Happy Thanksgiving

I'm not sure if the picture I put on here will show up but this picture of Jarrod and Hannah really explains our whole day. If you were to tell me a month ago that our Thanksgiving would be spent in a hospital, I would have been devastated. We LOVE Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's our favorite time of year. I love cooking and baking, decorating our home, putting out the seasonal "smell goods" as Jarrod calls them, picking out our tree the day after Thanksgiving, having warm cookies and hot cocoa ready after putting up the Christmas lights, etc. Every Fall we get so excited for this time of year and all the fun little things we do. This year is so much different. Jarrod is still in the hospital and as soon as he comes home it will be my turn when I deliver Amariah. From the outside, it seems so sad. As we are going through it, I can honestly say this was THE best Thanksgiving we've ever had. Going through a difficulty really makes you more grateful and appreciative. I felt like our Thanksgiving actually had meaning this year. Usually we try so hard to think of something creative to do to express our thankfulness--go around the room and say what you're thankful for, pray for the person to the left of you, and all those other things to try to make this holiday more meaningful. This year it just came natural. I brought Hannah to see Jarrod for the first time since he had his surgery. It was such an emotional moment. All we could do was break down and cry. We had such a beautiful time together, just the three of us, as we sit cuddled up in that hospital bed. Jarrod was also able to (with SOME help of course) move himself into a wheelchair--another HUGE accomplishment! We all got to take a nice stroll around the GORGEOUS walkways and gardens of Huntington Memorial.

I could go on and on about all the wonderful moments we had together but I'll end here so I can catch up on my z's. The hardest part of having such a blessed day like this is when we have to leave and face another night away from each other. It's going to be a rough one but I need to just keep thinking about all the accomplishments Jarrod's been making (with Christ's strength) and look forward to the day when he gets to come home. I can't wait! If we weren't already pregnant you know there would be another baby on the way after our reunion! ;)