What a man

I have married a good man. I have always known that but recently it has been more apparent to me than ever. Now I don't want anyone to think that I am being ungrateful for (hopefully) having 4 beautiful healthy children that all happen to be girls because I ABSOLUTELY AM! But I don't think there are too many people out there that on their fourth child, when they have already had three of the same sex, boy or girl, wouldn't be hoping for the opposite. Obviously that was the case with Dustin and I and this baby.

However when we were told it was another girl, it has been me who has been taking it the hardest. And I adore my daughters. But there was part of me that really wanted to have a son and really wanted Dustin to have that relationship (and really wanted a good excuse to give all our stuff away!:) But I have realized through this how much Dustin adores his daughters, as he should, but he really loves his little girls.

Of course he was disappointed after the ultrasound as was I. But he came home that night and sat down with me and said he needed to tell me something. He said driving to work after the ultrasound he was disappointed. But he said that he isn't disappointed in the least anymore. He told me he is really excited about this little girl and that he gets to be the dad with all the little princesses. And that there is NO REASON for me to feel sad or bad. And I actually believe him! He is not just trying to make me or himself feel better. He really genuinely is happy and excited about the news. That reaction speaks volumes about how incredibly lucky I am to have married a great man.

He told me when he got to work people were approaching him like this was a sad thing for him. And he said it really bothered him. Because this is our child that we love and that we want in this family and for people to think that he would be sad that we were having another beautiful healthy child, even a daughter, bothered him. So he started telling people before they could say they were sorry for him, that this was GOOD NEWS and they he was really happy about the baby. He told them that in 10 years if he is still working in that office and they are too that when he brings in that 10 year old little girl they can tell her that her daddy told them how excited he was when he found out that she was a girl and that this was happy news that she was coming into our family. I hope no one tells her my reaction the past few days!:)

He has been an example to me of love and I am seriously grateful for that. There was a saying that some friends of ours used to say because they had 4 girls. He said that people used to tease him or give him a hard time for having all girls and he would tell them that when God sees enough manliness in one household he doesn't feel the need to send any others! They then went on to have a boy so I am not sure what he could say about that!:) But Dustin has acted like such a man that I know Heavenly Father would be proud!

Dustin I want to say thank you for being a such a good man and for being a good example to me. Our daughters are incredibly lucky to have you for their father. And I am lucky to have you for my husband. So I put up the baby's pictures on the wall next to all her beautiful sister, all our little princesses.