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| Merry Christmas from the Lasitters! |
It's Advent! Time to brighten up my blog that I have only ever posted to once. I have not forgotten, just not been motivated (and have not had internet at the house up until this very day!)... but here I am and here is an update to John and my little life!
To say that this pregnancy has been difficult is unfortunately an understatement. I am still glowing over every little movement and kick that I take to the ribs and outfit that I pick up mostly because they are reminders that the trial is SO worth the end result. I am already learning what it means to sacrifice as a mother because good gracious, my body has been taken over by this little stinker! The doctor explained to me at my last visit that some women simply just exist to carry their children during pregnancy. Their bodies function only to support that new, fragile little life and everything else goes down the drain. Things like my immune system, for example. I thought being pregnant through fall, winter, and spring would be a breeeeeeze because I don't have to be a million pounds and sweating all the time. Well, it's actually cold and flu season...and when one has a weakened immune system because one's body is giving all it's got to a certain little girl, one stays in a consistent state of sickness. I have been on bed rest 6 times so far and my latest and greatest trial is the beginnings of pneumonia and torn cartilage in my chest from coughing so hard. Sounds awful, and yes, it is, but as I sit here and look at the stack of little frilly little outfits that I've purchased and update my registries and daydream about her arrival, I can't help but smile. Everything is worth it- like St. Therese says, "Everything is grace." Sure, does it stink not being able to do much for myself? Yes. Is it inconvenient to always work from home and not be in a consistent routine and feel like you're falling down on your job while you know you're giving all you got? Yes. Is it disappointing to cancel plans with friends because you aren't up to doing anything? Yes! But it IS wonderful to spend this quiet time just being with my wonderful husband (whom I will brag heavily on in just a moment) and crazy brown dog before our lives are consumed by our little baby. Not to mention the million other worse things that I could be experiencing and, compared to some women's experiences, I've been handed a piece of cake. Enough of my complaining, you get the picture. At the end of the day, I'm happy as a clam and have stayed in excellent spirits through the whole shabang. :)
John is simply the best. He has taken better care of me than I could have imagined. His help goes from waking up in the wee hours of the morning to help roll me out of bed when I have to get up either to eat, walk around because my hips ache, or go to the bathroom, making me the most delicious PB&J's on command and keeping the pantry stocked with mint Oreos and making meals on a regular basis all the way to raking leaves, working full time+, and keeping the house clean while I sit on my butt! (Before you curse me for being THAT lazy, I still pay the bills. Something I can do while sitting. (: tehe!) We are approaching our one year anniversary on January 8, 2012. Where has this year gone? Everyone says that your first year of marriage flies by, but it really was just a blink. Here it is in short: we came back from the Bahamas to a vicious ice storm in Greenville, settled into our little townhouse and had our ups and downs for 5 months that included precious baby Will being born to my wonderful best friend and her darling husband, John almost slicing his finger off on our vacuum motor, hilarious neighbors, a new dream job for me, a failed attempt at buying a house, lots of episodes of "Chopped" on the Food Network, and many other fun adventures, then being told that our chances of getting pregnant were very slim without any medical intervention (Clomid was our first hope), mulling over what to do with that news, saying through almost hopeless tears "lets give it a shot, let go and let God..." then being unexpectedly successful (that moment will forever live in my heart. No words can adequately describe it), putting an offer in on our quaint little house, moving out of the townhouse and in with the in-laws (mine, that is), experiencing the joys of delivering the happy news while also experiencing morning sickness, closing on the house, moving into the house, experiencing first baby kicks, successfully executing a new recipe for the turkey at John's Aunt Sara's on Thanksgiving, finding out that baby is a girl and going on a shopping spree, then chugging along until buying Christmas decorations and experiencing our first round of Inn Circle carriage rides Thursdays-Sundays for two weekends (I can hear the horse and carriages making their way past the house now), and now awaiting Christmas and the brand new year. It sounds so...bourgeois in that little paragraph. 2011 has been a banner year for us. For the first time in a long time, I'm finding this upcoming New Year a little bittersweet. In a way, I feel like my life really took flight this year. I gained a whole new set of roles as a new wife, a youth minister (boy I just adore my job), a mother (yes, I count myself as a mother since I'm already taking care of this little girl!), and a homeowner. While I know 2012 will be bringing me the most special gift of my entire life, I cannot leave 2011 behind without reveling in all of the wonderfulness it has brought me. Good thing there's 15 days left to soak in :) Here are some pictures of our banner year.
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| On our honeymoon |
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| Our very first night in the townhouse |
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| Baby Will's beautiful birthday Feb 2011 |
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| John and Ellie at the lake...sweet summertime 2011 |
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| A much needed visit August or September 2011 |
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| House before we moved in |
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| Clemson, early September 2011 |
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| The wedding of Jon and Catherine Overbay, September 2011 |
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| November 28, 2011 |
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| Our sweet angel. |
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| where it all begin, January 8 2011 |
Top that, 2012. :) I can't wait to see what life has in store next!
