One Year Ago Today...well, actually Tuesday

One year ago on May 18th, 2009, I was driving to Mississippi for work, and I just felt off...I was exhausted. I had to stop six times, once per hour, to just get out and walk around, because I couldn't keep my eyes opened. I was having this strange cramping sensation where I felt shooting pains, and I just feel funny all day long.

Later that evening after this continually nagging feeling of something not being quite right, I went to the local Kroger, picked up a pregnancy test and immediately went back to my hotel room. I took the test right away, and I instantly saw the words PREGNANT on the test. I couldn't believe it. I was in complete shock, and I think I had a panic attack. I called my mom to ask her if pregnancy tests could be wrong, and I cried, because we had just gotten married only two weeks before, and I wasn't sure that I was quite ready for this. I then called Grant, and I finally told him. I think I hurt his feelings, because I called my mom first, and I regret that I didn't call my husband, my best friend first, but in a moment of panic, I wasn't thinking. I think I ended up taking more than TEN tests, just to be sure it was right! :)

Ready or not...we began our journey of nurturing and preparing for Weston. Our lives forever changed in that instant, and we'll never be the same. God blessed us with this perfect gift who was four months old yesterday, and we are beyond grateful for our son. He is beautiful and perfect in our eyes. He is the light of our lives, and I can't get enough of his love. I love that he relies on me for his every need, and I can provide for him. I never knew or imagined the love that a parent has for a child. It's the greatest gift and the most rewarding job that I've ever had the pleasure of having. Though Weston wasn't planned, and we were newlyweds facing the surprise of our lives, I know that this is what God had planned for us, and now, I couldn't imagine our lives any other way. Only one word can describe it...PERFECT!