My Pregnancy Thank Yous

1. Thank you, ice cream, for being considered a valid dairy product.

2. Thank you, ankles, for occasionally shrinking back to your almost-normal size.

3. Thank you, stretchy waistband and stretchy pant material, for allowing me to buy just one pair of work pants thus far.

4. Thank you, gallons of milk, for being "buy 6, get 1 free."

5. Thank you, prenatal vitamins and a powerful God, for being super-sized warriors against the varieties of illness raging around me.

6. Thank you, Farmington Public Schools, for securing an amazing SLP to cover my leave.

7. Thank you, US Airways, for bringing (most) of my family safely to see me.

8. Thank you, Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, for being so delicious.

9. Thank you, Heidi Warner, for delivering said Hershey's Chocolate Syrup to my residence.

10. Thank you, Honda Pilot, for being taller and easier to get into than the Grand Am.

11. Thank you, bathrooms with large stalls, for giving me room to close and open stall doors with my body and belly inside.