The Good Report Take 6

This past week has been the hardest since the babe was born so I guess that means it's time to remember what's good in life! 

• My favourite season of the year is just beginning!
• There is an end in sight regarding my dental problems.
• I get to sleep in my own bed again!
• Netflix has become our best friend, this is mainly due to how many hours a day I spend breastfeeding.
• Our vehicle that hasn't been working since winter is FIXED, and it was CHEEP.
• My parents are only a 20 minute walk from our house. 
• Elliotte will take a bottle, meaning DATE NIGHTS, here we come.
• So thankful for outings and friends so that I'm not at home all day every day. 
• My Maya wrap. Moose falls asleep in it the second I put her in it, this has definitely come in handy.
• My baby is growing slowly and surely, she is healthy.
• I'm still so incredibly thankful for the safe labour and delivery of Elliotte Rose.
• The love I have for my precious daughter. I was so worried that I wouldn't love her, boy was I in for a surprise. 
• Still so thankful for Ben's new job. He likes it so much more than his last.
• The maternity benefits of my country, I feel quite blessed to be able to stay at home for a full year while still getting paid.
• A roof over my head.
• We have so much more than we need, we are so blessed.

Every good and perfect gift is from above.

James 1:17a

The Good Report Take 5

So today I'm not really in the mood to write a good report but I suppose the days that you don't want to be thankful are the ones that we really should try. Here goes!

• Ben got an unexpected day off today so it looks like we get to spend the day together! 
• The bassinet is set up and ready for a little baby, I can't believe that something is actually done!
• The weather is absolutely perfect today, 18 degrees and sunny with a nice breeze.
• My cousin found sugar free popsicles for me and they taste amazing! I've been indulging like crazy!
• It's almost JULY!
• The horrible humidity we had earlier on in the week seems to be gone, thank God! 
• Now that the humidity has subsided so has my swelling.
• I only have 9 more shifts of work left, I couldn't be more excited to be done.
• We have been down a vehicle for the past few days but my mom has been such a help with giving me rides.
• Still loving all the movement I get to feel throughout the day, what a treat.
• Starting to feel prepared now that we are full swing into our birth classes and we have appointments more often with either the midwife or our doula.
• So thankful for every good night sleep that I get! 

That's all I can muster for the day but it sure does help to focus on the good. I'm off to enjoy this beautiful day! 

The Good Report Take 4

Today's good report is dedicated to my dear husband Ben in honour of this week being our anniversary. I will have no problem whatsoever coming up with a list about him! 

• Ben is such a hard worker. For example he will be working 15(!) hour days the next 5 days, including the weekend! 
• He takes his role of providing for us very seriously.
• He cares about his friends.
• He loves animals so incredibly much, he could just sit holding Rose for hours and hours.
• He's nifty with tools and can fix things, he fixed our bed and made it good as new!
• He's willing and seems excited about attending our birth class.
• He enjoys going with me to my midwife appointments and is sad when he has to miss one. 
• He is tender hearted.
• He likes spending time outdoors.
• He likes spending time with me. 
• He has big dreams
• He is generous. 
• He is stylish :)
• He is kind.
• He can be quiet in a group, he only says something that's worth saying.
• He enjoys spending time with my family.
• He is thoughtful.
• He is gentle. 

I could go on and on and on...
I love him!


xoxoxoxox

The Good Report Take 3

The Good Report:

• The birds chirping outside my window. I'm so glad that I'm a heavy sleeper and that ambient noises don't bother me.
• It's beautiful outside without being too hot yet.
• Pinterest- always something to keep me occupied.
• I know I mentioned it last time but that I have Thursdays and Fridays off!!!
• I live in a city with a beautiful river running through it. Saskatoon really is GORGEOUS in the summer time.
• Our childbirth classes start today. Bring on being prepared! 
• I have more energy than I've had in weeks, pretty cool.
• I am so thankful for the support that we receive from our family in every little way.
• I can't get over how amazing it is to not have coin laundry anymore! No more getting rolls of loonies and quarters from the bank! It's been over 5 months since we had coin laundry and I still think about it on a very regular basis. 
• Good friends! 

The Good Report Take Two

So my idea to make a list weekly of what I'm grateful for never really panned out. I think it's time to climb back up on the horse and give it another try, don't you!?

The Good Report:

• I am ever so thankful for the sun, and summer weather.
• Fresh fruits and veggies that are in season, delish and reasonably priced. 
• A dog who is fully house trained! She has been perfect at home for six months but still had the odd incident when we took her to my parents.
• Each and every meal of the day, oh I how I look forward to eating these days! 
• Ben has started his new job and he's busy and loving it.
• I have Thursdays and Fridays off work, need I say more.
• The little kicks and punches from our baby, they are so gentle, I wonder what this little one will be like on the outside.
• I think nesting is kicking in, something I've been eagerly anticipating!
• SUMMER IS HERE!!!! 

Well that's it for this week, who knows when the inclination to remember the good in life will hit me again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. There is SOOO much to be thankful for! 

The Good Report.

So I've decided to try a little series here on the blog. I'm only going to commit to 4 weeks, we'll see if it catches on. Ben always likes to call me a pessimist, I on the other hand like to refer to myself as a realist. I think being a realist there is a tendency to focus on the negative and I do see Ben's point, so for the next 4 Fridays I'm going to try to compile a list of all the things in my life worth being happy about.

The Good Report:

• I am really grateful for a job, one that keeps me really busy.
• I've been sleeping much better this last week than I had been before.
• I've finally gotten used to decaf coffee.
• Very rarely do I want to kill Rose. (it used to be quite often...)
• I've had to walk to work lately, and it always ends up being the best 40 minutes of my day.
• Ben is always on time picking me up from work, he's so punctual!
• I know we've been living in this house for 3 months already but I'm still so incredibly happy to have FREE laundry and a backyard where we can let Rose out.
• I am loving Wednesdays and Fridays because I don't work until 3 so I have the whole mornings to myself.
• I felt the baby move for the first time last night, yay!

Well I think that is it for this week. My dad always says that the more you focus on the positive the easier it is to think of positive things, so hopefully with each week the list will get longer and longer!