Six years

We were blessed to celebrate our sixth anniversary yesterday. And for the very first time since we've been married, the day no longer also marked a more solemn anniversary - the anniversary of trying to conceive. Not that I wasn't excited to be married one more year each September 4, but I couldn't ever manage to untangle the two. They were intrinsically connected. And I usually made a point to sulk about it all day.

But this year couldn't have been any more different. I spent the day with a baby in my arms, and another in my womb, and I couldn't get over how much had changed in one year. That's something I rarely ever am not thinking about, but it was especially poignant yesterday.

We spent the day with my in-laws' and then in the evening they watched Clara for us while we went out to dinner (using a gift card they gave us, too! We were thrilled!). We also did some shopping for Baby #2's nursery before dinner, my new favorite past time.

Clara had a fun time with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousin, great aunt, and great greatparents while we were out. They sent me pictures of her periodically, always with a huge smile, except in the ones where she was sound asleep.




We had a delicious dinner (even better when you don't have to pay!), and I was thrilled to see that Clara was sleeping on her grandma when we came home, because I missed the little sweet pea and was hoping she wasn't already in bed.


I am truly so blessed in so many ways, not the least of which is my wonderful, loving husband. I feel like I have been hard on him lately, with the hormones and all, but I am so grateful for everything he does for me. Seriously, he picks up my slack in so many ways and takes wonderful care of me. I love him more each and every day and I never lose sight of the fact that he loves me more than I will ever know (I really, really lucked out in that department). And now to see him as a father, and how madly in love he is with Clara, and how excited he is for Baby #2, it's like a dream.

Thank you, God, for blessing me with the love of my life. And thank you, R, for loving me, taking such good care of our family, and for being the wonderful man that you are. It's been an amazing journey these past six years and I wouldn't have wanted to have anyone else by my side.