I seriously have THE best husband in the world!  We're looking at about 4 1/2 weeks until D-day and he has been working overtime to make my life more comfortable in every way.

-He encourages me to drop my to-do list and put my feet up to get rid of my cankles/inflated feet
-He is KEEPING the house clean!  Constantly putting his stuff away and finding places for everything!
-He has not only vacuumed, but SHAMPOO'd the carpets!
-He encourages me to go to bed when I need to and when I fall asleep on the couch and am snoring like a chainsaw (who knew THAT would be a pregnancy thing?!), he doesn't wake me, even though I'm sure I'm interrupting the tv he's watching.

And my favorite of all?  Today's addition to the list.  Let me first set the scene.

     I'm teaching in my sauna of a classroom and I'm a little warm, as normal.  Somehow, something happened in Tyler's brain that must have told him that not only would I be warm at that moment, but that the air conditioner for the school was about to break down, making the sauna heat up even faster than normal.  Here I am teaching and in walks in my sweet husband (which is great...) with a Blizzard for me in his hands (can it get any better?!)  When I asked what this was for, his response was, "you're pregnant."  But in truth?  He's brought me special treats randomly before I was pregnant.  He's just looking for excuses to bless me.

I LOVE when Ty comes into my classroom for any reason- SOULed Out, JA in a day, teaching in the science classes about NASA and space, or just surprising me.  I realized that the reason isn't just to see him during the day (certainly a plus), but I love when teenagers get to see that there are truly good guys out there and I so want our girls to see and know that they are fully worth waiting for!  I truly believe the part of the reason God has blessed our marriage so much and made us so happy in it is for our persistence to stay pure for marriage- even before we knew each other existed.  I am so glad that God helped us both stay strong and not compromise values.

Single ladies out there- know that if a man can be stubborn enough to keep his "pants zipped" before marriage, that that same persistence will go into him being a good man of God and an amazing husband later on.

Thank you Jesus for the man that is my husband.  And someday?  I have no doubt I'll be writing a post like this telling about what a great father he'll be.  Why am I so confident in that?  Because he is constantly looking to Christ and finding ways to be a better man for me, our family, our church, and our community.

Love you Tyler.  You truly are THE BEST!

Signs you may be pregnant

Signs you might be pregnant:

A quick caveat, I in no way take offense to any of the following

I actually find it all amusing and fun to be a part of

1.  At camp, you are always offered double portions of fruit and desserts

2.  People greet your tummy before they greet you

3.  You are intensely aware of the lack of personal space people give in public pools and are constantly doing whatever it takes to get away from people in case someone were to accidentally kick you while swimming

4.  You can always tell what type of shoes you wore last by the indentations on your swollen feet/ankles.

5.  You sleep with more pillows than covers since it feels that each body part needs it's own pillow

6.  When waiting in line in a public restroom, strangers take one look at you and immediately give you permission to precede them in line.

7.  You find people staring at your tummy, just waiting for it to move

8.  You find yourself staring at your tummy, just waiting for it to move

9.  The comment "You're Huge!" can actually be taken as a compliment

10.  If you're crying and someone asks you, "What wrong?" and you reply with "nothing", they actually believe you (and it's most likely true!)

On another note, I played my first game with baby girl tonight!  We played tag of sorts!  I pushed on my belly and she would kick in response.  Then I would push on different spots on my belly and she would turn or flip so that a body part was pushing against the spot I just touched.  I thought I was making it up or perhaps just looking for responses, but I tried all over my belly and she continued to respond in the same manner!  I cannot explain how much fun it is to feel her constant movements!  She does kick here and there, but she's much more of a flipper.  She loves to do whole turns where you can see it move my whole belly!  I guess the ultrasound tech was right... we have a bit of a gymnast on our hands!  

See videos for said games 

(it's my tummy and of course I'm breathing so don't mistake that for movement)

Team Tufte turns 3

In several ways!

1- We're closing in on Ty and my 3rd anniversary meaning we've been together for 5 years.  That sure zooms by!

2- We're going from a team of 2 to a team of 3!  Tiny Tufte will be making an appearance the end of September.  Tyler has always wanted a family blog and I'm thinking that perhaps this is just the time to start one- especially for my mom and dad living so far away.  

Life certainly isn't perfect and I don't want a blog to be something others look at and are jealous of (because of course we're only going to post the good stuff!) but we are aware of the many blessings God has and is giving us daily and we'd like to share these with those curious enough to look.  So there you have it- a new blog for a new chapter in life as God directs our family's path.  Feel free to read in as a new journey in life unfolds!

P.S. Tyler will spruce this up with time... he's good with that stuff ;)