Birth Announcement!

Edward Allen

6-20-2019

8lbs 8oz

20.5in

11:21pm

He is very much daddy's little boy. They've been best buddies since the night he was born. If mama can't calm him down, then daddy can!

We took some newborn pictures the other day, and I think this is one of my favorites. He's been a great sleeper, and we've been averaging 6-8hrs of sleep a night when you add it all up. I am so very thankful for that!

And here he is, a week old! Off to go enjoy some more newborn snuggles.

Quiet Saturday

The past week or so, I've woken up with a to-do list a mile long each day. And today? Nothing. The clocks are gently tick-tocking (albeit out of sync), the sun is out, and the birds are happily chirping. Nothing to imminently do, and I love it. Soon I'll have a little one to enjoy this with though it won't be as quiet. I'll soak every minute of that up though, just like I am right now.  

A Year of Marriage

We've been married for a whole year now. It's crazy to think of that!

We have:

- Grown together
- Prayed together
- Laughed together
- Wept together
- Made more inside jokes
- Gotten lost
- Gone on adventures
- Planned more adventures (we still want to go on that car wash date!)
- Learned more about each other
- Persevered together
- Cherished each other
- Failed miserably at life
- Went through rough spots in all aspects of life
- I learned how to play poker
- He learned how to make the best steak ever
- Celebrated life and losses with those around us
- Made goals
- Met goals
- Made dreams
- Met dreams
- Had goals and dreams that didn't come true
- Learned new things
- Rejoiced together
- Served together
- Continued to be honest with one another and...
- ...Never went to bed angry (two thing we instilled from day one!)
- Simply enjoyed being with each other
- Had a snowball fight
- Made kitchen catastrophes
-  Cleaned up pine tree needle catastrophes
- Gotten sick simultaneously
- Stayed up too late just talking about life
- Found out we were going to have a sweet little boy
- Loved stronger



And the best part is? We are still on our honeymoon. And shall be for quite some time. When we were on our honeymoon, we went canoeing across the lake we stayed at. It was a beautiful day and the loons were out on the lake. As we moseyed our way back towards the cabins, gazing at the water and the mountains, I said "I don't want this to end." So he said, "Why does it have to?" And so, we agreed to stay on our honeymoon for a long time. I asked him recently after going through a rough spot if we were still on our honeymoon. He said yes, yes we are. To us, that means enjoying the life God has given us. Finding ways to cherish the life we've been given. "To boldly go where no one has gone before." We love it!

And so, we've "survived" the first year of marriage! I don't think either of us would have changed it if we could. All the glory goes to God!

Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
    for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
Psalm 115:1 (ESV)

Here's to many more crazy years together, and to the start of a new layer of life, parenting!

Love you, hubby!!