Thanksgiving 2013

This was the first time I hosted Thanksgiving at my house. Ruby woke up at 6 AM which made me happy since I had a lot of cleaning and baking to do before guests arrive. I fed her, changed her and tried to put her back to sleep so I could get started. Sleep was a no go so off to the swing she went. Sleep was still a no go, so I spent the next hour running back-and-forth from cutting and peeling apples to trying to calm her down enough to drift off to sleep. After the first couple times of going back to her I could feel myself getting frustrated. Instead of  succumbing to that emotion I picked up my sweet second baby, held her tight, gave her kisses, snuggled her and just spent a few minutes in that moment until she fell asleep on my shoulder. I decided not to spend this day feeling rushed or frustrated with anything. That reality check made the rest of the day so much more enjoyable. Not just for me but for everybody who joined us for Thanksgiving. The day went so well that I definitely plan on hosting Thanksgiving again.