With all the hustle and bustle of having a new baby, a new addition, to our growing family, I sometimes forget to say thank you to my biggest supporter and best friend: my husband.
After being married over 5 years by the time we had Elijah, Carlos and I were pretty set in our ways of doing basically whatever we wanted when we wanted. So you can imagine what an adjustment its been since our little man came. What I have come to realize is that our adventures now consist of waking up every morning to a beautiful baby boy who smiles when he hears our voices, hitting milestones like holding his head up, and when we can sneak away, enjoying every moment we can be selfish (even if it is just falling asleep in our own bed).
Everyday Carlos wakes up and regardless of whether he got 4 hours or 7 hours of sleep, he still jokes and tries to make me smile on my less "fabulous" days. He takes time to be with Eli before work so he doesn't have to miss out on the little things that I get to see everyday. Carlos wants to provide for his family and do whatever it takes to make it happen. Through stressful times he has never once given up on me and in happy times he is the one that shares my laughter and joy. There is no other person in this world that I could ever ask for to be a better husband or father. I have never doubted his commitment to me and now to our family. I am not saying our marriage is perfect...by. any. means. We have had our share of fights and some of them are NOT PRETTY. But...its what happens AFTER the fight that counts. Carlos sticks around and hugs and kisses me and I know he always will. Good times or bad he is there and I am there for him. Our marital dynamics have changed with baby but our love and support of eachother has grown stronger. Its about the smallest of things. I LOVE when Carlos surprises me with a card or flowers or attempting to make dinner. I love those things more than the expensive or elaborate gifts (I mean, I love those too...who am I kidding) but in all seriousness, it truly is the littlest things that make the most difference. We both try to remember this and I wholeheartedly believe it is ONE of the reasons our marriage is so strong.
I really wish I could put into words how much my husband truly means to me and how everything he does makes me SO UNBELIEVABLY proud, but I can't. There may not even be adequate words to explain it and if there are, my writing skills sure as heck aren't strong enough to relay it. I think the pictures below can probably explain our love better than words. Cheesy....but so true.
This plus....
this...
equals this!
Which in turn makes this....our beautiful family!
(please be kind looking at this picture. As a reminder, my labor lasted 18 hours. UGH)
Babe,
I am blessed to be on this life journey with you. To date it has been an incredibly fun, exciting, and love-filled ride. We have shared lots of laughs, tears, sadness, and happiness. Some days are better than others but in the end we always find ourselves in each other's arms. I get homesick when I'm not with you and never want to leave when I am with you. Thank you isn't enough for all that you do and all that you give to me and our son. I love you more than anything.
**I absolutely love The Pioneer Woman blog. Today is her wedding anniversary. I give her credit for the idea of organizing the above photos just so. What a beautiful thing it is when two people love eachother ...
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