Kelly
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Post by Kelly on Mar 6, 2006 18:20:04 GMT -5
When we met with our preacher before our wedding, he mentioned that the younger couples are the more traditional they want stuff. We held true to that...we were as traditional as they come. I didn't walk down the aisle to the wedding march though...I went with pachabel's canon in D. And I think that's pretty traditional too.
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Post by minkie on Mar 6, 2006 20:24:40 GMT -5
well we don't have the wedding march so....that wasn't in it. But coming down to disco music....too weird.
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Post by donutqueen on Mar 6, 2006 22:00:20 GMT -5
wow Kelly- I walked down the aisle to Pachabel too! I had a weird smush of traditionally Jewish and nondemonimational stuff (my hubby isn't Jewish so no Rabbi would marry us) for my wedding
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 22:54:16 GMT -5
I married at age 26, but nothing traditional really about my wedding! ha ha! As you've seen.
I think it's interesting how people are getting married and having kids later and later these days. Sure, you hear about the random youngsters getting pregnant out of wedlock, but for the most part the average age for weddings and babies is getting older.
Before all of our modern medicine, people died a lot younger so I guess they felt pressure to repopulate the world as quickly as possible. But now, people are living longer and the natural flow of time is taking place in other areas! I don't know, I was just thinking about it today while I was in a very important meeting. Don't worry, I shook my head yes and no at all the appropriate times. But it's true what they say - 40 is the new 30... 30 is the new 20... etc.
Tomorrow, I am going in for an emergancy ultrasound. Minkie, I may rather go rock climbing! I have had a tight pain above my right rib for a month now and at times it's excrutiating. I am never sick, and I have a high tolerance for pain, so for me to admit it's a problem means it's bad. My Dr. says the pain is in the same spot as my gallbladder, so I am having an emergancy ultrasound to see what the problem is. The good news is that I get to see Aden though - and I normally wouldn't get another ultrasound for another couple of months.
That's the way I beat the system... HA!
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Post by Kelly on Mar 9, 2006 22:58:38 GMT -5
I hope everything is OK Platinum...please keep up updated!
I got married at 24 (and I'm still 24..ha) but Clark and I are definitely waiting a while before we think about children. Clark still has a lot of school left, and I want to work for a while. I have some married friends, but not many, and most of them are waiting a while to have babies too. It's so weird for me to think that when my mom was my age she had me!
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Post by donutqueen on Mar 9, 2006 23:02:29 GMT -5
I hope everything is okay! I know what you mean about everyone doing everything later.. I got married straight out of college and pregnant immediately (oops).. and not a single other of my college friends got married for years, let alone had kids... I have a 10 and 8 year old.. yet the oldest kid of any of my friends is 3. And my kids go to a pricey private school (long story) we are the youngest parents there by a long shot... when we first started there (2002) the school had a 60's themed party and I was talking about what everyone was going to wear... one of the other dads said he'd look in his closet and see if anything still fit... he had a 3 year old and was that old in the 60s? I hadn't even been born then.. I felt SO out of place!
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 23:05:08 GMT -5
Same here! My mom was 20 when she had me. When I was 20, having a kid was the LAST thing on my mind!
When I got to be around 24, I thought maybe one day I'll have 1 child. Then, when I turned 27 it was like something hit me and I wanted to have a child. I was ready, but I wanted to finish up my degree. (I was working full time and going to college full time, so no time to give to a baby). As soon as I graduated, we started trying. It took 7 months! Now here I am, I'll be 30 this year and I'm considering having 2 kids. It's so weird the phases you go through.
I think people are waiting longer and longer so they can get a career in place first. What a great trend if it can work for you, you know?
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 23:07:05 GMT -5
I hope everything is okay! I know what you mean about everyone doing everything later.. I got married straight out of college and pregnant immediately (oops).. and not a single other of my college friends got married for years, let alone had kids... I have a 10 and 8 year old.. yet the oldest kid of any of my friends is 3. And my kids go to a pricey private school (long story) we are the youngest parents there by a long shot... when we first started there (2002) the school had a 60's themed party and I was talking about what everyone was going to wear... one of the other dads said he'd look in his closet and see if anything still fit... he had a 3 year old and was that old in the 60s? I hadn't even been born then.. I felt SO out of place! Ha ha!! See... I'll be one of those parents I'm sure. I'll be making 80s references and the other mothers will just look at me like I'm crazy. ;D
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Post by donutqueen on Mar 9, 2006 23:07:24 GMT -5
I do know of many people who waited to marry and then to have kids and had problems... especially if they wanted more than one kid. unfortunately the childbearing window doesn't last for ever
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 23:08:02 GMT -5
Oh, and thanks guys for your well-wishes. I'm trying not to think the worst. I just want it to be something I can at least live with until after the baby is born.
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Post by donutqueen on Mar 9, 2006 23:09:01 GMT -5
let us know as soon as you hear something, okay? so we won't worry
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 23:10:51 GMT -5
unfortunately the childbearing window doesn't last for ever Don't remind me! ha ha! Two of my friends are 34 and 32. Neither are married (one is getting married this summer) and neither have kids yet. Both are always freaking out that they have lost their opportunity. I'm the young one that is married and pregnant and always having to keep them positive that if it's what they want, there's still time. Sheesh.. they act like they have one foot in the grave!
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Post by Kelly on Mar 9, 2006 23:10:56 GMT -5
yeah, i think that's something I worry about -- waiting too long and then having problems. I think we're probably going to wait 3 or 4 years...so we'll see. I'm too selfish to have a baby now, that's for sure!
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 23:12:59 GMT -5
I'll post as soon as I get home and let you know what the verdict is. I'm pretty healthy other than bad eating habits (I love ice cream!), so I'm sure I'll have great news tomorrow to tell!
My only concern is that if it isn't a gallbladder problem... what IS it?
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Post by Chris on Mar 9, 2006 23:16:05 GMT -5
yeah, i think that's something I worry about -- waiting too long and then having problems. I think we're probably going to wait 3 or 4 years...so we'll see. I'm too selfish to have a baby now, that's for sure! You'll be fine waiting that long. And I understand about the "selfishness." I can relate! That was another reason I think we waited so long. It's a really great thing to get everything you want to do pre-baby out of your system before you have a baby, rather than trying to balance it all. It makes things SO much easier!
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