I have been so busy updating the baby blog, that I have not included just Chris and Katie news in quite some time. Obviously our lives have surrounded the growing life in my belly, so there has left little time for much else. Here's to update you on the past 3 months (prepare yourself on some reading!):
1. Although Bill's liver surgery progress was long and trying, he is doing very well with his last rounds of chemo and is continuing the healing process. This May begins the difficult start of his stem cell harvest and transplant with almost all of June keeping him in quarantine while his immune system regains its strength (although that not quite the best medical description).
2. Two weeks ago was my 28th birthday. Wow, that has came fast. 28. Crazy to think that I'm a married 28 year old expecting mother. Seems very reasonable, but is it crazy to not feel 28? Anyways, we didn't do much as I have not had the easiest pregnancy around and a simple night was just what I wanted. Chris made me a steak dinner and brought home a movie for us to watch. And best yet, he let me eat as much Waffle Cone Explosion Breyer's ice cream as I wanted and drink as much Strawberry Crush as I could get into my already stuffed tummy - and not a single word of guilt trip coming from his direction. It was lovely!
3. Track season has begun and is in full swing. Great for Chris who loves track, not great for a lonely pregnant wife. Although I welcome this time of year with open arms, mainly because of warmer weather and sunnier skies, I do dread the long days alone when Chris is away at track practices, meets, and meetings. Thankfully it will last only a few months and by that time our sweet little one will be here before we know it!
4. One week ago was our one year anniversary! I'll try to keep this story short and sweet, but I can't promise anything. The day before our anniversary (a Sunday) we spent at the Omaha Zoo. We were only there a couple of hours, but the weather could not have been more perfect. We were also able to catch an IMAX movie about sharks in 3D! Chris wouldn't wear his glasses for the picture though. Party pooper.
It was also my first glance at pregnancy swelling, as by the time we were done and in the car, my fingers were so swollen they couldn't even bend! So much to look forward to these last few months of my pregnancy in the Omaha humidity and heat. *Sigh.
Moving on. The next night (our actual anniversary) was to be spent at a track dinner and meeting for his team and family members. Although it was great eating, it left little time for Chris and I to spend time with one another. Chris' brother Drew surprised me (he had already told Chris his plan) with a giant anniversary card signed from the track team and a little white cake at the team dinner. What a thoughtful brother! At this time I was hoping Chris had taken notes because until this point I had received not a note or even a text from my husband acknowledging our very special day. I, on the other hand, had planned and created little greeting cards with notes and poems on each in envelopes, wedged into his lunch box for him to open every hour until the end of the day. Nothing expensive or flashy, but that's not how we roll, or so I thought. I waited until the end of the day to tell him how disappointed I was when I received nothing and left it at that. The rest of the week passed on, until Thursday when Chris made plans for us with friends of ours for a double date. I have been plagued by back pain all week and was looking for every excuse to get out of it so I could just go home and lay down, but I pushed on and met up with Chris at Buffalo Wild Wings directly after work. To my dismay, our friends weren't able to show but wanted us to stop by their church to say hello to them where they were still working. By this moment my back hurt so bad and I was so tired I was on the verge of tears and begging Chris to reschedule. Chris' face went pale and blank, as if trying to come up with some reason to go, without really telling me the direct reason. I quickly figured it out....he was up to something bigger than I realized. Come to find out, he had bought concert tickets for our anniversary to my all time favorite Christian artist months ago who's concert was that night! He did not blow off our anniversary after all! Well, there was no way I was going to miss this concert or spoil Chris' night planned for me, so again, I was going to push through! But, I was so excited I hardly noticed the throbbing pain well until we got home at midnight after the concert. It was such a wonderful surprise (anyone who knows Chris knows he's horrible at surprises) and such an amazing night to spend with Chris.
Chris' good friend got us in a little early for a small gathering with Jeremy and his opening artists. No, I am not on zoom, I was sitting that close to him (well, I thought it was pretty cool anyways)! It is even possible that I suddenly turned into a 14 year adoring fan and cried a couple of times throughout the night. Possible.
What I love most about my husband? He loves Jesus just as much as I do!!!
*So much for short and sweet, eh?!
