Grateful Sunday

Not trying to hijack the announcement of Lady Caroline's arrival, but it is Sunday and I am grateful.

• So very grateful for my mom. Words cannot adequately express how awesome she is. Not many people would take two weeks of vacation time to come hang out with our crazy selves, but she did, and did it willingly. Goes to show you what an awesome mom she is. She made popcorn for the kids every night, cookies almost every day. She drove me around, made me take naps and not go up and down the stairs. She bathed kids and did laundry every day. She went to the store and cooked dinner. She negotiated with a stubborn four-year-old and changed way too many diapers. (Are you tired just reading this, Mom?) She is my hero and I started missing her the minute she drove down the street.
• Aaron, who is not perfect, but he tries. He spent the day with me on Thursday, ping-ponging between the doctor's office and the hospital while we tried to figure out what was wrong with me. He was encouraging and positive while we dealt with uncertain/somewhat scary news.
  
• My dad, who is here to take over where my mom left off. He's ready to wrastle with the kids and take them to parks. He's also doing an exceptional Opa job at settling Caroline down. He is the original Baby Whisperer and that baby girl loves her Opa.
• LOVE my kids. Love how much they love their sister. Love their personalities. Loved watching Laurel sing today in the Primary program. Loved seeing James try to sing in the Primary program. Made my heart hurt, in a good way, to see him sing the words he remembered.

Have a great week! I've got to get better and get a Halloween costume done. At least I have to sit and sew, so I can still recover while making sure Laurel is Abigail Adams come Friday night.