Thanksgiving and more

So to celebrate what is prob. one of my favorite holidays we went to my Grandma Peggy's house. My mom, my Aunt, and I prepared the dinner for everyone to feast on. It was a great time! My dad led us in the blessing this year which turned out to be the most hilarious prayer to date. I believe he thanked God for him and my mom "muddeling along" and same with my Aunt and Uncle. It was too funny. Then we all ate way way way too much food and sacked out on the couch. We also celebrated my Aunt Carol's birthday with a chocolate cake (made by moi) and lots of dessert. The whole day everyone was waiting for me to go into labor. Lucky for me all I had to get through was some gas pains last night (which is no different from anyone else on Thanksgiving.)
This year we have so much to be Thankful for and I was really just using the time yesterday to reflect on all of that. Over the course of the year I found a job that I really enjoy doing and was able to learn the ins and outs of the job enough to become a mentor to others, I had lost a great deal of weight, explored acupuncture which has led to the suppression of my cysts, and of course going through a pregnancy and being on the verge of motherhood. In fact this time last year was our unsuccessful IUI. I remembered being so excited as I was finally able to go through the whole process and how upsetting it was to find out that it wasn't successful. Little did I know that thanks to the ovulation monitor I bought, the alternative medicine treatments I was recieving, a committment to weight loss, and everything we would be able to concieve a couple of months later. This may sound funny but I am thankful for the whole experience. To be challenged to get myself to a point where my body would be ready for this, to mature as an adult, to explore the human body and how it functions. I learned a lot about my body and became more in-tune with why my body produces the cysts and why they stick around a little longer than most. I learned about managing my body for a better life and why health has to be a focus (Its like I finally understand the whole Cabaret plot-just kidding).

Now, I am surrounded by things that will be used in the next coming year. Each item stikes a prediction for the year to come how many changes I will see come out of our son, getting to see our son, and growing into yet another stage in our lives-parents.