Anniversaries

So tomorrow is my third wedding anniversary. Yay, right?!

I am not sure. Now to clarify, this does not mean I have any doubts in my hubby or our marriage; I am very happy and look forward to many more years together. But in celebrating our wedding anniversary we are also celebrating 9.5 years together in all. We were a committed couple for 5.5 years when he proposed and 6.5 years when we stood in a beautiful gazebo in the Dominican Republic and, through what seemed very much like a "Shot-Gun" wedding, "Tied-the-Knot" forever!

So we've been together a long time and somehow the wedding anniversary doesn't seem so important. Sept 17 marks the day of our first date and for some reason that still feels like the day to celebrate...this year will make 10 years!!

Our 1st wedding anniversary seemed special. Our son Ryken was just 3 months old and my mom came to watch him so we could enjoy a romantic dinner and remember what it was like to just be the two of us. But it was the first time we had left our baby, ever, and I kinda just wanted to race home to see him. The second anniversary was last year and we just went out for dinner with our son. It was nice and that was that.

But for some reason this year I am feeling quite apathetic about it. If I celebrate it at all I feel like marking the occasion for a different reason....the conception of our beautiful boy! That's right, our precious little man was conceived most likely on our wedding night (or possibly a couple days before) and nine months later he arrived! We have been struggling for 11 months now to conceive our 2nd child and some physical obstacles have been recently discovered in my reproductive organs that cause me to question whether our son will be the only one conceived. All the more reason to celebrate that our wedding seemed to coincide with him coming to be here!

So I am not sure what we'll do tomorrow or what will happen, but I can't help but feel a little guilty that it doesn't seem more special to me. I mean aren't women the ones that get all bent out of shape about these things and the men are more lax about it? Is the romance dead? Or has my life as a mother just shaped my view of such things? I don't want to lose what made us want to be together in the first and get lost in parenting...I don't want that to define us, but I seem lost when it comes to changing that!

Hello

Hello,

This is my first post here. I am a mom to an almost 4 year old girl and a 19 month old boy. Right now I stay at home with them. We have fun making things, going outside, and playing. I look forward to sharing our adventures.

Jennifer

A little something about me

Hi folks,

So I thought I would introduce myself a little bit to all you lovely ladies, and say Hi, so here goes!

I'm Steff, people only call me Stephanie when they are really angry with me.

I'm a SAHM to Rhiannon (3) & Ethan (15 months), & I'm so glad it's me they get to spend their days with (not sure if they feel the same way lol!)

I was born in & lived in England until 7 years ago....DH got a job here & I followed him!

I've been a Canadian for the last two years, & never thought i'd get so emotional at my citizenship ceremony!

I live just outside of Stony Plain, with deer & gophers visiting my garden on a daily basis.

I can't wait for Spring, enough snow & cold weather already!!

I love cooking, reading, doing crafts by myself & with Rhiannon (Ethan is still at the crayon eating stage!), oh & sleeping. Unfortunately Ethan thinks sleeping through the night is for losers, so I'm kind of obsessed by sleep!

Once, I thought that I would never be a mum, I'm so glad I got the chance, better late than never!!

That's it for now.....more will follow!

Steff xx