happy reminders

I wish I could say that I have been feeling better. I guess that's partially true. Some parts of my day I feel great, some parts I don't, but I am consciously trying to choose to feel more positive. To see the good. Here are some things that I look at to remind me:

Of course my son seems an obvious "bright side", but it's not always easy being a parent...

his love of slides though, that makes me happy

He's such a big boy going down all by himself

We knew we had to get him his own slide for the back yard

I have been craving fair lemonade so my amazing husband made a special trip to the store, bought some lemons and squeezed me up some fresh lemonade. It's those small things that make me fall in love all over again. 

He's always sliding his sunglasses up and wearing them on his head

Those are the only shoes he wants to wear. Sandals: no Slip-ons: no 

My growing belly is a constant reminder of how amazing life is and it couldn't make me happier. Even when I feel apprehensive of having TWO kids running around, the miracle of life is to wonderful to feel negative about.

Warm evenings full of sunshine means picnics in the park. Love my little family. 

Brody was all over the potato salad for a first!

Catching rocks

All of these things, small they may be, remind me of how many wonderful things I have in my life. They remind me that depression has no room and that happiness is in abundance. Are my days with Brody always full of giggles and smiles? No way! But the thought of life without him is unbearable. Do my husband and I always get along? No. It's not like I'm going to post pictures of our arguments but the point is we appreciate the small gestures of love. All I can do is take it one day at a time. I can't worry about how I will feel tomorrow, or how awful I felt last week. If I just can focus on the present moments, all of the other things don't seem so overwhelming. If I focus on right now, there isn't room for worry, fear and self doubt.