Things that make the preggy pessimism fade...in no particular order

• The knock on Ava's door every morning followed by "hewo??" and a big hug when I open it!
• The hugs from Chris when he gets home from work
• Surprise visits from Chris during the afternoon
  
• The huge hug I get on the mornings that Chris gets Ava and brings her to me, because I have no desire to leave my lumpy mattress--despite its lumpiness.
• Sunny days that mean Ava and I can venture outside for extended periods of time shoeless
• Lana and Hayden's greetings to Ava anytime they see her...big hugs and lots of energy and excitement to tell us all about their exciting adventures of that morning.
• Phone calls from Chris --his voice always soothes me.
  
• Random and totally sweet kisses from Ava. Sometimes she grabs my face and lays one on me like she's from a 1940s movie...it's so hilarious and totally sweet.
• Angie, Becca and Mindy being farther along than me...and therefore totally with me on my ironic and somewhat dark sense of humor that I have whilst pregnant.
• Ava singing "I am a Child of God" and telling me that I can't sing with her.
• Ava instructing me with an intensely furrowed brow "NO! A NICE!"
• Ava insisting that I "SEEEET DOWN!" next to her while she colors, eats, and doodles on her doodle pro...she loves to have my attention.
• FALL LEAVES!!!!!
• Dave Ramsey podcasts that aren't about government bailouts
  
• Feeling my baby move...even the kicks to the bladder aren't all that bad.
• a million other things that I'm too tired to remember. Mostly, this is for me to look up on days, hours, moments when I'm not feeling so swell.