13 years, and a lot of living later....

13 years is a long time... that is how long Allen and I have now been together. We've had our ups and downs, but we do have a lot to show for it all. In those 13 years, we have a great marriage going on 9 years this November- day after I'm due with Reid, and same day as Thanksgiving this year. We also have 1 extra sassy 2 year old little girl- one of the best things that has come from us, and a baby boy on the way- one of the other best things that has come from us- just because 2 people fell in love 13 years ago. We've got to travel and experience many things along the way that have helped shaped who we have become today.

 I look back at us 13 years ago, and we had no clue what we were both getting into. I can honestly say that I just knew Allen was the person I belonged to, and he belonged to me. 13 years later, here we are living in Colorado, toys are everywhere, and we've been enjoying all of the kicks and rolls from Reid. I never imagined that we would end up like this- one girl, and one boy, what we would ever name them, or what they would look like. What scares me is that we are almost 30 years old now- holding 29 after February... How has time flown by so fast?? Yet, I wouldn't change a thing! If things would have went differently, who knows what kids we would have ended up with, or where we would be today. I'm just glad I can say that the past 13 years have been the best years of my life. It's kind of like my life began back 13 years ago today to me- what happened before that was a very distant memory.

Today, we celebrated by going to my doctor's appointment. I was not too happy about gaining 4lbs in the past 2 weeks- Thanks Little Debbie, Hostess, and Oreos! But, today is a good day! I have Allen and Hayleigh with me, and Reid is kicking up a storm. The appointment went very well- my midwife was very happy with everything, and said traveling back to Illinois looked like a safe thing for me to do now. We talked about appointments to come, and when she would be off of work in the future. Reid was very healthy, squirming around, and had a heartbeat rate in the 130s.

Tonight, we are having a Seafood dinner here at home, completing it with watching Varsity Blues- the first movie Allen and I watched together, and he sneaked his arm around me.