Many Things to Celebrate

Through the grief, God has blessed us with so many things to celebrate.  Today is mine and Eric's 4th Wedding Anniversary.  It is hard to believe that it has already been 4 years.  When I look back, I am amazed at how God has grown our marriage and grown us closer together.  I am so blessed to have Eric.  He is so wonderful to me.  In the last month, I have had two different people tell me that they can really tell Eric loves me so much because of the way he talks about me around others.  That meant a lot to me and something I won't forget it.   Here are a few pictures from our wedding 4 years ago! 

 My lovely girls!

 My wonderful parents!

 Lined up and getting ready to walk down the aisle.  I was pretending like I was going to escape through the side door.

 Unity Sand.

 My dad, my sister, and me.

 This is where I get my goofiness from...my daddy!

 My hubby!

This past weekend he surprised me with a trip to the Outer Banks.  He packed the car completely without me knowing,  (I have to nap a lot these days.)  He said, "Hey, lets go take Aspen on a ride."  We got in the car and he said, "What if we keep driving?"  I said Ok!!!  Then he told me we were going on a trip.  I wouldn't let him tell me where b/c I wanted to try to guess.  I asked a few questions and figured out that it was the OBX b/c we have been talking about wanting to go there (over the last few years.)  We had so much fun.  It is beautiful there!  The weather was great.  It was in the 60s everyday (except the last day.)  We were able to take Aspen with us.  She loves the ocean!!! 

 Aspen and me on the beach.  She loves it.

Eric walking along the trail to see the Ocracoke Ponies.


Another thing we can celebrate is our sweet baby girl that is due June 1st.  We saw an ultrasound of her last Thursday.  She was so sweet!  She moves a lot now (well, I can feel it now.)  Last night, I was up until around 4 am b/c of acid reflux and it seems like she moved for most of the night.  I love it!!!  I was thinking that we really need to get our days and nights right.  haha!  Days and nights don't matter to a newborn.  They have to eat too much to worry about days and nights!  I am getting really excited about meeting her.  Tomorrow I will be halfway through the pregnancy (20 weeks.)  It has gone by quickly so far.  This pregnancy has been a little harder on me but thanks to Prilosec, I am doing much better now.  I just have to remember to take it or I will have another night like last night.  You would think since it is more of a slow release that if you forget to take it until the morning, that it will be ok...but it's not.  Even though there are a few discomforts, they are not so bad and I am so thankful for our little girl and am fine with feeling poorly for her.  (It usually is a good sign, right?)  Here is our sweet baby girl at 18 weeks, 6 days.  She is measuring big but my doctor said she wasn't going to change my due date right now.  We will see how it goes.  We might have a baby at the end of May instead of beginning of June.  Savannah came right on her due date so maybe this baby will too.  Here is a picture of our sweet little sugars.

The ultrasound tech said she could definitely confirm that it is a girl before looking at her girl parts because her mouth is open.  I thought that was hilarious.  She was already talking to us.  The ultrasound went well.  She is healthy!!!

Eric and I are so thankful for your prayers.  Please continue to lift us up.  With all this joy of a new baby comes many worries and anxieties.  We know that God holds this little girl in His hands and she will be with us as long as God wills.  We hope and pray that God will give us years and years with her.  That we will get to see her grow up, marry, have children of her own.  We love her so much already and I know Savannah would love her too.  I wonder what she will look like.  I hope she has the chubby cheeks (or as some say, "fat jaws").