Today we release our new edition of Parent Stories with a moving story. It is the story of Angel, father of two highly anticipated children, Nicolás and Ariadna, who have come into your life to teach you the world through your eyes and from which you learn things every day.
We encourage parents who want to share their story with us as Angel has done, to send your story (between 5 and 8 paragraphs) to [email protected] with one or two photos (min. 500 pix wide) in which leave the father with his son or children.
That said, let's get to know Angel's story:
My name is Angel, I have been married to Eva since 2001. Since 2002 we tried to be parents, without success at first. In November 2004 we had a two month abortion. In 2005 we decided to seek help at an assisted reproduction center. That summer we underwent artificial insemination, without success.In January 2006 we went to another center, since the first one did not convince us. Thus, in January and February 2006 we underwent two more inseminations, without success.
In the center they recommended us to make an in vitro fertilization, a more expensive and more unpleasant process, for the amount of tests and medication that the woman has to endure. We decided to take it easy, we went to Paris in March to clear our minds a bit, since these processes are a bit stressful psychologically. In May we started with the tests (my mind decided to forget them) and when we were going to have a first IVF, suddenly, naturally, my wife became pregnant.
The day the test was done was the happiest of my life so far. We immediately told the family and closest friends, I couldn't keep it a secret. The first months of pregnancy were hard, my wife was on leave because of the risk of losing it, in fact at the first echo they were twins and one stayed on the road, who knows if strengthening her brother.On February 15, 2007, our first son, Nicolás, was born. The moment the midwife put it in my arms I will never forget it, I still get excited if I think about it. I looked at him and the first thing that came to mind was: "But you are just like me!" I had my half hour alone with him, talked to him and caressed him until the first visit came, I think my parents. Basically in that half hour I made a summary of everything I felt for him. What you feel when you see him for the first time is something that you had never felt, and that no matter how much they tell you, until you live the moment you cannot imagine it.
Nico is now 3 years old, a very awake and very intelligent child (as any father would say of his son) and has a really strong character, clearly inherited from his parents.
For me, being a father is an always enriching experience, often rewarding and, on rare occasions, somewhat frustrating. You are always learning things from your son and he from you, although it is assumed that it is the father who teaches the most, a 3-year-old boy knows Latin and is often surprising things he tells you and the memories he has. Ask continuously and sometimes it puts you in trouble, from which you have to leave as you can, with imagination. And there are times when you don't know how to act, so what I'm trying to do is be patient, don't pay too much attention when you take a tantrum or ask for “impossible”. I don't always get it, although I'm learning.
Then, in August 2009, Ariadne arrived, so I am the father of the two most wonderful creatures I have ever seen. Due to life circumstances, since I was born I am taking care of her. She is a baby of almost 7 months, calm, cheerful, very affectionate and very loud, almost always of joy. It is wonderful to see her grow day by day, to see how she advances both physically and in knowledge.
