Day One...going on Month 6

I find the progression of life so amazing, yet rather humorous. Have you ever noticed how people make subtle inquiries about how your life is progressing? Okay, so subtle was obviously used with sarcasm, but think about it. I am single for, oh, let's say a week. Someone asks, "So when are you going to have a man in your life?" A week later, I meet Shawn. We date for, oh, let's say nine months. Then comes the marriage question, "So when are you getting married?" As if we haven't been thinking about that ourselves. Two weeks later, I have a beautiful ring on my finger. We are ecstatic, in love, in the clouds...you get the picture. "When's the big day?" Three months later, Shawn and I become husband and wife. I think we have progressed quite smoothly, don't you? So why are people still unsatisfied? "Well, don't you guys want to "expand"? Of course we do, but can we enjoy our first month of marriage please?

Well everyone, after two and a half years of beautiful, sweet, fun, and blissful marriage, we have made it to phase four! We are expecting our first child in May! I introduce this with humor, but we are genuinely excited about our new addition. Shawn and I have wanted to have children since we talked about it on our first date (totally kidding). But seriously, carrying a child is truly a blessing from God that we do not take for granted.

This blog serves as our "pregnancy journal." I have obviously slacked off a bit (can we say six months late?), but the memories of this experience are still fresh in my head from day 1. We are going to play "catch up" the next several posts until we arrive to our current month (6). Hopefully, our child will read this one day and realize what a blessing they are to us, and they will see how much joy they brought to our life from the very beginning.

Always remember the love your Mommy and Daddy have for you...our sweet and precious blessing.