One Thousand Gifts #551-575

551. Holding a sick baby in a darkened room
552. Feeling her muscles and bones beneath her clothes and remember feeling those through my tummy
553. Ave standing on a stool helping Matt bottle his beer
554. Doctors who don't think you're just an overprotective mom
555. Good health insurance for Avelyn
556. No ear infection or respiratory infection
557. That Ave isn't a carrier of Cystic Fibrosis like I am
558. A much needed nap this afternoon by Miss A
559. That we see Him and His gifts even more obviously when we need to be reminded of them
560. Knowing that everyone is home, safe and sound, in their beds where they belong
561. Lying in bed next to Matt as the rain pours outside
562. Cut fingernails
563. "up peas" with up stretched arm, stopping mid-way because she forgot to sign "please"
564. Patience to go on when I'm sick too
565.Advil cold and sinus
566.Sleeping eyes of Avelyn: long, dark lashes against soft, creamy skin
567. Kicking a ball around the store with Avelyn
568. How excited Avelyn was when she saw a table and chair her size
569. A day that feels like a cool summer's day (must be the humidity level)
570. Easy dinners
571. An early to bed night
572. Seeing the trees tapped for maple syrup
573. Maple Cream
574. Maple Candy
575. Grade B Maple Syrup