A letter from my past self

A few years ago, I found a website where you can write an email and send it to yourself in the future. I only do it occasionally and I usually send them for special occasions. Well, today is my 5th wedding anniversary and I received a delightful letter from my past self (see below).

The following is an e-mail from the past, composed 11 months and 29 days ago, on April 09, 2011. It is being delivered from the past through FutureMe.org

Dear Future Me,

I just received a letter from myself this morning, and I've sent a future letter to our husband. Hopefully you two are still awesome together, maybe with a baby on the way. He'll be getting his letter tomorrow.

I've been at our new job for almost 9 months now. I'm starting to really get to know everyone now. K has just started with the team. There's still the smallest part of me that feels left out because I don't know anything about cars. I don't get to travel anywhere, and you know I'd LOVE to do that! But overall, I'm quite happy there. The work isn't challenging, it's easy and it fits into my routine.

I've just applied to work with ASIO, which will mean moving back over east...woo hoo! And B has tempted me into applying for City of Perth. Gotta update that portfolio!

I've just told our husband that something good will come out of April. You already know if it did or not (I'm terribly jealous). 

I'm not that worried about getting pregnant anymore, but I do sometimes think when will it be too late? When do I give up? When will I finish trying everything? I might have to go back down the path of IVF this year. I'll have to get my hormones tested again in June. 

I'll try and stay positive for you. I know you'll still be going along being your awesome self, so just keep going. Give your husband a rub on his belly and tell him that you love him.

Love past me.

The following is my response to the letter from my past self.

 Dear Past Me,

Our Husband was very confused when I rubbed his belly smiling and told him I loved him. He thought I was up to something. You know he gets suspicious when you're overly nice to him.

Your letter made me smile. While you didn't get that job with ASIO or City of Perth, you are moving back East, and we are very excited about it. And YES! there is a little baby on the way! And yes, we did go down that IVF path and it wasn't as scary as you thought it might be.

I can't remember what you wrote to our husband, but I hope it makes him smile tomorrow because he'll be flying to Canberra to find us a new home. But don't worry, I'll be joining him soon.

Thank you for staying so positive for me.

Love Future (Present) Me.

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But of course, we still make time to go in for our next ultrasound (which you can see above). It measured 1.86cm. The doctor even pointed out it's head, but I couldn't tell at all what I was looking at. But otherwise, everything is going really well. 

Now my next step is to find an obstetrician, which you would normally do before you get to 10 weeks. However, finding one in Canberra when you still live in Perth is making things a little more difficult. I should be about 12 weeks when I arrive in Canberra, I'd hate to leave it too late! Eeek!

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