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Today, she came home with the news that she’s engaged to be married. The date isn’t set yet, but it will be sometime after both obtain Bachelor’s degrees — probably a little under three years from now.<\/p>\nNineteen years ago today, I gave birth to a beautiful 7 lb. 1 oz. baby girl. I knew virtually nothing about babies, as I was just four when my youngest sister was born and hadn’t been charged with much responsibility for her care.<\/p>\n
It seems like it was just a few months ago. Somehow, we muddled our way through it, learning along the way. <\/p>\n
Today, she came home with the news that she’s engaged to be married. The date isn’t set yet, but it will be sometime after both obtain Bachelor’s degrees — probably a little under three years from now.<\/p>\n
Truthfully, if I could have chosen a son, Mathman would have been my pick; he fits right in with this family, and most especially, with Alpha. They spent the summer apart, with Alpha taking a class, working at Y-12 during the week, and at Pet Supplies Plus on the weekends. Mathman was at Texas A&M on a research fellowship. <\/p>\n
They went through a few cell phone minutes over those 2 months, but seem just as content together as ever. After dating for two years, they’re quite comfortable together.<\/p>\n
So, I guess I’ve got a couple of years to procrastinate on making the wedding dress. Alpha’s the child who always wanted her dresses custom-made, so I know there’s no getting out of that one. She’ll design it, pick out the fabrics, and turn it over to me.<\/p>\n
Nineteen years ago, I was trying to figure out how to change a diaper, put clothes on a wiggly little doll, and trying to figure out how to be a good mother. On the day we brought her home, HWTFM held her upright on his chest as he lay in bed, teaching her the alphabet.<\/p>\n
I remember laughing at him then, but not now. Somehow over the years, we got something right.<\/p>\n
Time to weep a little now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nineteen years ago today, I gave birth to a beautiful 7 lb. 1 oz. baby girl. I knew virtually nothing about babies, as I was just four when my youngest sister was born and hadn’t been charged with much responsibility … Continue reading