So Thankful...

Thanksgiving is such a great reminder of all the reasons we have to be thankful, something we should really think about every day!

Here are some of the things I am thankful for this year:

• My amazing hubby who loves me even when I'm the crabby, hormonal, sick pregnant woman that I have been lately
• The baby I have been blessed to carry 
• The option to stay at home and raise our little one. My last day of work is going to be Monday already. Looking forward to starting some nesting :) 
• A home to share with my husband 
• Family- both near and far, blood and God given as friends
• Health insurance! As the doctor visit bills come in for baby, I am so glad we have insurance...and good insurance at that! 
• A great church to grow at and be involved in
• Food on our table...even if food doesn't always sound good to me :) I am thankful for options!
• For a job that I was able to work at for the past almost year and a half
• And on a slightly less serious note, but seriously, I am thankful for Christmas movies! Love them! 

Even in the midst of imperfect life, there is plenty we can find to be thankful for. 

Ephesians 1:3 ~ "All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ." 

Change

A lot of changes have been taking place in the Foote household lately. Just like seasons change and our surroundings change with the changing weather, our lives have been changing. And we are enjoying the beauty in it all.

On August 18, 2012, Jim and I said our vows before our family, friends, and God, committing to a life together. A month later, on September 16, 2012, exactly 4 weeks from the date of our wedding, we learned that we were expecting! Baby Foote coming May 2013!!! We were overjoyed as we had wanted to start a family right away. Since this big news entered our lives, many other changes have also been taking place. Life looks a lot different these days already and our little love hasn't even arrived yet! *Bed time is no longer at 11pm...but is now much earlier...more like 8 or 9pm. At least for this Mama to be! *Eating like a normal person is no longer part of my daily life either. Carbs is what its about since morning sickness entered my life 24/7 about 7 weeks ago. The joys of becoming Mommy :) At least its a reminder that Baby is still doing well. *With a new little person joining our family and many expenses to come, we decided it was time to rethink our budget, especially since we will be living on one income as opposed to the 2 incomes we have grown accustomed to. Time to be more money conscious. *Our biggest change as of this weekend, is that we are no longer the owners of a 2 door sporty car....we now own a 4 door Ford Fusion family car!! Its actually quite exciting but makes me feel like a mom! After having car seats in the back of my 2 door monte carlo for the kids I had nannied for, I had decided that my monte just was not a good long term car for a family.

So we said good bye to the monte and welcomed home our fusion! Here's to hoping our new car treats us just as well...and time to get a car seat! We have some time though :)

Starting the Nursery

We have a crib!!! A good friend of Jim's at work offered to give us his daughter's crib as she is now sleeping in a big girl bed :) Check out this cutie! My hubby and the crib :) THANK YOU JENSEN'S!!!!

Baby Foote Coming May 2013

Dreams Really DO Come True

August 18, 2012 marked the start of a new beginning for me...embarking on life as a wife! Something I had only dreamed and prayed about for YEARS! I remember getting ready to walk down the aisle and wanting nothing more that to just bawl and bawl and bawl because I was so happy to be blessed with what I had prayed for for so long. God really does "give us the desires of our hearts" and makes sure they come true...its just all in HIS timing. Not ours.

We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day! :)