thankful day 8

today i am over the moon thankful for ed........my husband, my best friend, my biggest cheerleader, my biggest fan. i was blessed to have 9 whole weeks at home with him when audrey was born. first, not too many men are able to stay home that long when a baby is born. second, probably not too many people would call 9 weeks at home all the time with one person without "work breaks" a blessing. you would think we would have gotten tired of each other but we truly got along very well. did we need our space at times? absolutely! but all in all we just enjoy being together and hanging out, whether it's staying at home all day watching movies or going to the zoo for the 357th time (a bit of an exaggeration, but if ed had his way that would easily be a reality). i love that about our relationship.

to say the last 4 years has been a roller coaster would be an understatement. the journey to get to st louis was amazing - little did we know what we were walking into. since we moved up here our relationship went to a brand new level - in a very good way. after my surgery 2 1/2 years ago ed was absolutely incredible. he juggled school, work and caring for me with grace and a tremendous amount of patience. the doctor had prepared us for worst case scenario with my surgery but we really did not have a clue as to how much things would change after that. life as we knew it changed overnight. between helping me with basic things (bathing for the first couple of weeks), helping with the feeding tube, helping with a crazy medicine schedule and administering the medicines through the feeding tube, taking care of the house and everything.... i don't know how he did it and still managed to make it out of that semester with a B average. he is champ, that's all there is to it!

ed is kind-hearted, patient, generous, friendly, funny, handsome/cute/good-looking/hot :), smart, wise, fun to be with, easy to be with, thoughtful, tender, a servant......i could go on and on. he has been a wonderful husband and now it's a true gift to watch him with his daughter and see what an amazing father he is. i am blessed beyond words.

so today i am thankful for my sweet, sweet husband. i love you, buddy!!! :)