Gratefulness....

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........yesterday was one of those days.  It started off great..... Chris was off work; the girls slept late; I went and got doughnuts to surprise the girls for breakfast; made it to an early morning workout...... and then, while reading books with her sisters on our bed; Marlowe fell off and caught her lip on the corner of our bedside table on the way down.  One hospital, four hours, three doctors, one surgery, hundreds of tears, 6 stitches, the possibility of scarring, two distraught sisters and two exhausted parents later...... all I wanted to do was crawl back in bed.

But, here's the thing.  Once I finally got my nerves in check all I really felt was grateful.....

...... grateful that Chris decided not to go to exercise class while leaving our oldest to babysit;

...... grateful that Marlowe hit her lip instead of her eye;

...... grateful that we have a Children's Hospital close to our home;

.......grateful to hear Marlowe singing in the backseat despite the fact that her lip was split completely open;

.......grateful for the opportunity to rock my baby and sing her her favorite songs to soothe her;

.......grateful for friends to call and check on our girls and provide support and even dinner;

.......grateful for friendly hospital nurses and doctors;
.......grateful to return home with my baby patched up and swollen but smiling;
.......grateful to tuck all my girls safely in their bed;

.......grateful for the gift of another day with my family regardless of the circumstances.