Very Special Children

My sister Elizabeth is 3 years and 3 months older than me. Having a sister 3 years and 3 months older is very special indeed. It means that never in my life have I been without:

• someone to play with (even if it meant that I was always the student, the hostess and the dad while she got to be the teacher, the waiter and the mom)

• someone to show me the art of the feathered bang (we were '80s children)

• someone to show me the art of bleached blonde hair and indoor tanning (we were '90s teenagers)

• someone to drive me to all the cool places when my parents temporarily turned not-cool
• someone with whom I could share a bottle of wine (or two)
• someone to call late night when I've had a bad day
• someone to call mid-day when I've had a good night
• someone to "borrow" clothes from... without asking

and most importantly...

• a shoulder to cry on, a hand to hold, and an ear to listen when I needed to vent about lost pregnancies, failed cycles and the fact that I still fit into my skinny jeans... when all I really wanted was a big 'ole pair with an elastic band

because like it or not, we both ended up members of Club Infertility...

Which means that like it or not, we have both always known that we'll each get one shot at this whole pregnancy thing (and be grateful that we even got that). Which means that whether they like it or not, we have always vowed that our very special children will be the best of friends and enjoy the same unique relationship that we share.

We call this our "Happy Couple Waiting to Adopt" pose

When diagnosed with infertility I was told that the odds of my becoming a mom were in the 1-5% range.

My sister was given lesser odds than that.

My sister's daughter was born Summer 2009.

My children will be born Spring 2012.

OUR CHILDREN will be exactly 3 years and 3 months apart.

Very special children indeed...