The Grumps.

I feel like crap. I can barely keep anything down, my back aches, my hips ache, I am tired. I think I need to get my wisdom teeth yanked soon, and I want nothing more than a cup of coffee and a handful of ibuprofen. But instead of whining, how about listing some things I am grateful for?

• A February due date. I love that my next child is going to share my birth month. Valentine’s day is my second most favorite holiday, and I have visions of heart-themed birthday parties.
  
• Reaching the 10 week mark. Making my way out of the single digits was cause for celebration.
  
• A husband who makes geeky smart jokes and just assumes I know what he is talking about.
  
• Even if I don’t.
  
• A daughter who can not only tell me when she has an ear infection (“I have owie in my eaw, Mama.”), but also does not scream at the doctor trying to make her feel better.
  
• A daughter who has never given me a hard time about taking medicine. At this point, I just hand her the squirter and she gives it to herself.
  
• A Monday afternoon on the couch, watching Spongebob with my girl.
  
• A husband who doesn’t make a mess when he pees. I never knew what a problem that was till reading truemomconfessions.
  
• Two best friends willing to do anything to make this time easier for me, whether it is cleaning my house or letting me sleep on their shoulder, or yelling at my hubby for not pampering me.
  
• Rainy days. I love them, I really do.
  
• My ma who makes me laugh. And my sisters who do the same thing. No matter what is going on with them…like my mother’s current screenings for cancer, or my sister’s car accident, or my other sister’s complications from a tonsillectomy…we are those people who laugh through grief.
  
• Soda. You make my tummy happy, though you also make me fart.
  
• My life. My wonderful baby, my one on the way, my fabulous husband, my girls, my family, my everything. And also, lying on the couch all night while Jason does all the housework.