. The best I can do is relish these precious few minutes and be thankful for this beautiful moment.