Gratitude Challenge

I was just thinking that most of my posts lately have been a lot of complaining. Then, my lovely friend Amanda over at Let's Take the Metro sent out a Thanksgiving challenge. 100 things you are grateful for. Sounds perfect. So, ready set, here I go.

1. My husband. He is husband and daddy extraordinaire. 
2. L1, he is so caring and funny!
3. L2. He is really his own person, and won't let you forget it!
4. L3. Even though we have yet to meet, you bring wonder to my day.
5. When new recipes are a hit.
6. Comfy pillow arrangements.
7. Friends
8. The "adult" jokes hidden in kid's movies.
9. Cute cloth diapers.
10. "Baby" Carriers
11. Coffee
12. Flavored syrups
13. Caring Midwives
14. Awesome Doulas
15. Yoga pants
16. Giant closets
17. Fleece blankets
18. Hair color in rainbow colors
19. Social Media outlets. I know, but I DO get a lot of good things out of it!
20. Braxton Hicks. Trying to think positive here.
21. My mom, now that we have things figured out.
22. My sister, for everything she does for us.
23. My brothers, who are awesome uncles.
24. My dad, who is the kindest grumpy old man ever.
25. Amazing support communities
26. Properly cooked bacon: crisp, but not brittle
27. Leftovers
28. The Hunger Games series
29. Knit hats
30. Knit scarves
31. Wool coats
32. My chiropractor! 
33. Grace. The only thing keeping me from drowning in guilt.
34. Brothers playing and laughing together
35. Music, to match any mood, and alter them as well.
36. Tea. From soothing and warm to robust and iced!
37. Sleep. Uninterrupted, warm and cozy sleep.
38. Family bed. Knowing my whole family is tucked and safe in arms reach.
39. Washer and dryer in my house. Dirty diapers don't make friends in laundromats.
40. My camera, so I can have more memories on record than my mind can hold.
41. Belly Buddies: Jorje, Shannon, Dionna, Roxanne, Lauren, and even those whose babies weren't ready for this world.
42. Freshly made beds. 
43. The health of my family.
44. Scented candles
45. The Library
46. My neti pot
47. Restaurants, especially ones  that work with our food sensitivities.
48. Bubble baths
49. People who can have respectful conversation, even if our ideas don't match.
50. Yarn
51. Being able to create things from yarn.
52. Irving Berlin, for writing a soundtrack to this list. 
53. Klesick Family Farms for their organic produce delivery
54. Homebirth
55. My husband's job.
56. Health insurance
57. My ability to sew
58. Living in a mostly like-minded area
59. Disney
60. Le Leche League: for helping me find my tribe and giving me a place to help others
61. Yoga, for helping my body stay loose and able to breath.
62. People who fight for what is right, in hopes of a better future for all
63. The family spa at the rec center.
64. Massage
65. The holiday season and its reminder to us to think of others.
66. Intuitive parenting and how it helps our family
67. Learning acceptance of my emotions
68. Trader Joe's. 
69. Zumba
70. Babylegs, sometimes the only thing my kids will wear.
71. Skype playdates
72. Pickles: can't be sad while eating a pickle!
73. Cheese, and it's many personalities and combinations.
74. Movies. A great break from reality.
75. Slipper socks
76. Hot showers
77. Public Transportation. It saves us so much!
78. "Traveling" maternity clothes, so we don't all have to buy a new wardrobe.
79. Stores who recognize the need for allergy sensitive foods.
80. Candles
81. Children's joy of learning, always inspiring more learning for all of us.
82. My Crock Pot
83. "Vaginas at Christmas"
84. Good microbrews
85. Good wine
86. Hugs, even though I am still learning to accept them.
87. Children's programming I can watch with my kids.
88. The Natural Parents Network team.
89. Blogger, for the space to share myself.
90. The support and readiness I feel after my Mother Blessing.
91. Christmas music
92. Holiday movies
93. Gorgeous maternity portraits
94. My garden
95. Nutritional supplements that help when food is not enough.
96. New batteries in my car key clicker after 2 years without.
97. Home
98. Bedtimes
99. Friends who can explain bloggy tech speak to me
100. That my life is amazing enough to have 100 things to share I am grateful for!

Check out some other grateful people this Thanksgiving and holiday season, and feel free to share yours!

Mama Jorje

Hobo Mama

Amanda at Let's Take the Metro
The Variegated Life
Hybrid Rasta Mama