Thankful Thursday #123

Today, I am thankful for...

1.  My newest honorary niece, precious baby Parker Elizabeth, who was born last Friday... still less than a week old.  I was texting with Sarah and Chet that morning guessing whether they'd have a boy or girl.  When Chet sent the pic of the baby in a pink bow, I was sooo excited!!  I love that they have one of each now! ❤

 

I'm also thankful that I got to meet and hold her on Tuesday night - I grabbed the first spot on the Meal Train, and I was pretty happy about that!  (I felt totally fine that night, but fingers very much crossed that I didn't pass along a stomach bug to any of the Wilsons, especially Karli who is recovering from a C-section. Eek.)

2.  Getting to watch Tate with Parker - which was both sweet and entertaining!!  There was the sweet Eskimo kiss, then he jumped up and down a few times when he put his hands across her - lol, then he was patting her face... and when Karli said, "Don't touch her face - you have to be really gentle," he *very gently* placed his whole hand right over her eyes, nose, and mouth. LOL  She never woke up, which is impressive because I was laughing pretty hard at that one!  ...Also impressive to me is that Tate will eat Shrimp Kabobs from Zoe's!  There's no adult in my family who would eat those, but yay for developing healthy eating habits early!

3.  And I'm thankful for tiny Bibles for babies because they're adorable to me.  Nancy got one for Jace the day he was born, and I've given them to several people as gifts since then. =)

4.  Lighter note, but I'm thankful for the Chick-Fil-A cobb salad. lol Yum!

5.  Hella clumsy, playful puppies with adorable tiny jumps and wanna-be-fierce barks!!  Love watching her and Reagan play together!  I've decided I'm gonna call them "Ray" and "Ree" (Ree being short for O-ree-o).  Oreo is just too long a name. lol  ...Although I do make up crazy nicknames for them every time I'm there, so who knows.  The puppy's nickname from me for now is "Muncha-crunch" because she has sharp teeth and she chews and bites EVERYTHING!

6.  Thankful that the Casey's gas station is finally open by my house - get excited!!  I'm super happy to have one so close and right on my way to Highway 75!

7.  Being able to look back at a plethora of old blog posts and laugh about the little things and memories I'd forgotten about... like this one at Fellowship's Trunk-or-Treat thing several years back. LOL

*Finally, I'm thankful to for time off to rest and feel better (my stomach is much more settled today, but still feeling kinda weak and tired), AND I'm thankful for being fully vaccinated now.  No photo for those, so I didn't throw them in the top 7.  That's all I've got for today, then an April recap post coming tomorrow!