Day 7 is someone who has made my life worth living.
That someone is my post title :) I was a very silly child when I met ElCid. I mean a mature, reasonable adult would NEVER fill out a survey for a near stranger and when they got to the are you engaged box they put their own name down. I was a terrible flirt, and it worked out for me. ElCid let me talk his ear off, and he came back to hear more. Up until I met him I had no interest in budgets, bank account balancing, car insurance, and other grown up nonsense. After ElCid I suddenly cared about all those things, and more! When I went to work I had a real reason to be there. Doing dishes and laundry were still at the bottom of my list but now someone else was counting on me and I didn't mind, much. ElCid is my life, he's a part of me, like my arm. Without him I would not be a whole person anymore and I think of the other guys I dated (all 4 of them) and count my blessings that the best of them picked me too.
Nearly two years after we were married ElCid decided we should try kids, so we had Fred. I wasn't sure it was such a good idea for the first four months and ElCid wondered about his decision too. After Fred got over her colic she was pretty great and now I REALLY had someone depending on me. Whether I felt like it or not I had to get up everyday, and feed and entertain and look after a Very Demanding Princess. It was a hard job to adjust to! I was finally settling in to taking care of Fred and Jr decided it was time to mix things up, but it was ok because Jr was calm and sweet and a way more Low Maintenance Princess. I got smart and put ElCid off having another baby for 3 years and then the Very Important Princess George, Ruler of All she surveys, Empress of Everything Else and Rightful Heiress to all that she deems worthy and good, graced us with her presence. After all that I told ElCid he was going to have to be happy with the 3 Princesses because I was overwhelmed, worn out, and just plain tired! I love my girls, they are a big huge job, but what would I be doing if I didn't have them? They have brought so much joy, happiness, love, laughter and light into my life that I can't imagine the other option.
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There's another option?? No one told me! Very nice Ddonn. xoxoxox
When you were married for two years, Fred was eight months old. :P
Thanks Aunt Kathy! The math wasn't adding up in my head. I'm glad it wasn't just me....
I said NEARLY TWO YEARS. It was almost a year and a half after we were married, so saying NEARLY TWO YEARS is ok. Saying just over a year later isn't as nice sounding.
Yeah that's when she was born. You got pregnant like the end of July in 99 (I checked my gestation wheel)and you got married the end of December 98 so if there was any "deciding" about having kids it would have been 6 or 7 months after you got married. I'll stop ruining your story now.
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