Thursday, May 26, 2011

How I Know...

I can't believe all the love and happiness I've been feeling the past few months. Of course there are times of freak emotional breakdowns (sorry about that) and times of being tired: no, I'm not cooking dinner tonight. But really, all in all I've been happy, with so many things to smile about.
But most of all, I know I'm loved. Because I can feel it. Every day. Here, let me show you how I know:

  • Miles does the laundry. All the time. I'm not allowed to touch it. Sometimes, he'll even fold and put away my stuff. Even when I was talking about diapers (yes, I'm planning on cloth diapers) he said "what are you worried about, I'm the one who does the laundry"
  • Miles tells me I'm beautiful. And I know it's true, because he doesn't shy away from telling me when I'm NOT looking so great...
  • Every morning, Miles asks me how I slept.
  • Every evening, Miles asks me how my day was. Sometimes twice, cuz he forgot he already asked.
  • Most of the time when Miles leaves the house and I'm there, he'll say "come say goodbye to your loving husband" in a sing-song voice. Who can deny a man like that a goodbye kiss?
  • When I'm busy doing chores and moving about and he wants to hold me, he makes me stand still and we take a moment to be quiet and loved by one another.
  • He tells me, all the time, that he loves me. A day doesn't go by without the confession.
  • He brings home a chocolate bar once in a while when he's at the grocery store. Sometimes he leaves it on my pillow as a surprise.

Okay, really, I could go on and on and on, but then that would be rediculous for anyone to read. Suffice it to say, it's nice to be loved and to have no doubt about how your husband feels about you. I can only imagine how much that love will grow as our babies join our family and add another facet to our joy and happiness.

I hope that he knows how handsome he is and how much he's loved, too, even when I may not be as vocal about it. But throwing it out there on the internet is a pretty good indication, right?


Saturday, May 14, 2011

To Miles:

Hi Sweetie,



Today is your birthday. Today you are 29 years old and oh my GOSH almost 30!!! Can you believe it?

Although your birthday is on a Saturday, it's not great for us to celebrate, because I'm busy with my youth calling and can't spend the day with you. But do you care? Maybe. If you do, I don't know it.

On your special day, you're willing to stay home and do some clean up around the house, because it needs to be done. This is just one example of your generous heart.



I've been lucky to be on the receiving end of your generosity over the years, and I love that I can see your care and tenderness.



You also always make me laugh. Life is never boring. Yes, we have routine, but it is never boring!




You will make a wonderful father. You will lead by example to show love, fun, discipline, patience and integrity. I am so honored to be taking the journey through this life and next with you.



I love you, Happy Birthday!!

Love, your wife.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Stretch Marks

Nope, don't have them yet, so please don't worry about me!! I am taking special precautions, just as everyone has suggested. My belly skin is the most supple ever!

Where I DO have the stretch marks, however, is in my memory. Yup, that's right, I can feel when my two wee ones are having a growth spurt. Is that weird? If so, then I guess it's right up my alley. Nothing average for Shani! Apparently...

So you know the feeling you get when you've overeaten? You have to unbutton your pants, you are SO FULL and your stomach is stretched. You can just feel it. I sure know, because let me tell you, I'd far rather listen to my taste buds than my complaining, over-filled stomach any day!

Well yesterday afternoon, I felt like I had EATEN A HORSE!  Not because my stomach was full of food, but because of the stretching. Ooooh, the stretching! I swear, all afternoon. So my conclusion: a growth spurt.

It was that, or they were leveraging each other to make more space for themselves.

Either way, growing I was.


So I measured my waist (or what used to be my waist) today and found I am now a delightful 38" round. I think the last 3/4" came out yesterday.

All in all, a good thing, because growing babies mean healthy babies.

In other news: I'm starting to feel them move, and it's the weirdest thing ever!!