This fine Tuesday evening I am thankful for milk. Not cows milk (though I am drinking a glass of it while eating a spoonful of peanut butter while I type this), but breast milk.

I have been very lucky with breastfeeding (if you don’t count the mastitis and thrush). Capri has only ever had breast milk (to drink, well some water but I mean she has not had formula), and I feel really thankful for that. I have always wanted to breastfeed and I just hear so many stories of moms not being able to (whatever the reason may be). I knew I would try everything and anything to make sure we had a good breastfeeding experience. I am pretty sure I have enough milk to feed triplets and I am glad for that.

I love that I can go out and not have to worry about  having enough formula or bottles with me. I suck at keeping up with dishes and bottles suck at washing. I know that some people have to use bottles but I am just glad I don’t.

So this Tuesday I am thankful for a large supply of milk, that will hopefully continue to nourish my darling daughter for a while (I have no idea when we will stop).

If you are close with us you would probably think this is a pretty funny thing to be thankful for right now. We have more student loan debt than most people make in a year…or two, we have rent bills, groceries to buy and utilities to pay and on top of that neither of us have jobs (we are looking just fyi – but we are also trying to get Stefan paperwork so he can actually work in Canada – because that is easier than me trying to be a housewife in American).

And yet I am thankful, because I have more money in my bank account than a lot of people in this world make in a day (thankfully I am a very good saver and have been saving for YEARS, so we are living off of that), and because we live in Canada we get money every month just because we have Capri. We have been able to do some random jobs to give us a bit of extra on top of the savings account so we can use that to pay for groceries and such. We are able to live in a building that has a solid roof, running water and heat unlike many people. So I am thankful.

I am thankful that even when things cost money God has been providing little treats for us here and there. I don’t own any nursing tank tops that fit properly which means I usually end up just hauling my shirt up to nurse (which is very cold at times), and someone is sending me an awesome nursing shirt by Undercover Mama for free. I am also thankful because I won a giveaway the other day for a pillow pet, which will be Capri’s Valentine’s Day present (it is a limited edition Valentine’s Day dog).

I also felt terrible because we always see Capri’s friends with these super awesome toys that help them learn things and I know that toys are not everything, but sometimes it is nice to have things for her. So I found an awesome deal on Kijiji for 8 toys for $30, I found all these toys online to see what the total cost would be and it was about $200, so I think I saved a little money there 🙂

So this week I am thankful for the fact that even though we don’t have actual income, we are still able to buy food and pay our bills and sometimes even be blessed with some extras.

I am so thankful that I have a healthy baby girl. She is happy and loving, and all around wonderful (even on her bad days).

She is such a joy. I cannot think of what my life would be like without her.

I know that we will not be the richest parents and for her first few years we will be far from even middle class while we pay off our student loans. But she will be loved and well taken care of. She will be played with and hugged daily. She will always go to sleep knowing that she is loved and we tell her that daily.

Today I am thankful for my wonderful and beautiful daughter Capri.