Married Life

This is just some more about Adam and myself. Don't worry Lily's part is coming up real soon! After our honeymoon, we came home and I had a week to prepare to begin my next semester of college. I didn't go back to work after I took off for the wedding and honeymoon. I was just going to focus on school and of course being a wife. When I went back to school, it was okay, but my goals in life and plans for my future began to change. I still went and did my best, but I didn't push myself to try harder. I finished that semester then went back for the next one. If I took and passed all those classes I signed up for that semester, I would graduate from Motlow with my Associates degree. My plan when I began was to graduate and go on into the 2+2 program where I could take classes at Motlow thru TN Tech and graduate with a teaching degree after two more years. It got harder and harder to get up and go to classes though. I just didn't have the desire to be a teacher like I once did. I couldn't keep myself from thinking about having my own children and staying home with them. I had babysat since I was 14 and I kept dreaming of having my own baby. It just seemed like it was the right time for us. I finished the semester and graduated in May from Motlow, three months pregnant. I never applied to the 2+2 program. I just stayed home the rest of the time, waiting on our precious little baby to arrive and getting everything ready. Unfortunately most of that time was spent with morning sickness. Looking back on it now, it was all well worth it. We found out that it was going to be a girl and were thrilled. We both somehow had that feeling all along, actually before I even got pregnant. Thinking of a name was one of the hardest things for us. We went thru baby name books, searched countless hours on the internet and nothing sounded right.I really liked the name Lily Grace, but wasn't sure enough to tell anyone. I said I had to see her before I decided for sure because there were some other names I liked too. We went to New York to visit my dad's side of the family there for the week of the 4th of July. (This was right after we found out we were having a girl.) That was Adam's first trip there. It was extremely exhausting for me. We went in my Nana and Papa's really big, nice conversions van, but nothing would be that comfortable for that long of a road trip. I was glad we got to go and see my family there, don't get me wrong, I just wish it wasn't so far away. I'm sure when they come down here, they think the same thing. Then the next month, we got to go back to Pigeon Forge for our first anniversary. I was six months pregnant by that time. We had a nice time, getting away for a weekend. We came back and got everything ready. We had two baby showers and got all kinds of adorable little baby things. I was so excited I couldn't wait til she got here. I even started reading to her before she was even born. I would talk to her and tell her how awesome her daddy was and how we couldn't wait to meet her. I did all this while Adam was still working nights and I was up waiting for him to get home. Sometimes I would make him read to her too though. I thought it was so sweet. Well that's it for now. Thanks for reading! Here is a picture of us at one of the baby showers. Enjoy!