Hello my wonderful husband! Right now, you and Johanna are both napping and I grabbed a few minutes to write to you before the girly wakes up. She has been down for a bit over 2.5 hours so I probably don't have long...
We celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary last month! It was awesome! We went away overnight for the first time since Jo was born. We went to McMennamins Grand Lodge (just like for our 1st anniversary) and did the Hammerhead package. We got so many tater tots! After dinner, we went and played shuffleboard (working on filling out our passports!) and you got a whiskey flight and I got a milkshake. Later that night, you got a bit of a milkshake too ;) and then the next morning, we had to go to Walmart at like 7am to get a new part for my pump since Johanna had bitten it and broke it lol. I pumped 4.5 oz that morning! OMG! then we had an awesome breakfast! Can't wait to go overnight with you again- hopefully next month for our 25th birthdays!!! it was so much fun to get away with just you and spend time being best friends. Talking, laughing, playing. I miss those early days of marriage so much and it makes me look forward to the years once our kids are grown and it is just us again ;)
Why did I get a milkshake, you ask? Because I am pregnant! I am now just over 12 weeks along, so starting my 2nd trimester soon. We are really excited, but this time around it just seems to fade into the background a little more. I posted an ultrasound picture up on our whiteboard where you have written "Our Heritage and Our Reward" and I look at it everyday and it makes me so happy. But this time, I am not stressing. I have no concerns or research to do. and I am busy with Johanna all day! Luckily, I can still get in a nap most days when she is napping! I can hardly believe we will have another baby in 6-7 months... we both feel more comfortable with another girl, but of course it would be so super fun to get to experience a boy too. I am anxious to find out the gender!
We have grown so much in our love! Marriage is hard work, and this year was certainly very hard. I feel like we went through a lot of personal growth this year. We both learned a lot about putting the other person first even when we feel tired or stressed. And I think we have really learned to compromise. We have also been able to grow together as parents- you are so supportive of the decisions I make (vaccines, what clothes to buy, what food to feed, when to give milk, etc.) and I have had to be intentional about including you in her day and being respectful when I greet you, talk to you, talk about you, etc. Lucky for me, it is easy to respect you!
You have been going through so much change at work! You were going to quit the golf course and work on the farm for the summer, but then they offered you an extra $1,500 a month to stay through October, so you did. But, after October, you will be done at Forest Hills. It is kind of strange that you will be giving up the golf industry, but I know you are going to feel so fulfilled working for the family farm! and I am so excited for you! I am sorry to see you struggling with whether or not to continue in the PGA program. I know how much you have loved teaching and it is such a hard decision, but it is a lot of money for very little reward... I hope you know that you have my full support in whatever you decide to do! I know that you are such a hard worker and that you give your all to provide for your family, so I am here for you whether you want to continue in the golf industry, work on the farm, or go get a desk job somewhere. You are such an incredible provider and I am so so so blessed that I get to stay home with our littles while they are little because you are working so hard! You are making my dreams come true- and I thank you for that! You make me so happy!
Anyway, I just wanted to recap everything going on and remind you that you are my very favorite person and I feel so blessed to get to do life together. Thanks for being my partner through it all! Love you so much xoxoxoxo
We celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary last month! It was awesome! We went away overnight for the first time since Jo was born. We went to McMennamins Grand Lodge (just like for our 1st anniversary) and did the Hammerhead package. We got so many tater tots! After dinner, we went and played shuffleboard (working on filling out our passports!) and you got a whiskey flight and I got a milkshake. Later that night, you got a bit of a milkshake too ;) and then the next morning, we had to go to Walmart at like 7am to get a new part for my pump since Johanna had bitten it and broke it lol. I pumped 4.5 oz that morning! OMG! then we had an awesome breakfast! Can't wait to go overnight with you again- hopefully next month for our 25th birthdays!!! it was so much fun to get away with just you and spend time being best friends. Talking, laughing, playing. I miss those early days of marriage so much and it makes me look forward to the years once our kids are grown and it is just us again ;)
Why did I get a milkshake, you ask? Because I am pregnant! I am now just over 12 weeks along, so starting my 2nd trimester soon. We are really excited, but this time around it just seems to fade into the background a little more. I posted an ultrasound picture up on our whiteboard where you have written "Our Heritage and Our Reward" and I look at it everyday and it makes me so happy. But this time, I am not stressing. I have no concerns or research to do. and I am busy with Johanna all day! Luckily, I can still get in a nap most days when she is napping! I can hardly believe we will have another baby in 6-7 months... we both feel more comfortable with another girl, but of course it would be so super fun to get to experience a boy too. I am anxious to find out the gender!
We have grown so much in our love! Marriage is hard work, and this year was certainly very hard. I feel like we went through a lot of personal growth this year. We both learned a lot about putting the other person first even when we feel tired or stressed. And I think we have really learned to compromise. We have also been able to grow together as parents- you are so supportive of the decisions I make (vaccines, what clothes to buy, what food to feed, when to give milk, etc.) and I have had to be intentional about including you in her day and being respectful when I greet you, talk to you, talk about you, etc. Lucky for me, it is easy to respect you!
You have been going through so much change at work! You were going to quit the golf course and work on the farm for the summer, but then they offered you an extra $1,500 a month to stay through October, so you did. But, after October, you will be done at Forest Hills. It is kind of strange that you will be giving up the golf industry, but I know you are going to feel so fulfilled working for the family farm! and I am so excited for you! I am sorry to see you struggling with whether or not to continue in the PGA program. I know how much you have loved teaching and it is such a hard decision, but it is a lot of money for very little reward... I hope you know that you have my full support in whatever you decide to do! I know that you are such a hard worker and that you give your all to provide for your family, so I am here for you whether you want to continue in the golf industry, work on the farm, or go get a desk job somewhere. You are such an incredible provider and I am so so so blessed that I get to stay home with our littles while they are little because you are working so hard! You are making my dreams come true- and I thank you for that! You make me so happy!
Anyway, I just wanted to recap everything going on and remind you that you are my very favorite person and I feel so blessed to get to do life together. Thanks for being my partner through it all! Love you so much xoxoxoxo
