Friday, July 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
4 Years
Today we celebrate 4 years of marriage! It's hard to believe that we've been married for 4 years already... it seems like just yesterday we were setting up for the wedding and I was rushing off to my hair appointment. There were so many things to do and, probably for the first time ever, I was not as prepared as I would have wanted. I was very ready to be married, but unlike all the wedding books tell you to have your bags packed ahead of time and yada yada... I waited until the last minute! I showed up late to get my makeup done and was still rushing to finish all the little details as I was told it was time to go! But the second I stepped through the door into the sanctuary, all those little things faded away and I was nothing but smiles as I looked up at my soon to be husband gasping for breath and on the verge of tears. I was so happy and in love! And although it's been said time and time again, I am more in love with him today than I was then! Our joys and struggles have grown us and bonded us together more closely than I could have imagined.
We've gone through several jobs, transitions, ministries, we've moved and left family which has allowed us to live our adventure relying on each other, So many things have changed... And now, today, we have another adventure on our horizon. Parenthood! And after 4 years, I think we're finally ready ;-)
It's funny- the 3 previous anniversaries I stressed for weeks about getting the right gift and what we were going to do and how we were going to celebrate. And for some reason, this year I just haven't. A piece of me feels like this is the last anniversary we will spend together as just a couple and we should do something extravagant, and yet, it just doesn't seem that necessary. We woke up together this morning and our little boy woke up with us to the alarm and we just laid there for 30 minutes snuggling and and both of us feeling him kick. Even if they are hard kicks, I don't mind, I just smile and love to feel him moving. Johnny gets so excited! We made pancakes and eggs and ate breakfast together and then I got ready for work and Johnny got ready to go fishing up in Glacier. And you know what, that's alright with me! I am happy! It was a beautiful morning!
Next year we will have a little boy crawling around, and who knows what the year after that holds, but I'm excited for whatever it brings and many more years with my wonderful Husband!
We've gone through several jobs, transitions, ministries, we've moved and left family which has allowed us to live our adventure relying on each other, So many things have changed... And now, today, we have another adventure on our horizon. Parenthood! And after 4 years, I think we're finally ready ;-)
It's funny- the 3 previous anniversaries I stressed for weeks about getting the right gift and what we were going to do and how we were going to celebrate. And for some reason, this year I just haven't. A piece of me feels like this is the last anniversary we will spend together as just a couple and we should do something extravagant, and yet, it just doesn't seem that necessary. We woke up together this morning and our little boy woke up with us to the alarm and we just laid there for 30 minutes snuggling and and both of us feeling him kick. Even if they are hard kicks, I don't mind, I just smile and love to feel him moving. Johnny gets so excited! We made pancakes and eggs and ate breakfast together and then I got ready for work and Johnny got ready to go fishing up in Glacier. And you know what, that's alright with me! I am happy! It was a beautiful morning!
Next year we will have a little boy crawling around, and who knows what the year after that holds, but I'm excited for whatever it brings and many more years with my wonderful Husband!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
22 weeks and a little BOY!
I can't believe I'm already 22 weeks along! It's flying by since we're always so busy. I've enjoyed being pregnant so far. It doesn't always seem real and the second trimester has been much more mellow than the first. Symptoms are few and far between, so on an everyday basis I barely know that I'm pregnant except that I don't fit in my old clothes and I get kicked in the side every so often. I had a brief experience with carpal tunnel for a couple days after drinking WAY too much caffeine over the course of summer camp- water retention + vein constriction from caffeine= sore arms! I've also been on the go a LOT and moving around a lot so my feet are sore in the evening and I feel a bit swollen. We are getting really excited though!
The following 3 pics are from my 21 week ultrasound. Everything is accounted for- they checked for all the limbs and organs. Here are his little feet! One is a straight on view and the other is side angle.
A profile of his face. It looks like he's blowing bubbles! We couldn't get a face shot because he kept covering his face with his hands.
Here's proof he's a boy! no mistaking it, I'm pretty sure they are right and there won't be any surprises.
These pics are from when I got an ultrasound at 18 weeks.
I love that he's sucking his thumb!
The following 3 pics are from my 21 week ultrasound. Everything is accounted for- they checked for all the limbs and organs. Here are his little feet! One is a straight on view and the other is side angle.
A profile of his face. It looks like he's blowing bubbles! We couldn't get a face shot because he kept covering his face with his hands.
Here's proof he's a boy! no mistaking it, I'm pretty sure they are right and there won't be any surprises.
These pics are from when I got an ultrasound at 18 weeks.
I love that he's sucking his thumb!
Happy 4th of July!
I love the 4th of July! It just reminds me of classic America and I always have a good time. This year was pretty chill. My dad was in town so we went to the Kalispell parade. It was fun! Lots of vintage cars, some vintage aircraft flew over, and mostly it's just the community getting out and representing various organizations or clubs or whatever. Last year Johnny and I saw the American flags lining the street and thought it was so quaint and small townish but we didn't feel like waiting for the parade. I figured since my dad was here, might as well go and see what it was all about! There we're lots of people and "floats" if you want to call them that, no marching bands- dad was disappointed about that- and it was fun to see all the kids getting really excited to get candy and whatnot. Here are some pics I snagged with my phone. Most don't need explanation- if they don't makes sense... trust me, it didn't quite make sense to me either.
After the parade, we went to lunch at 5 guys with Johnny and then went and bought me a couple of maternity pieces. We were both really tired so I came home and dad went back to his hotel and we both took naps. It's nice that we had the time to do that! Afterwards was Tiffany's Birthday Party/ 4Th of July bash! That was so much fun! I love hanging out with friends, especially during the summer! The more the merrier! (I hate for anyone to feel excluded, ever! It's such a horrible feeling that I tend to only have people over if I can invite them all!) And almost everyone was there! We ate some delicious food, I watched as a lot of people played wiffleball, sang happy birthday to Tiffany, and then watched some wonderful fireworks! We all seemed to bring a couple so there was some good variety. Johnny had fun lighting them off but was still careful. My dad LOVED his firecrackers and would light them individually and throw them one by one either on the street or into the storm drain to "amplify the bang". Our friends David and Mylee, they recently moved here from CA, were so excited to have fireworks that they bought enough to keep us all amused, to go to the lake after we all went home and keep lighting them until 2 am, and they're going out again tonight! So fun!
After the parade, we went to lunch at 5 guys with Johnny and then went and bought me a couple of maternity pieces. We were both really tired so I came home and dad went back to his hotel and we both took naps. It's nice that we had the time to do that! Afterwards was Tiffany's Birthday Party/ 4Th of July bash! That was so much fun! I love hanging out with friends, especially during the summer! The more the merrier! (I hate for anyone to feel excluded, ever! It's such a horrible feeling that I tend to only have people over if I can invite them all!) And almost everyone was there! We ate some delicious food, I watched as a lot of people played wiffleball, sang happy birthday to Tiffany, and then watched some wonderful fireworks! We all seemed to bring a couple so there was some good variety. Johnny had fun lighting them off but was still careful. My dad LOVED his firecrackers and would light them individually and throw them one by one either on the street or into the storm drain to "amplify the bang". Our friends David and Mylee, they recently moved here from CA, were so excited to have fireworks that they bought enough to keep us all amused, to go to the lake after we all went home and keep lighting them until 2 am, and they're going out again tonight! So fun!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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