Life as a Wife

Our third wedding anniversary was a huge improvement from our second.  Dad and Lou Ann came out and we all got to see Robert during a 3D ultrasound.  He looks just his Daddy.  It was so amazing to see our son.  I can’t even describe it.  Afterwards we all went to Red Lobster for dinner and absolutely stuffed ourselves.  I love Red Lobster.  Their lobster mashed potatoes are totally worth the $3.00. 

Here is a picture of our sweet son.

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We have moved again!  Christopher and I are in our fifth home since we got married in August of 2005.  We’ve been here for a little over a week now and we love it.  It’s so roomy and beautiful.  I’m still trying to unpack boxes, but it’s mostly just books.  We put all the boxes in the baby’s room so the rest of the apartment looks really nice and organized.  Every day I come home from work and do a little cleaning or unpacking.  Then I chill out for 20 or 30 minutes until Christopher gets home and I have to cook dinner.  It seems to be working out well.

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Mother’s Day was very mixed this year.  The day also marked Mom’s 49th birthday so it was difficult for the family but we all made it through.  And I know Mom had a great day.  Christopher really made it special for me.  I told him that I didn’t care about making a big deal out of the day for me because while I’m growing a baby, I don’t actually have that baby to hold and take care of right now.  Of course, he didn’t listen.  We went to a MS Braves game after church (they won!) and then out to dinner at Outback Steakhouse.  He got me a really cute card and my in-laws got me two really cute cards and a little Mother’s tote.  It’s blue and brown and very pretty and has a Proverbs 31 verse on it.  So the day, despite the underlying heartache, was a very good one for me, and I have to say that I am very blessed to have such a wonderful husband and family.

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My dad and sister and possibly a friend of dad’s will be joining Christopher and I for Easter this Sunday.  I am looking forward to it.  It’s always great to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and the basis of our faith and who better to do this with than family?  The only thing is that I still have to clean the entire apartment and go grocery shopping and figure out how to cook a ham in just three days!  My morning sickness has been easing up this week so I’m hoping and praying that I will feel well enough this weekend to do of all those things.

In baby related news, I’m not showing yet, but my stomach is getting really hard.  A friend laughed with me about that last week and told me that I bet I didn’t know I had such great abbs.  I decided that I’ll have Christopher take weekly or biweekly pics of me beginning on Saturday which will mark the beginning of my eighth week.

I had a good birthday Tuesday.  I was really missing my mom, though.  I always received a card from her a few days early and then a phone call on my birthday and I really missed that this year.  But Dad did call twice and he sang Happy Birthday to me and we got to talk for a few minutes.  I’m so grateful to have Dad around, although of course no one could ever replace Mom.  Since Dad has had to kind of fill her shoes for the past seven months I think we’ve all grown closer to him.

So there’s my update this week.  Happy Easter to everyone.

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Yay! We are finally pregnant! March would have been two full years since we started this long process of trying to conceive, and God has finally blessed us! Christopher and I are both ecstatic about this as well as nervous. We are aware that our lives are changing forever, but we also know that it will be great!

We found out Sunday night. I decided to test so that I could see the negative result and stop thinking that I could be pregnant, but instead of seeing a negative, a second line immediately started to show up. I started shaking and laughing and I got Christopher to come take a look at it. He saw the line, too, and it was pretty dark, but we still weren’t sure. So we bought some digital tests that night and tested again. Less than a minute went by before the test read “Pregnant.”

I believe that the baby will be due on November 1, give or take a week. My first appointment will be in about two and a half weeks, and I will update everyone then. I will be giving regular updates (I hope) on the pregnancy as well as progression pictures because, well, it’s just fun!

We covet the prayers of everyone right now that this will be a good pregnancy and that our baby will grow and develop properly and not come before the proper time.

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Christopher and I ran across a new Monopoly a few days ago. It uses credit/debit cards instead of paper money and all the properties are updated by name and price. It looks really cool, and I’d like to play it just to see how well the card system works. But I do not believe it will actually help me enjoy Monopoly.

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Recipe of the Day

Cook and shred 5 or 6 chicken breasts.
Mix 16 oz. sour cream with two cans cream of chicken soup.
Mix chicken into sour cream and soup mix and pour evenly into 9X13 pan.

Melt two sticks butter and crush 80 Ritz Crackers into butter and mix.
Sprinkle buttered crackers evenly on top of chicken mix.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

I have heard that this recipe is also very tasty when you add broccoli to it although I have yet to try that for myself. Experiment with seasonings if you’d like but it is absolutely delicious if you follow the recipe exactly! (I’m sure some minced onions, garlic, and Tony’s Seasonings would make it taste even more amazing.)

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Thanksgiving is over (it was a lot of fun) and Christmas is only a week away! Reminds me of that song:

Wishing, hoping, boxes to open,
but we agreed it’s right to wait.
Turkey and dressing after the blessing
and there’s just a night to wait!
Round and round the Christmas tree,
opening presents with the family!
One for you and two for me!
Oh, what a Christmas Day!

Well, I thought of that song because somewhere in there, the guy sings, “Christmas a week away!”

Christopher and I will be spending his birthday and Christmas with my family and then we will leave for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York on the 26th. I’m sorry I don’t get to spend more time with my family but we are both soooooo excited to be going up north to see Christopher’s family. It’s been two years since we’ve seen some of them.

I’m a little nervous about Christmas with my family because, since we will all be together, it will be blantantly obvious that Mom is missing. I’m trying hard to remember why we celebrate Christmas instead of allowing myself to dwell on how different and difficult the celebration will be without Mom.

I hope everyone has a very happy Christmas as we celebrate the birth of our Lord.

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Wedding day is over!!! Christina and Thomas did a great job and it was a beautiful wedding. The wedding day, November 17th, marked exactly three months since Mom died, but we all just tried to keep our minds on the happy occassion. It was difficult. Now Christina and Thomas should be happily on their honeymoon cruise.

Dad took off yesterday morning about about 3:30 for Las Vegas to spend Thanksgiving with his family. He’s driving byhimself and he’s having a hard time. Mom was his navigator. He gets lost without her.

Christopher and I will be spending Thanksgiving with Granny and Papaw. It will be so different. I still don’t know what we will be doing for Christmas except for our trip to New England to visit all of Christopher’s family. I’m really looking forward to that.

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This weekend is Christina’s wedding, and boy am I ready to get that over with! I have been driving down to LA by myself nearly ever other weekend since August, and I am exhausted. This past weekend was her lingerie shower and bachelorette party. Both went well and were fun.

I am really proud of Christina for being able to pick up where Mom left off after Mom died. Christina has done a good job and I look forward to seeing her happily married.

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