Thank you for letting me share my story with you. My name is Michelle and
my husband is Albert. We are both 28 and we live in Hollister, California
(earthquake country). Our "children" are two delightful cats - Tigger and
Tinkerbell (I love Disney). I am the human resources manager for a sporting
apparel company and my husband works as an animal control officer and a
veterinary assistant.
Albert and I met a couple of years ago - he was (and still is) our next door
neighbor's cousin. For a long time we were only distant acquaintances until
we began talking more often last June 1997 - right before he was joining the
Marines. Knowing he was leaving soon - I asked him out for coffee. We
talked forever and it seemed like we were soul mates (corny, huh?). We
couldn't believe how much we had in common and how similar our hopes and
dreams were for the future. On our second "date" we both knew that we were
meant to be together. He left for the Marines at the beginning of July and
graduated from boot camp in October. We wrote tons of letters back and
forth. While he was home on leave he proposed to me at my parent's house -
after only 4 months of being together (of which most of that time we spent
apart). We planned on a longer engagement and set our wedding date for
August 15, 1998. While I made wedding plans and prepared for becoming a
military wife, Albert injured his knee and was sent home on a medical
discharge in April 1998. I was happy to have him home (he was happy to be
home) and we finally got to be together.
I thought our wedding was beautiful. Albert was especially glad that it was
over. I think if I had asked his opinion one more time (honey, what do you
think of these napkins?) he would have killed me. We decided to start
trying to get pregnant pretty quickly. My doctor told me to be off the pill
for three months before we started, so I went off the pill the week before
our wedding. This is our first cycle of trying - but I don't think it
happened for us this time. Sigh....December is another month I guess. I
didn't really expect it to happen so quickly. I haven't done any charting
so far. But my cycles have been irregular since I've been off the pill (29,
26 and 30 days) so I will probably start at least charting my temps next
cycle so I can be more sure of when I am ovulating.
I am really excited to be trying to have a baby and at the same time scared
of the commitment we are making. I know it is going to be such a huge
change in our lives. I hope what everyone says is true - that there is no
love in the world like the love you feel for your child and that everything
you sacrifice and do for them is worthwhile. |