Anniversary

It's hard to believe that this Thursday will be my 4th wedding anniversary. In some ways it feels longer and in other ways it feels like it all just happened a few months ago. I think in the past year we've had so many changes and new things happen in our lives that it makes it seem like we've lived a whole other lifetime. I guess moving to a new place and having a baby all in a year will do that to you :)

This time last year we were heading to Half Moon Bay for our anniversary and I was about 5 months pregnant. While there I came down with a severe kidney infection (my doctor still thinks I had a small stone to go along with it) and ended up in the hospital for about a week. My husband still doesn't let me forget about that! :) (Like I could forget) But, I looked at Joe today and asked him, "Did you think this time last year we'd have a baby this big on our hands right now?" This said while Jacob was eating Cheerios (his newest trick) in his highchair. He is 7 1/2 months old and every time I look at him it's like he's grown another inch and gained another ounce. It goes by so quickly!

This year Joe & I are going to take it easy. Jacob will spend some time at Grandma's house (without mom & dad for the first time overnight). We'll do some outlet shopping, have a nice dinner, come home to a much too quiet house, complain about how quiet it is and tell each other how much we miss the baby and try to enjoy our time without him. It'll probably be bittersweet and we'll head to Lodi a day early to pick him up :)

But, I'm finding out that this is the life of a parent. And I wouldn't trade it for anything. For just a day, though, I'm going to spend time remembering just how much I love my husband and falling in love with him even more.