Day 3

Today I was grateful for:

1. The owner of the Volt I parked next to sending me a message that the car charger was free for me to use. How thoughtful!

2. A rare treat of Osso buco for lunch at work, and nutella soft serve ice cream for dessert

3. Managing to get a reservation for a supposedly sold-out tour tomorrow

4. Having the pleasure of teaching my daughter to knit, the same way my mom did

5. Finally having the chance to tell my daughter about the bear I knit for her while pregnant, and having it be appreciated

Something learned:

A question asked today of fellow moms was "what advice would you give yourself when pregnant" and it was hard for me to think of something that would have made a difference. Until I finally remembered trying to learn the whole sleep-feed-play cycle from a parenting book. Then reading a second parenting book, that completely contradicted the first. At which point I stopped reading any more books and went back to first principles. I wrote my own parenting manifesto and have used it as a guide ever since.

A hope:

That I survive this when it comes to my turn: http://www.scarymommy.com/multiple-personalities/

I was in labor.

Hubby saw fit to pose the

bear on me.