my sick day and my husband

i had to take a sick day today. it's the first day i've had to call in sick since being pregnant. it's amazing how hard it hits you. i never knew pregnancy would be this tiring. well, i guess i knew, i just never really thought that much about it. i felt awful this morning. we woke up at 5:30. i thought i was going to faint in the shower. then the dry heaves came. as they do every morning when i get up too early. i only felt better when i went back to bed. i knew it just wasn't the best idea to try and work through it today. i think i'm learning my limits now. and they are alot shorter than they used to be. but i know that for the baby's sake, i need to not overdo it. david has been wonderful. he has been more caring and gentle with me than ever before. he knows i can't handle the smells from the garbage, so he took it out for me this morning. he called my dad to tell him i couldn't make it, and got me some cold water.



i think that he'll be a great dad. there's so much we both have to learn about, but he is very sensible and wise. he knows when to set boundaries and when to have fun. here are two pictures i captured lately. in this one, he is holding our new little cousin, will. this was taken before we found out i was pregnant. talk about a premonition! i love it.



and here is david playing hide and seek with my neice, emma-claire. sam, ashley and emma were here for the 4 of july. we had a blast!



he understands that i'm not as able to keep up with house cleaning as much as i used to. it gets done, just not as fast or quite as often. but he's ok with that. he washes dishes for me, grills dinner (not really a chore for him, i.e. his second post on his blog, go read it), runs to the store if i forgot something. all on top of working full time. he's been so tired lately. ever since that big tournament a few weeks ago, he's been trying to catch up with sleep. he's been working a bit more these 2 weeks as well. it's hard for both of us sometimes. he doesn't like coming home so tired and i don't like having a worn out husband all the time. but next week we'll have a little break. my parents are going to the shore for a few days and we are joining them we'll leave wednesday and come back friday. a little break, but much needed!
i honestly don't know what i'd do if something were to ever happen to dave. he is my best friend, my rock, my soulmate. i pray that God would give us a long life together. that we will see our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. i can't wait to see how he will change once this baby is born. i think he will fall in love all over again!