Jessica Kelso

Yesterday we celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary. It was quite different than any other anniversary we’ve had. The past two years we’ve been at the beach by ourselves enjoying our quiet little getaway together. This year I woke up to find a cute little 13 month old waiting on me to play with him and feed him breakfast. We did get  a sitter for the evening though and enjoyed a yummy sushi dinner at my favorite place and dessert after.  Alth0ugh our situation has changed slightly, my indescribable love for him hasn’t and I couldn’t be more thankful for that. Becoming parents and experiencing all of these new things together has only brought us closer.

He’s been having a horrible time with pain in his back/leg that hasn’t gotten fixed yet and it’s put a tremendous amount of stress on him – which I know very well from living with that kind of pain in my shoulders for so long. He tries to be patient with me and my pregnant moods, and I try to give him a break when he can’t go for a long walks, mow the grass, or do a lot of other things that involve too much time standing or walking. It’s been difficult but I’m proud of the way we’re handling it all. I think God only gives us situations we can handle, and I’m not sure if I could have handled this in the first or second year of marriage.

We are definitely more practical as a couple this year. Instead of romantic gifts for our anniversary, we just spent time together talking about the good we already have. It’s more than enough.

The ups and downs of not being able to get pregnant right away, becoming foster parents, raising a baby, growing a baby, being on a major budget to prepare for said baby. . . and all of the things in between, I wouldn’t trade this past year for anything. I love the person I get to experience all of it with…exactly as he is.