There are a million things I could say about my husband and about our marriage, but I thought I would take a different approach to my anniversary post. I want Luke to know his dad. Truly know him for the man that I fell in love with 7 years ago, and have had the privilege to be married to for the past 2 years. I am not sitting here bragging about my husband and trying to make him sound like a perfect man. But I am proud of who he is and what he has become the last 7 years, and Luke, our first boy deserves to know how his mom feels about his dad. It is important. I knew from a very young age how much my mom and dad adored each other. I think, actually, I know that my parents marriage was a huge testimony to me and my siblings about what a true marriage can be about. I only hope to instill the same testimony for my children. I have no idea what parenthood is all about yet, but I am weeks away from knowing, and I am looking forward to raising the best human beings I can :)
2/28/2011- Your Mom and Dads 2 year wedding anniversary
Luke,
My sweet boy. You are not even here yet, and I am so in love with you. I have spent the last almost 10 months closer to you than I ever will again. You are a part of me, and I have enjoyed every minute of it! In July of 2010 I found out I was pregnant with you. I was shocked and surprised and overjoyed! The morning I took my pregnancy test, I was alone. When your dad got home, I told him to go into the bathroom and look at the counter. Lying there was the test, and it of course showed a positive test. He looked at me and just smiled. He gave me his half smile that still melts my heart. At that moment we became parents. Life changed. We loved you from the second we saw that test. The past almost 10 months have been a whirl wind of emotions. We talk about you every second of the day. What are you going to look like? Are you going to have my brown eyes? Or your dads beautiful blue eyes? His blond hair, or my (naturally) brown hair? I get butterflies in my stomach just thinking about looking at you for the first time, holding you, smelling you, snuggling you! I can hardly stand it!
I think about the sweet baby you are going to be, the boy you will grow to be, and the man that you will become. I am overwhelmed with the thought of you being anything like your dad. If you are anything like him, I will be so proud! He is genuine, loving, loyal and hard working! He would do anything for us, and you should always know that! Your dad loves me, and I know that. Not in a conceded way, but in a true, loving, respectful way. He has passions and you will know them. He is true to who he is, and I am so hopeful that you will be your own person as well. Be a leader, and make good decisions. I pray that you have great friends and a love for God. I pray so much for you my sweet boy, and I can only hope that I can be the mom to you that you deserve. One thing I know for sure is that your daddy and I will ALWAYS love you. Thank you for making me a mom and allowing me and your dads heart to change because of YOU!
Life is about to change, and we are so ready! I can tell you right now that we won't be perfect parents, nowhere near, but we will do our best to allow you to know what unconditional love feels like. Thank you again, sweet Luke for giving me the opportunity to become a mom. I look forward to the days ahead, becoming a family of 3!
I love you,
Mom
P.S. My sweet husband. Thank you for the past 2 years. I don't have the words to describe how thankful I am for you. Thank you for loving me and Luke. We are truly lucky. Here's to 65 more years!
