Hello everyone! I wanted to start a blog to allow everyone to follow the ups and downs that our family has gone through and continue to power through. Our story starts not long ago, though with everything we have been through together, it seems like a lifetime.
This is our first Halloween together. We didn't know yet, but I am pregnant with Kayden in this picture!
Matt and I started seeing each other in August of 2011. We were only together for 3 months prior to getting pregnant with Kayden. We were already close and talking about being together for the long haul, but little did we know that would start sooner than later. We had no questions in deciding to get married right away, and only 5 months after our first date, we were married in January 2012.
This is the day of our wedding! January 6, 2012
Not only did I not know what I was getting into, but I had no idea what it meant to be a wife. I didn't know what I was supposed to do, how I was supposed to act, or how I was supposed to change from being a daughter, to the woman of the household. Slowly I learned. With mistakes, arguments, and long nights, I learned what it meant to be the only woman in this mans life.
Though just turning 21, moving out, getting married, being pregnant, learning to be a wife, learning how to be a mother, and learning to run a house was a lot to handle at a young age, I believe we were able to handle it quite flawlessly. We fell in step with each other and quickly learned the ins and outs of our daily routines. It was tough at first. Having only known each other for 6 months, it was difficult to learn everything about each other so fast. But that is the beauty of it. Every single day since we have been together, we continue to learn new things. Little things like how he only likes a certain brand of socks, to leave a little extra coffee in the maker so he can have a "shot" of it before work, how he would rather have his hair played with instead of a massage, how no matter what, he likes to eat pasta with a spoon and not a fork(weirdo). I've learned how to do small things for him like leaving a note in his sandwich bag every day, or setting up the coffee machine for him the night before. Little things like watching the history channel with him even though I think it's super boring usually or learning as much as I can about basketball so I understand what he's talking about. We are more in tune to each other than I ever thought possible with another human being. And all of the struggles we've been through have only brought us closer.
I still look back and think about how crazy it was for us to be getting married after such a short time together. But I praise God every single day for allowing us to make that decision. There is no one in the world that is more perfect for me than he is. He knows when to be strong for me and how to be my rock when I am having a tough time. He knows when to let things go when I am angry for no reason. He knows how to make me laugh and how to tickle me until I cry or pee my pants. He has been there with me through so much, it's like we've been through hell and back in only 2 and a half years.
Our second and third Halloween together. 2012 and 2013.
We've been through losing friends when we made the decision to get married. We've been through two extremely difficult pregnancies. We've been through a month total of living in the hospital between two children. We've raised an almost 2 year old that could pass for an angel. We've suffered through countless tests and surgeries with a 2 month old. We live paycheck to paycheck though we always seem to make it through the month. We are strong. We are hopeful. And we are together. Together in every decision, together in every moment, together in every way.
If we have lived through so much in this short period of time, I can only imagine the wonders that the rest of our lives are going to bring us. All the adventures, all the struggles, all the laughter, all the hugs and kisses, all the moments spent with our two wonderful babies.
It seems as though we have made it through everything the world can throw at us.
But we both know that this is only the tip of the iceberg. And I can't imagine discovering the rest with anyone but him.
Love,
Simone :)
