Secrets & Fitting Right In

We were down in Louisiana when this picture was taken. Doesn't Jamie look like he just fits right in? :) There is a story behind the outfit & it involves a 6 year old secret. Read on. . .
So, in December of 2000 we were living in Monroe, Louisiana and I went to this craft fair. I saw this little camo outfit. It was so "louisiana." At that time we had only been married a year and a half. We had also been living in Louisiana for a year and a half and were still suffering culture shock! It would crack us up when NUMEROUS people would show up to church on Sunday morning decked out in camo. We never had to guess when deer or duck hunting season had started. . . Anyway, also at that time we had just decided to start "trying." Neither of us planned on living in Louisiana for that long but when I saw this outfit I thought it would be a great memory for where I thought our first child would be born. My idea was that I would use this outfit as a way to "tell" Bryndyn that we were pregnant. I hadn't quite figured out the exact perfect way to tell news of such great proportion but I figured whenever it was time for that it would be cool to have this outfit as part of the surprise. . . Fast forward 6 YEARS and that outfit was still hiding in the back of one of my drawers. I decided it was time. . . I wrapped it up and gave it to Bryndyn for Christmas. It was a big deal to me. I don't know why. I guess it's kind of silly. But I had been saving the outfit for so long. Under the Christmas tree to Bryndyn but for Jamie is definitely not how I had it all planned out six years ago. But it just seemed like the right thing to do. It fit Jamie perfect. I'm not giving up on someday getting pregnant. But in case I don't at least the outfit will have gotten some use. And how cute does he look in it? He wore it for the first time when we were in Monroe & FIT RIGHT IN! :) The gift meant a lot to Bryndyn as well. Its probably one of those things where only him and I truly get it. But I think what surprised him the most is that I kept a secret from him for SIX YEARS! Actually, that is pretty surprising to me as well! I don't dream too much these days about how i'll "tell" Bryndyn if/when I ever do get pregnant. At this point, if it happens, it will be HUGE enough in itself. . .