3 Years Later....

Today is September 24th.  Which means I have known my husband for exactly three years today!  Considering all we have been through, it feels quite a bit longer to be honest.  But with so much certainty, and from the depths of my heart,  I am as sure as ever that I am so beyond blessed.  I had no clue when I met Caleb, that day I walked into his and Jonah's apartment, what a truly humble, faithful, genuinely good guy Caleb was.  He is the most loyal and authentic person that I know.  What you see is what you get.  Hee hee.....when I think back to that day I met him, I remember him quoting his grandpa in his sweet southern accent.  The accent seems to have diminished a little, but he still is quoting the same lines today.  lol! :)  I love him more today than I did yesterday or the day before that.....my love literally multiplies so many times each day it seems.  I am blessed.

Which brings me to a thought I have been having.  I am so, so, so humbled at how God has blessed Caleb and I.  We are so far from perfect, and when anybody looks at our lives the last year in particular, you know we have had our difficulties.  But our relationship is so strong, by the grace of God.  I know that so many dream of having a love that is safe and pure and deep.  So the natural tendency is to naturally try to make that happen in our own strength.  The thing is, you cannot manufacture God's blessings.  See, our blessings have come hand-in-hand with the difficulties.  And as God has directed our steps, we have tried to just be faithful, as He has been faithful.  And as a result of that, God's blessings pour out in abundance.  You cannot manufacture true blessings that are from God in your life.  That only comes from walking with, trusting, obeying, and loving Him...and they come simply by His grace.  And what those blessings look like are different for everybody, and in different seasons.  But those blessings are so rich, so wonderful, that there is nothing you could do to just make it happen in your life by simply hard work or wishful thinking.  It is by God's love and grace as we navigate through the ups and downs of life.  And we are humbled to receive His blessings in our life.  

Which, one of those blessings is our little one growing as we speak.  :)  I have to say that some days people have said, "oh I can see the bump just a little now!"  and it makes me oh so excited!  And then days like yesterday I laugh cause I am still wearing some of my "normal" clothes and people said I didn't look to pregnant.  But, as of today, I am officially 17 weeks.  Which means, I should start feeling the baby move sometimes soon.  Sometimes I think my stomach growling from my new incredible appetite will wake it up! And people are split still if they are guessing boy or girl....most say boy.  But I have got more girl responses recently! We will find out on October 12th! Ahhhh, can't wait!!!!!

Here is a picture Caleb took of me yesterday.  Although some say I don't look pregnant....my waist is officially 7&1/2 inches bigger than it normally is.  (I go by inches cause I have not owned a scale in years....)

So now on to take my next nap of the day, since it is my day off.  I went and ran a bunch of errands this morning and it wiped me out!  I don't know what that "burst of energy" in the second trimester that  people talk about is about.  I am still waiting. :)  But at least I am not as queasy, although that still comes if I haven't eaten or get too tired.  So....now to take a nap....I mean, after all, its good for the baby right?!?! :)