First, I have to say... God is good!!! He has truly blessed our life so much! So much has happened since my last post, the most significant thing by far is we are now a family of four, which almost all of you know by now. Preston Matthew seems to fit in great & is just the sweetest little guy I could have ever imagined. He's a Mama's Boy & I couldn't be happier about that. He loves to be held, cuddled & never be too far away from Garrick or me.
I feel that we have settled into Gainesville pretty well. God has blessed us with some amazing people here in Gainesville. Garrick's classmates & their spouses/significant others are just the most amazing, supportive people. We feel so grateful to have these friendships. Garrick is now in the first quarter of his second semester & he's doing well in his classes. His main concern has been getting a summer internship... And we should be finding out if he'll have one very soon. For now, we've just been praying that God will continue to bless our lives, as He has been for years now! :)
I feel like our marriage is so strong right now, having both Aubree & Preston in our lives has just really added so much more love into our lives. It's funny, sometimes you think adding a new family member can pull at the love you already have, but when adding a new child, it also adds more love than you thought existed. It's great having the love & support of Garrick... especially when there are so many stresses of living a student life... again, another blessing from God!
As usual, Aubree continues to amaze me! She learns so much each day & her vocabulary just blows me away!! Where does she learn all these words?? It's funny to think there is this little person just listening to every word you say & when you least expect it... it comes out of her mouth! We listen to a lot of music, dance often, read, play in her bedroom & I hate to admit it... but we watch our fair share of TV, mostly "Dora the Explorer", "Diego" & "Sesame Street". The Dora/Diego shows are pretty awesome because Aubree is learning a little Spanish. She can count to ten in Spanish & will say a few other words.
My days have been a little hectic since Preston's arrival, but I have really been savoring these precious moments of laying in bed with Aubs & P, snuggling with them, watching Aubree kiss P & hold him. Watching Preston smile & giggle in his sleep... moments that melt my heart! Watching Garrick look at his son in the most adoring way & watching him playing with Aubree. I really realize now, more than ever that God's timing is much better than our timing. God knew the perfect time to bring Preston into our lives & of course also when he brought Aubree into our lives.
Some pictures....
Aubs room... where we spend a lot of time! ;)
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