Happy Anniversary...a little bit late

Our 3rd anniversary was Tuesday, the 31st. With all of the IVF excitement, it was a low key day, and I wasn't able to find the right time or emotional state to write a little bit about my fantastic Hubby. But his is in fact so fantastic, that I wanted to make sure to pay him tribute. He has been my rock through this whole process, committed to making this experience as stress free for me as possible. I couldn't have done it without him.

Hubby is my Super Hero. He was voted best husband by the nurses at the hospital today. And I have to agree with them. He is kind, compassionate, brilliant, funny. He takes better care of me than anyone I could imagine. He is the hardest worker I know. He anticipates my every need and often surprises me by already having done what I am just about to suggest. And he gets so excited when he does!

He is my sparkle, the light in my life. I'm happier somewhere I don't want to be when I am with him than I am when I am somewhere else by myself. When he is away, or out late at night, I tend to stay up too late because I can't manage to fall asleep when he's not there.

We are a great team. He encourages me to be creative and inventive. His enthusiasm for solving a problem, whether it is designing a new deck for our house, or creating a spreadsheet to analyze or Idol predictions, is intoxicating. His eyes twinkle, and he gets a devilish little grin.

We've spent a lot of our years together dealing with some stressful times. We've sold a house, rented a house, bought a house, changed jobs, worried about losing our jobs, stopped talking to my dad, and dealt with infertility. We've also spent a lot of time working hard to improve our homes, Home De.pot runs, assembling I.KEA furniture, etc. And, we've managed to have a few adventures, including our honeymoon in Rome, recently trip to London, and trips to the Vineyard, Florida, New Hampshire.

When we went out on Saturday night to celebrate at a nice Italian restaurant in our town, we reflected a bit on what our life together has been. We decided that we would like to have more adventures, and not get so caught up in the nitty gritty of daily life.

I hope more than anything that one of the adventures in this next year will be preparing for and becoming parents. We've already proven to be a great team, and as parents, I expect nothing less. I can't wait to see Hubby helping Violetta with science projects, building tree houses in the back yard, or taking us all on family bike rides along the Charles River, (complete with helmets, extra tire tubes, and gatorades and granola bars because he's also one of the most prepared people I know). He's going to be just as much a Super Hero Dad as he is a Super Hero Husband.

I hope Violetta will have that same twinkle in her eyes, that same devilish grin, and that same enthusiasm as her amazing dad.

Happy Anniversary, Babe. I love you more than I can say. I can't wait to see what the next year, and all the years after that, bring. Cause everything is better with you. xoxo

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As a side note, thanks so much for all the great thoughts today. It's amazing to know there are so many people rooting for our little embryos. I can't wait to update you all tomorrow!