I am loved

First things first, let me just tell you how great of a husband I have. Most of you know that already, but wow. I think one of his spiritual gifts is Acts of Service (just like his parents) because he's has been WONDERFUL in taking care of crabby, nauseous ol' me the past couple of weeks. Now that's love. Tad has gone the extra mile to do most of the housework, make me food constantly, find "suitable for a pregnant woman" ant spray, grocery shop, work on organizing the attic, wash the dogs, go to pre-natal appointments, get the heater in my car fixed, rub on me, etc. etc. etc. I really could go on and on. And he is constantly asking me "What do you need?" or "What can I do?". I just thank God everyday for blessing me with such an incredible husband; one I don't deserve. I know he's going to be an amazing, involved father.

Secondly, I have the best friends in the world. No, really. The girls that I have told about baby busby have been so supportive! Between Jenny's daily email and answering all of my questions, Jess' goodies, Becky's search for cooked sushi, Alexis' midwife recommendation, and Tricia's thoughtfulness I feel completely overwhelmed with love. When I told small group the other night, Leah said, "I feel like this is OUR baby". Now how sweet is that?! Of course, I promptly told her she would be first in line for a dirty diaper change when on Tuesday nights when we meet. :) But in all seriousness, it makes things so much easier to have a solid support system and have people around who are thrilled about this (and who want to talk about it). I'm completely consumed (morning sickness just won't let me forget, haha) so it's nice to have women around to discuss my excitement, anxiety, etc.

And the crazy thing is, I've already received gifts! For those of you who have read the Love Languages book, I believe one of mine is receiving gifts. It can be homemade, cost a penny, but I love people who take time to get me something thoughtful. First, Tricia and JR (our former small group leaders) send me pre-natal organic lotions and oils. Yum! And then Jessica put together a package of all kinds of goodies that she found were most helpful to her throughout her pregnancy. I don't know how she found time to do that when she's still working and preparing for Brecken to arrive around the 6th. So as you can imagine, both were a very sweet surprise and made feel very loved!

Here are the goodies: