John...dun dun dun

Well, his first year of residency is in full swing. Time and money is hard to come by, while stress and anxiety is at full capacity. It's not horrible, but it's not glamorous, BY ANY MEANS. Time kinda creeps by for the most part, but I'm sure that will change once Lachlan gets here.
We definitely wouldn't have chosen this road, had we known what it would entail.... but that's probably the biggest blessing of all. We are walking this road blindly, but I know God has prepared us both for it, whether or not we realize or feel it.
John is learning a ton and so am I. His is more on a medical level, while mine is more on a life lessons level. Parenting is challenging in a semi-absent father house. It's really challenging to be the encouraging wife, and full time mommy w/o daddy. But it's crazy amazing the amount of strength God's given me. Way beyond anything I could muster. And when John has a day or night off, you can bet we take full advantage of it! Lots of tickling, laughing, Valin playing, and mommy relaxing goes on! John has been so super helpful lately anytime he's home by doing laundry, cleaning, picking up the kitchen, taking care of Valin, even ASKING for a to-do list from me....pretty great eh?
He has a week of vacation coming up mid November, so we are all looking forward and counting down to have 7 WHOLE days of Daddy to ourselves! Here is to 3 weeks vacation time a year for the next 5 years, such a blessing!!!