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YESSSSS, We are NOT going to WDW this Summer!!!!!! HOORAY
Yup, you read it right, I am excited that we are not going in June like we had origianally planned. I have been in a state of shock for some time now, but feel a lot better now.
Ok, before I continue, let me fill you in on some details about us. I am divorced, father of two (DD 13 and DS 3 going on 9). DD and I were inseperable when she was younger; bike rides, outings, motorcycle rides, WDW in '07. Then we divorced when my son was a year. Rachel, has been divorced for about 5 years now, and has a son of her own (12).
Rachel and I have been good friends for the past 17 years. We met when I entered law enforcement; she was a dispatcher, and a darn good one at that. She left to work for a bigger agency, and I went to another agency. Three years later, I came to work in the same agency as her, and we struck up that friendship like we had only seen each other the previous day.
I looked out for her, and made sure she ate and drank milk every morning at work when she announced that she was pregnant....and then she lost it. I kept that milk bottle in the fridge at work for some time before I finally threw it out. I was excited when months later she announced another pregnancy....she lost that one also. Our spouses knew us and they knew each other, and I knew there was trouble brewing in her corner, and she knew there was trouble brewing in mine. I seperated on and off from my ex, and she was literally slapped in the face one morning with divorce papers...she hadn't even gotten out of bed yet. Her divorce was over in a jiffy, and mine lagged for some time.
I left the agency prior to my divorce, and so did she, but we still kept a close friendship with each other. We came together some months later, and it was a bit of a rocky start for us (having been with our exs for so long, it was strange to adapt to each other). I have to admit, I have always been fond of her, and can even say that I have memories of us being together. Strange as it may sound, but I do.
Okay, so now back to the present. We had planned a trip this June, and we were going to take the kids and my nephew who missed the trip in '07. I kinda like to think that my nephew is like a son, in a lot of ways he reminds me of myself when I was his age. We had made the ressies and all, and were set to go......BLAM!!!!!!!! Get this.....
"Baby, I'm pregnant". You're what?????? Yup, Rae is pregnant, and set to deliver in June. This one is even better.....This woman who is bearing the fruit of my loin, still wanted to go to WDW in June, despite the fact that she would be ready to pop. Took me forever to convince her to let us save the trip for the following yr. Actually 2012 is when I had originally planned to take the trip, so it worked out good.
We were a little scared at first, because of the miscarriages that she has had in the past, and then these inconsiderate doctors telling us that she is going to be born with abnormalities, and possibly down syndrome, and the higher risks, blah blah blah. Baby (Elizabeth is her name) is fine and kicking mama on a daily basis. She hates lemonade and BBQ, which I find funny because Rae loves the stuff, and we even have plans on visiting Lockhart, TX (BBQ Capital of TX). Baby does have one small thing wrong tho, to which we are thinking positive. One of her Femurs is 1cm smaller than the other. Aside from that, my little wombat is running away from me when I attack mama's beer gut.
We are praying everything will go good for us, and we look forward to welcoming Elizabeth (Eliza...as in Eliza Doolittle, Rae's favorite movie) into this world. As of tonite tho, Baby is happy eating girl scout cookies and milkshake.
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Congrats Carlos. Elizabeth is a GREAT name (I've got one living in my house as well ). And don't worry about that leg thing. Might be something to work around at first, but I bet they can fix it with shoes once she's wearing them.
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Congrats Carlos. Elizabeth is a GREAT name (I've got one living in my house as well ). And don't worry about that leg thing. Might be something to work around at first, but I bet they can fix it with shoes once she's wearing them.
We have taken it in stride; and cruel people that we are, even wanted to name her Aileen....get it I Lean. It was all in good fun to get our mood out of the dumps. Her family joined in by wanting to call her Peggy....as in peg leg. I even thought of getting her an eye patch and a parrot.
I have looked into some shoes via the internet, and am in the process of going to a local pediatric to ask about any type of therapy that can be done to help her a bit (if her leg does come out shorter). All in all, Elizabeth seems to be doing just fine. I said goodnight to her the other night, and told her that I missed her and looked forward to seeing her, and she went bananas. Literally, she began kicking and moving all over, so my spirits are high.
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Elizabeth is a GREAT name (I've got one living in my house as well 
). And don't worry about that leg thing. Might be something to work around at first, but I bet they can fix it with shoes once she's wearing them.
the name elizabeth!!! 
(its my government name as my mom says or my your in trouble name lol )
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