In honor of Thanksgiving...

I've seen quite a few people on Facebook post things they are thankful for in honor of Thanksgiving.  Although this is a noble thing everyone should devote some time to do, I myself have not joined on the Thanksgiving Facebook post bandwagon.  It's not because I haven't thought about being thankful but more that I've just not had time to post something thoughtful. 

Since Facebook posts are limited to only a small amount of information, I thought I would blog instead...this might take more than a few lines.  So here we go...

Today, I am thankful for changing a wet crib sheet.  I know, sounds weird but here is the behind the scenes info that will help you understand...

I was awoken this morning to a sound coming from that lovely electronic devise called a baby monitor.  My little Bryleigh has not transitioned into the time change like her older sisters have.  Instead, she decided to wake up about an hour and a half before normal.  After rolling over a few times wishing she would go back to sleep, I finally got up to get dressed.  Since I have learned that listening to a baby fuss while getting dressed just stresses me out, I turned off the monitor to have a little peace before being bombarded by a fussy, hungry baby.  Once I opened the door to go to the den, I heard THAT sound...you know the one...the scream from the depths that tells you, "I'M AWAKE!  COME GET ME!!!"  So the day was off to a fast start...

Despite the fussiness, we managed to get through breakfast (or at least the girls got to eat) and I was trying to get Bryleigh to play so that I could gulp down a bowl of cereal.  Of course, she was tired from all the screaming she had blessed us with and instead wanted to be held.  After listening to the fussing for a few minutes while trying to pour me a bowl of cereal, I decided to lay her down to see if she would take a quick nap to help offset the crankiness and let me eat.  So I picked her up off the floor and laid her down in bed. 

I don't know how much time had passed but it wasn't more than 10 minutes...you know just enough to eat, but not do dishes...before Meliya said, "Bryleigh took her diaper off."  Now I'm confused.  I thought, how can she see Bryleigh in her room?  And just then, Caillyn walks into the kitchen carrying Bryleigh's diaper.  Bryleigh had apparently noticed that she was wearing a dress without bloomers within the 5 minutes I left her to play this morning and proceeded to rip off the velcro on one side so that it would fall off.  In my shock and horror, I had flashbacks of the mess I found her in the last time she ripped her diaper's velcro off!  I ran into her room to find her standing proudly at the end of her crib smiling widely.  As I turned on the light and looked in the crib, she looked at the big wet spot on the sheets and danced up and down laughing.  She was proud she had tee-teed in her bed.  I, however, was relieved that it was only a wet sheet and not a poo-poo disaster!

Thank you, Jesus!  Today, I will gladly give You praise for something as simple as changing a wet sheet!