Today is Juliet's second Thanksgiving and I am so grateful we have her. There is not a morning, afternoon, or evening that goes by that I am not thinking or staring at her in amazement. Of course every parent has a moment of frustration or tiredness, but overall I wouldn't change a thing about how our life turned out.

I am thankful for Brian because he is more of a father than I ever imagined him to be. He is passionate, gentle, affectionate, fun, caring, positive, and loving to Juliet. I never doubted him as a father, but he is so much more of everything I already love about him. He continues to make me proud and happy that we have him and he us. One of the reasons I first fell in love was his ability to believe that everything will always work out and he has shown me that it does.

Our life would not be as complete or run as smoothly as it does without our family and friends. I truly feel blessed when I think about the people in our lives. They keep us stable, make us laugh, support us, and most of all remind us how good of a life this really is.

I hope that we will always remember to count our blessings and feel the joy and love that we have today. I want us to always find something, big or small, to be thankful for each day. I am especially grateful for our Juliet, the most precious gift, and this journey that we share with her. Always and forever will I be thankful for her. Forever does she have my heart.

Happy second Thanksgiving, sweet girl!