Thankful Thurdays-

I am so thankful for having such a wonderful little girl. She is the light of my life. One thing that makes me so grateful...when Joe and I lay Jenna down to sleep, we go through a routine. It's always the same to create good habits. We start with bathtime, getting dressed for bed, and then a story. Joe and I take turns reading the bedtime story. Then we sit quietly to unwind and appreciate how great our family is. We say our goodnights and see you in the mornings and lay Jenna down to sleep. We give her her blankie and lay a blanket over her to keep her warm. We turn on her light show/music player and walk out. We close the door and just stand there for a second, while Joe and I just hug each other because we are just so thankful! I love this time of my day. It is one of the best and worst times: I love putting Jenna to bed because it's so sweet and a great family moment, but hate that I won't get to see her for the next 10 hours. Sometimes Jenna falls right to sleep, but sometimes I check our video monitor and see that she's still awake, just laying there quietly trying to fall asleep. She is so sweet, not even a peep. Just relaxing and probably unwinding from her busy day of toys! She might even lay there for 30-45 minutes wide awake-eyes open- until she drifts off to dreamland. Hopefully sweet dreams...