Some days, you need to count your blessings and be thankful for the opportunities you are given. Today I would like to express my thanks for the TEN blessings I have right here in my arms.
My list of blessings:
1) One naughty, conniving little man. That I love with my whole heart.
2) Two big green eyes staring widely in wonder.
3) Three people in our family. A little triangle of mommy, daddy, and son.
4) Four pm: the time when I give up on Noah taking his nap, if he insists on rebelling against it.
5) Five little fingers on each hand. Exploring, testing, reaching, learning.
6) Six owies (only six!) that needed kissing better today.
7) Seven. Seven months old, Noah's age when he finally came home.
8) Eight: the number of stuffies that line his toddler bed.
9) Nine: The number of months Noah's birth mother carried him under her heart.
10) Ten: How I feel on a scale of 1 to 10 when I think about our lives and how blessed I am to be Noah's mother.
On a day when many mothers and fathers and children and families cannot count their blessings on one finger... let alone fill both hands, I must take a moment to be thankful for all the blessings I have in my life.
The little one - who is such a big blessing, has taught me more than any school book or life lesson ever could. My hands are filled with blessings, and I can't ask for anything else in this lifetime.
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