Father

Elder Boyd K Packer, an apostle in our church, once said,

"It should have great meaning that of all the titles of respect and honor and admiration that could be given Him, God Himself, He who is the highest of all, chose to be addressed simply as Father."

You should know by now I am in completely in love with my husband.

He is kind, unselfish and genuine. He also loves me a lot, which is convenient in marraige.

When I was in my first trimester and had HORRIBLE heartburn- no really, it was horrible- and woke up crying in the middle of the night, he would jump up and get a drink, crackers, or just talk to me and hold me til I could fall asleep again.

He cleaned our house, made his own dinner and watched tv by himself while I slept like 12 hours a day. When I almost blacked out (like everyday. that was fun times.) he would hold me up and walk me to wherever I was trying to get. Usually from couch to bed.

I can't wait for this little girl to come to our home. She has a daddy that is already COMPLETELY in love with her. He just LOVES her.

He smiled triumphantly when the ultrasound showed "GIRL."

He is already wrapped around her little teeny finger, I can tell.

When we were going through all his kid stuff, we found something from like 3rd grade that said what he wanted to be when he grows up.

I guessed baseball player, doctor?

Nope. Even at 8 his dream job was "dad".

He has been waiting for a little person to call his own for a long time. He is going to be a FANTASTIC father.

Little Girl Barttels is a lucky girl. Actually, we are two lucky girls.