Be patient.

Sometimes it's hard to wait. It's hard to be in a place when you're wishing you were somewhere else - in our case, wishing we lived in Clovis and were closer to my family. But Hazel is teaching me to be patient. She shows me how happy she is in any place, in any house, as long as she has mom and dad. And there's something so wise about that. Be patient, and grateful for us 3!

3 things.

In a few hours, we're headed to the doctor to see if Hazel has an ear infection. Some fussiness, a mild fever of 99 last night and some noticeable ear wax made me wanna check it out. It's honestly such a small thing, but I feel so nervous that she does have an ear infection. Feeling anxious this morning, my amazing husband encouraged me to think positive: write down 3 things that make me happy about Hazel - then 1 thing in the last 24 hours that she has done to made me smile. Here goes, positivity or bust!

1. Hazel is tough - every time I wonder if she'll be ok, she shows me how brave and strong she is!
2. Hazel has the best giggle - I love her gummy smile and tiny dimple on her left cheek :)
3. Hazel is fun to hang out with - I love going out to shop or hang with friends and show her off, she loves to be around people and I love that!

In the last 24 hours I learned that when I hold Hazel on my lap and say "YAY!" and clap her two little chubby hands together, she smiles SO big! We did that yesterday after seeing something cool on The Ellen Show, and she smiled real big. We showed Papa when he got home from work and it was so fun.

So many good things about this baby. I just love her a whole lot.