5 Years Married & 36 Weeks Along

Hi all - I'm 36 weeks along and our little girl has definitely dropped.  I'm full term next week at 37 weeks and I can't believe it! My pregnancy (minus the terrible first trimester) has gone by very quickly and I have cherished every moment. We can not wait to meet her!

Ryan and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary this past weekend. We have now been married as long as we dated :) We went to the beautiful Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, and then to a lovely dinner at Waterfront Grill overlooking the Puget Sound. Our friends Eric & Amy surprised us with dinner on them at the restaurant, complete with rose petals on the table. They are so generous and kind and we thank them very much!

Ryan had a surprise up his sleeve as well.  When we got married, Ryan wanted to buy the wedding band that matched my engagement ring. It was incredibly beautiful with diamonds around the band, but also expensive.  We were 22 and 23 years old and didn't have a dime to our name as he was about to start medical school and I had just finished college and was looking for a job.  So I refused the fancy band and we bought a $50 plain band instead. I love my tiny, inexpensive wedding band very much, but what woman wouldn't mind a fancy ring? This past weekend on our 5 year wedding anniversary, Ryan gave me the matching wedding band! It's not only a gift for our anniversary, but a gift for carrying our little girl around for the past 36 weeks.

Ring aside, Ryan gives me the greatest gift everyday: being my wonderful husband, and soon to be wonderful father.  I am very blessed!