THANKFUL

Harlan and Mommy would like to take a break from our daily adventures to give special thanks to the people that mean so much to us.

First and foremost we have to give a HUGE thank you to Daddy. He gets puked on, peed on, yelled at and cried to, and never complains. Daddy gets up with Harlan in the middle of the night to rock him to sleep, or stops on the way home after a long day of work to grab diapers or dinner. He puts Mommy and Harlan first and we could never do it without him. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH DADDY!

Next we have to give a big hug thank you to our parents aka gigi and gma and gpa watts. they have stepped up and helped us with babysitting every week and deal with flip flop schedules with no complaints. they are the first ones to say "call me if you need anything" and they arent kidding, they will be right here. i am sure i havent made it the easiest either. i went through alot of anxiety at first, which i know is normal, but i felt support from all the family around and reassured everytime i called to check on the little guy that every thing was alright. it is because of them that i feel at peace when i leave the most important thing in my life with them. i know without a doubt that Harlan is getting everything he needs and all the love they can give him. most of all i want to thank them for making justin and I feel respected as parents. i didnt get it at first, and sometimes felt a little not good enough for the job, but i know you guys believe in us as parents and keep that with you when you have harlan with you. i thank you for that soo much more than even i knew. but most of all i thank you for loving Harlan as much as you do, for being positive people in his life, and for loving justin and I the way you do.

we also have to thank Harlan's aunt and uncles (travis, ana, lisabeth, laryn, and libby) who all love Harlan absolutely more than anything! harlan has some exceptional people to look up to in his life and you all are on top of that list. I love all you so much!

we also need a thank you in here for B.C. as well. he is my cousin and he is Harlan's weekly Wednesday sitter. they spend a good 11+ hours together and from what i understand, have a ton of fun all day long. B.C., I wouldn't trade the time Harlan spends with you for anything. you are another exceptional role model and i can tell he adores you.

there are tons more people that impact are lives in positive ways and i hope everyone knows how much we appreciate and feel blessed by our friends and family!!!