List of top 11 reasons to stay positive in spite of things...

1. I don't have to gain weight just to turn around and struggle to lose it again.
2. Can stop the 2x a day Heparin injections in my stomach that leave terrible bruising.
3. Don't have to worry now with which two of my children will have to share a room.
4. There will be less to pack up when we run out of the house for errands or vacation.
5. We might have a few bucks saved for retirement, if we get a move on that is...
6. I have a better chance of NOT looking like I swallowed a beach ball at the pool this summer.
7. I don't have to endure natural child birth again!!!
8. I don't have to scrutinize everything that I eat or drink for fear it is on the "don't" list.
9. Saves me the worry of how we were going to pay for the doctor/hospital bills since we didn't have maternity insurance.
10. I will be able to stop changing poopie diapers earlier than I thought I would.
11. I can look at my two MIRACLE children with a renew appreciation, and love them with every fiber of my being!!!

But of course, I would gladly go through all of the above had things have turned out differently. Moving forward, right foot, left foot, stay busy, just stay busy...