Gobble, Gobble

Seriously?! It's Thanksgiving again already! Really? It's pretty hard to believe (and remember) that this time last year Sofie was still just a tiny little bundle I could hold in one arm. The last year has gone by in a flash, ever since becoming a parent time just seems to move faster, with a few exceptions of course like those long, up all nighters, but for the most part it seems like I've stepped into a rapid time vortex since Sofie came into my life. Ever since she's become mobile it's been a go-go-go kind of life and so of course many things have fallen by the wayside, like this blog for example.

More than once in the past year I have begun to compose a blog post in my head but never really had the chance to sit down and actually post it. Even this post has been cobbled together a few minutes here and there. Part of me wishes I still had the freedoms I once took for granted pre-baby, like the kind of time you can just wallow away doing whatever the hell you want, but trying as it can be at times I wouldn't trade a second of my new life away, not even those long, up all night-ers. Even during the rough times I know that in the grand scheme of things this time is fleeting. Each day passes rapidly into the next and Sofie grows and changes every moment, before I know it she won't be so small and needy anymore and I'll have more time to do as I please once again, but I know that what I'll want the most is to have these early days back again.

This year as I stuff my belly with turkey and trim I am thankful for a lot of things. I am thankful for a roof over my head and a beautiful ocean just blocks away, I'm thankful for a wonderful, supportive family, I'm thankful for old friends and new, I'm thankful for the best dog in the world, I'm thankful for a loving husband who works hard so that I get to stay home and play, I'm thankful for a beautiful, smart and funny little girl that I get to love and care for every day and yes, I'm even thankful for those long, up all nighters because I know someday I'll miss them.