Together again at last

No school today meant that we were blessed to be able to pick up Luke from his mom's house yesterday and have him an extra day this weekend. The last time we were together was right before Andrew left for Kuwait. We decided to have the puppy be a surprise for Luke. He loved it! Luke and Reese have been happily playing together all day. Last night was hard for Luke since we told him that Reese could not sleep with him. Although that was how it started last night this morning was a different story. When we woke up this morning we found Reese and Luke together in the boys' room. Luke said when he woke up this morning and went to the bathroom the dog followed him and he had to let him stay with him. It was so sweet. Like everything else Luke has officially taken credit for having a dog. He reminded me today of his version of the events that led to Andrew and I getting married. It is something that I want to always remember so here goes.

When Andrew and I were dating I spent a lot of time with both Andrew and Luke. I knew that any relationship that I had with Andrew would have to include consideration for how Luke felt and how this would affect him in the end. From the beginning Luke and I got along great. When Andrew and I began to talk about marriage we discussed at great length how this would affect the boys. We wanted them to feel included and always feel loved. I learned later that Andrew let Luke help him pick out my engagement ring. Luke is convinced that his opinion in the matter was of soul importance. When it came down to it, the conversation between Andrew and Luke went something like this: "Luke, what do you think about Toshia? Do you think she would be a good mom?" to which Luke replied, "Yes! Dad, I think you should marry her because I choose her to be my step-mom." So Andrew told him "okay, I'll marry her. But only because you want me to." To this day Luke is positive that he is the reason that Andrew and I are together and that we will always be together because he wants that. I love Luke so much, and if I am being honest, he does play a huge roll in my decision to marry Andrew. Some of the reasons are pretty shallow. For instance, since Luke and Adrian are such cute kids I figure I have a pretty good chance of not having babies with Andrew that are the ugly ones. You all know what I mean too. Like that episode of Seinfeld with the "ugly baby" that is "breath-taking." Anyways... I think I have had the unfair advantage of witnessing first hand the type of father that I could expect for my children before I made that commitment for myself. Andrew is one of the best father's I know and I am so lucky that I found him and his boys. I always tell Andrew that he is my missing puzzle piece. What I sometimes forget is that the boys are too. Although our family may not fall under the definition of "normal" (like anyone's does!) it works for us. We love each other and we are happy together. We look forward to the day when our little family truly will be together forever.