It's Thanksgiving. In anticipation of this day I have been thinking about the blog, a lot, to try and figure out how to adequately express my thanks. Last night I was reviewing pictures of the past year: Dinky sitting up, Dinky crawling, Dinky's first steps and Dinky's smile, always that smile. It became clear to me that there was no way I could figure out a way to put what I was feeling into words.

I will tell you that recently we have installed baby gates, I have fished cookies out of the toilet, I have fed my baby ice cream, I have chased him from room to room and retrieved him from halfway up the stairs. And that was all in one day. I am a mom, and I am thankful.