The love of the Father.

"Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you" - Psalm 116:7

How grateful my heart is today to know that God has given us a little miracle. When I gave my life to the LORD there was a love inside of me that I could not explain. When I married Marcos, I felt another special kind of love that I know comes only from the Lord. Now that I have a baby growing inside of me, it is yet another kind of love that I can't even fully fathom yet. The LORD has blessed me and filled my heart with a joy that is beyond myself. I am so grateful for this new chapter that is emerging, and even more grateful for the love from my Heavenly Father that surrounds me in every phase of my life. 

I am thankful to feel Jesus in my own Spiritual Walk, in our Marriage, and in our Growing Family; for these things all belong to Him.

How I told him.

Well, my friend @MrsPRD wrote a blog awhile back about how she told her husband the good news about being pregnant, and said she loved hearing other women's stories about how they told their husbands, so this is what I did.

Well, Marcos and I had been trying to get pregnant for about 6 months, so pregnancy tests were not a stranger in our house. I was driving home from school one day, feeling exhausted and I had been very emotional that whole week (I just didn't feel like myself). So I decided to stop at Super Target for a pregnancy test (The cheap, Target brand of course.) I got home, took the test, and saw a VERY faint line... but anytime I had taken this kind of test, there was never any kind of line. So right away I was like, "Oh my gosh, is this real? I don't believe it." 

So I went to Wal Mart right after that to purchase the more expensive brand. Got home, took the test, and there was another line. Marcos was still not home yet but I didn't want to just tell him, I wanted to do something special, so I went that whole night knowing, without even telling my husband. It was torture!

The next morning after Marcos left for work, I took the other test (#3) and when that one also read positive, I went to Target to buy a little bib that said "I love Daddy" and a Clear Blue test that Marcos could easily understand if I showed him. I got the bib in Blue because I figured that's a little more neutral than pink. Okay, so I ended up taking like 5 tests before I even told my husband... but I just still couldn't believe it!

So when Marcos got home, I gave him a little bag and said,"Here honey, I got you something today because it was on sale". He began opening the bag and I kept giggling and he kept looking at me and saying "What is wrong with you?" 

Then he pulled out the bib and the test that clearly said, "Pregnant" and looked at me in disbelief and said, "You're pregnant?!" (He had no idea what was coming since I had already told him a little white lie and said that I started my period already.) Of course he was just as excited as me but we still could not believe that we had made a baby!

So that's the story! We also bought bibs that said, "I love Grandma & Grandpa" to surprise both our parents with. Of course, both of your moms cried! But we are all so very excited.

I am currently 12 weeks and just now starting to feel morning sickness. I went almost the whole first trimester without it, but it's hitting me now. But I am so blessed to have this baby growing inside of me and I wouldn't change the experience for the world! 

Two weeks ago we got to see our baby swimming around on the sonogram screen and got to hear the little heart beat. Our next appointment is in two weeks.

Real Strength.

It's amazing how much we can learn about Jesus through other people. Yes, I read my bible and study God's word, but I'm also a very visual person; so when I see someone actually walking the walk instead of just talking the talk, I can actually see Jesus in person. 

It's funny that I have been married to Marcos for almost two years now, and I still have yet to see an ounce of arrogance in him. This is not to say that he is perfect, but in the ways that I am lacking... he seems to balance me and remind me of the things that Jesus would do. 

Marcos is a very humble man, and let me tell you... in the world we live in today, it takes a strong man to be a humble person. 

I admire my husband and I know God is real, not just by my faith and because of what I read, but because I see him living through my husband and our marriage. 

For that, I am so thankful and I am so excited for our future children to have a Dad like Marcos to look up to-- someone who treats people with respect and kindness, and who can overlook the bad to find the good in anyone. I couldn't have asked for a better man.

"Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." - Proverbs 11:2

Goodbye Spring Break..

...Hello, last quarter of college!

 Well, I had a great time with Amber while she was out in California. But the week went by so fast! It was nice to just hang out like old times. Marcos and I had different Spring Breaks this year so he had to work the whole week but we did get to spend one day together in Long Beach with Amber.

 We went to the Long Beach Aquarium, which we had never been to and it was pretty fun. I know the teacher side of Marcos loved learning about all those fish! Then we got to see my friend Michele, and we took Marcos to a Mediterranean Grill which was so delicious. I had been there a couple of times before with Michele but always wanted to take Marcos because that is so his kind of thing... and he made me eat baba ghanouj for the first time! (It's like Hummus, but made with eggplant instead, i guess?)

It was nice to have a little vacation before I start my last quarter. I miss Amber already but I'm so happy she came out to visit. I am so thankful for the friends in my life... even if some of them are scattered all over the place!