Giving Thanks

This week I am thankful for tea.  And the sounds of three-year-old giggles, eight-year-old piano players, and six-year-olds practicing reading aloud.  Life is good.

I’m nineteen weeks and six days pregnant, and I get to go and see the baby on an ultrasound tomorrow.  I’m really excited.  The plan is to try not to find out what we’re having until the baby is born, so wish us luck.  It’s not entirely outside the realm of possibility that one or both of us will cave and decide we have to know.  Or find out by accident.  We’ve seen quite a few ultrasounds at this point and might know what we’re looking at.

I’m finally starting to feel quite a bit better.  This pregnancy has been my roughest yet (hence the weeks of radio silence on the blog) and I didn’t magically emerge into week sixteen and feel 100% better like I did with my last three pregnancies, which was disappointing.  But I am feeling much better than I was, which I am thankful for.  I’ve also used the time of low energy and sickness to catch up on a lot of reading.  I mean, a lot of reading.  I’ve read more books in the last month than I have in the last several years put together.  And though I’m still having bouts of severe nausea every night, at least I can alleviate it substantially by drinking chamomile tea.

I LOVE tea, although chamomile is not usually my favorite.  But Teamotions Enjoy Rest (Apple Cinnamon Chamomile) and Give Thanks (Maple Ginger Rooibos with Chamomile) have been lifesavers these last few weeks.  Give Thanks, along with our other amazing holiday teas, will only be available until January 15^th so I’m going to stock up.  You should, too.  J