Day 18

Today (and always) I am thankful for Grace. Behind her shy, sometimes quiet demeanor, there is a dare-devil waiting to come out. She loves a good adrenaline rush and her nervous giggles when she is about to try something new make me laugh. I am thankful that, although I am lamenting losing my baby, she is growing into an independent, intelligent, social, young girl at kindergarden. I love her kind heart, which is helpful and willing, and I love that she has a desire to do what is right. She is my number one helper if I ever need anything and she is trustworthy and reliable. I love her motherly approach in taking care of Norah, and her sass-a-frass attitude that she'll take when Emma starts to challenge her. She is fiesty, yet kind, and I can't wait to see how this personality develops in her. I am also thankful that Grace is very forgiving. She has an uncanny way of knowing when I am lost in parenting and she has the "grace" to help me through it.