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My Life: Big Announcement

I’m sitting in a hotel room at Camp LeJune writing blog posts, editing photos  and trying to ignore the fact that I say goodbye to my husband for six months in just a couple days.  I’m trying not to cry because he should be walking through the door to take me to lunch at any moment and I don’t want him to see me crying yet.  I get one night this week to cry in his arms and today is not it.  It’s not that I think it isn’t okay to cry it’s just that I’d rather spend that time laughing with him and having fun.  Crying will get it’s time but for now we are going to focus on the good things!!

If you remember back in January I loaded the pups up and we came down here to spend the weekend hanging out by the beach with David.  It was three days filled with nothing to do but hang out with each other and the dogs!  I posted about it at the time because I fell in love with my husband again that weekend!  Not that I didn’t love him before I came down but I was reminded of how much I love him!  I didn’t know it at the time but I left that weekend with more then just a renewed love for my husband :)!

Something that is going to make this deployment a little bit more crazy then expected!  Something that we have prayed to God for and are thrilled that he has chosen now to bless us with!

A NEW PUPPY!!!!

Just kidding!!!

David and I are thrilled to announce…..I’M PREGNANT!!!! That’s right we are now expecting a new First Mate for the boat this fall! I firmly believe God has a reason for his timing and he has allowed us to share the first ultrasound experience together and he will have my husband home a couple weeks before my due date!

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After having a miscarriage last year we decided to wait to tell anyone including our parents till after we had the ultrasound. I was terrified but right away we could see our baby and watch it move around and wave it’s arms at us! We were able to hear a strong heartbeat and cry with relief that everything was perfect!  I’m just about to enter my second trimester and everything has been fabulous!  Thank you Lord for sparing me morning sickness!!!  I pray that the rest of this pregnancy goes as easy and we can’t wait to bring our baby home!  We’ve decided to wait to find out the sex, we think it is one of life’s last little surprises that are left!  Am I biased for thinking my baby’s first photo is adorable and it looks so cute!!  I can’t wait to meet him or her in October with David by my side!!

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Big THANK YOU to Charlotte Tittle for taking the photos of David and I!!

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  • Abby GraceMarch 28, 2012 - 9:08 am

    Melissa!!!! This is so so so so exciting!! AHHH! The biggest fist pump in the world for you, the hubs and Jesus. God is SO good!

  • Jessica FikeMarch 28, 2012 - 9:10 am

    I knew it! As soon as I saw you were announcing something big this week, I thought baby right away! CONGRATS, Melissa! So exciting!!

  • SamanthaMarch 28, 2012 - 9:13 am

    I’m so happy for you Melissa!!!! Best of luck for a happy and healthy pregnancy 🙂

    –Sam Squared

  • Jamie BlowMarch 28, 2012 - 9:48 am

    Congratulations Melissa! This is such an exciting time in life and I’m happy God has blessed you with this precious gift!

  • heatherMarch 28, 2012 - 10:34 am

    Awww congrats Melissa!! Hope your pregnancy goes smoothly 🙂

  • MelissaMarch 28, 2012 - 11:32 am

    Whoo Hoooo – so exciting. YAY – I am so, so happy for you. 🙂

  • ToriMarch 28, 2012 - 5:46 pm

    yaaaaaay! 😀 so, so happy for you guys!!!

  • A growing family [Fredericksburg Family Photographer] » Charlotte Tittle PhotographyMarch 28, 2012 - 5:51 pm

    […] I read her post this morning when she published it on her blog and couldn’t help to get a little teary-eyed.  You see, her husband is deploying at the end […]

  • JessicaMarch 29, 2012 - 8:49 am

    Congratulations! Lots of great, great times coming your way 🙂 Beautiful job Charlotte!

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