Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Even you non-Americans, I hope you take a moment in your busy day today (hey, we should do this every day!) to stop and give thanks for the good in our lives.

I am thankful today, for my family, for my life where it is at right now. In years past, it was much harder to come up with things to be thankful for. Another BFN after very well-timed sex. Failing yet another IUI attempt, not sure if we should try another. Waiting to do yet another IVF in the new year. Being pregnant and not knowing that a pre-term labor scare was a few days away. These are my last several Thanksgivings.

But this year - this year there is no more waiting, no more hoping. This year I can just be totally, truly, fully thankful. And help the Sweetest of all Critter Girls enjoy her first Turkey Day feast.

I know some of you out there are still in that hard-to-find-thankful-things place, especially when it comes to family building. I hope there are many other things in your life that bring you joy, that you are thankful for. And that very soon you are able to write a list like I have above, looking back at all you went through, that you are going through now, to get to the happier place you will be then.

Thank you for the support, the good wishes, the friendship. I am thankful for this blog and the community of wonderful people that share it with me.

And make sure you eat some PIE today! At least a slice, if not a few. It's good for you, trust me. When Pie tells you to eat pie - you should listen!