How Our Family Love Grows
Our mismatch blue shirts with our Godson in Virginia–the most recent photo we have together.
I just love AA. He loves me. Our love doesn’t feel static, though. I fall more and more in love all the time. For all the sappy reasons: he cradles our newborn babies in his arms, murmurs love songs to them, he snuggles them to sleep as they grow and groan at night with teething pains, he teaches our son how to fold his fingers around an incense thurible, hit a bat, and our daughter to tickle tackle, say “bacon.”
I love him for all the specific-to-him reasons: his chewed on fingers, his eternal patience with my bad housework and fabric addiction, his passion for Black Sheep pizza, his embrasure of so much of my family around-all-the-time, his ability to laugh when he’s angry.
The man I met in law school and fell, falling, in love with looks a little older, more tired, and sweeter to me now. He’s still a long lanky runner, but his hands are rougher from hours digging and tending our beloved garden. His eyes still crinkle when he laughs, but the laugh lines run deeper after our years of craziness together.
We love having a family so much, we’ve added a new member. Dubbed “BabyLoves” by SuperBoy, we’ll meet our baby in early May of 2014. It’s a really humbling joy to be pregnant, to say yes, please to having another person, and having that request granted. I love sharing our news with you, dear readers!! Be prepared for more pregnancy posts in the future!
Congratulations, Nell! Looking forward to meeting your next little.
Thank you so much, Jacqui! We are dying to meet him or her either–though thankfully it will be 7+ months so these two have time to grow a little before a new monarch enters the house 🙂
Hooray! Blessings!!!
Hoooray!! Share our news with our beloved MPA community!
Congratulations! That is so wonderful!
Thank you!! We’re so blessed!
Fantastic! Everyone should have at least three:)
It’s like diving into the deep end–how much more crazy can it be than two, right? Gulp. Don’t tell me 🙂
What a blessing! congratulations!
Oh thank you so much, Jeanette! We feel truly blessed!!
Squeeeeeal!!!! I’m so excited for you, Nell! Congratulations, congratulations!
Squealing over here!!!!! Thank you, sweet friend!
I’m so happy for you, Nell! It’s exciting to know that you’ll be blogging through another pregnancy. I’m probably still a little over a year out from trying to get pregnant, but my husband and I talk about it more and more frequently so it helps a lot to hear others’ experiences. I can’t imagine not having children, but I’m also really scared to give birth and be a mom. I look forward to your upcoming posts!
You will be an amazing mother. It’s always a leap of faith that we’re not going to get more than we can handle–and that we will rise to the challenges of being self-less as a mom!! Deeee-lighted you’re along for our crazy journey!
Congratulations, Nell and AA! What wonderful, wonderful news. We had baby #3 a few months ago and I have definitely found it harder to juggle everything and everyone, but at the same time it is totally wonderful – he is totally wonderful! – and after a few weeks you’re into a routine and it all becomes normal again… with the help of a whole lot of grace, of course!
Prayers for a healthy pregnancy and safe delivery, and I hope you’re feeling well.
Thank you so much, Helen! It’s mindboggling to think we’ll have this little one in our arms at some point–and terrifying! Glad you’re surviving and life with three is good/normal! Grace makes all the difference. Thank you so much for your prayers & support.
Congrats, such happy news! Hope your pregnancy is going well.
Thanks, Melissa! I’m morning-sick-all-the-time, but it’s a sign of a healthy pregnancy so I’m just rolling with it. 🙂