SO GRATEFUL...

I just wanted to take a moment and express gratitude for my wonderful family and friends. It is embarrassing to admit but I have been struggling with Postpartum Depression. I wasn't expecting it and it came on strong and quickly. It has been tough and I have had to drop my pride to call friends and family for help. They have responded without judgment, quickly and with full support. I am so grateful for the days that they have spent tending my children and for the many hours spent babysitting me. I am grateful for friends that have taken kids to sleep over and to activities. I am so thankful for friends who listened as I cried and who made me call the doctor and get some help. I am SO grateful for a mother- sister & brother in law that dive in to help & get things done when even I don't want to and who are willing to help with the 'yucky' stuff! I am grateful for the hours spent at the laundromat keeping me company and teaching me how to work everything. I am SO thankful for a mother who comes running every time that I call, who cleans up my kitchen, watches my kids and that drags me off of the floor- into pants and kicks me out of my own house to go for a walk & get some fresh air...when I don't want to... then walks with me to make sure that I don't find another place to go and hide. Most of all I am grateful for patient and helpful children and a husband who tries so hard to be understanding and loving- even after working 12 hour days in the heat. Thank you everyone for being there and I am working on it- really I am!!!!!