Atani Dominguez -Rainer ch 8-While She is Away.

Atani (33), her husband Alec (38), Their children: Twins Hitoshi and Kanji (6), Jah Khan (3)
Narrated by Alec

Atani has decided to go on a small tour with her ballet company. We both know that her years with the company are numbered. For now she is taking advantage of my slight break from work. They guys and I are fine getting along with each other.

When Atani does come home she wants us to take the kids to the park. I love going to the park but Atani is definitely more graceful when it comes to skating. We have been married eight years and now I decide to learn to skate. My son just blows past us giving me a small fright.

The pool is something that we never regret getting. The boys practically live in the pool in summer. Its hard for us to make them do something else that is not swimming.

My youngest JahKhan is too young so he watches me play catch with Hitoshi. Hitoshi is a natural compared to Kanji.

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When Atani came home for a break, we decided to go on a date. It's hard for us to get away but we both agreed to bring the twins with us. We left JahKhan at home with a babysitter.

Even after all this time I still look at my wife and am in awe at how beautiful she is. I look at her and I want to kiss her all over. She giggles and tells me that one day we are going to be arrested for too much public displays of affection.

Atani left again and now I am back to cooking for all of us. It is hard because the boys can be a little picky at times. I just pray not to burn the house down.

Night time is the loneliest. I take advantage and read a good book.

Atani wants to junk my junk car but I refuse to do it. For now I am just pushing myself to finish it.

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Atani managed to cut her tour a little short so she and the boys ended the summer in the pool.

Before winter hit we all decided to go for one last spin at the park. The boys were excited. They both began racing and Atani worried that they would get hurt. She is still amazed at how much they have grown this summer.

I am a little better, but never like my wife. Atani grabs the boys and starts twirling like there is no tomorrow. I just worry about not breaking my leg on these skates. It has been a great summer.

Atani Dominguez--Chapter 7

Atani (31), her husband Alec (36)
Their children: Hitoshi and Kanji (4) and Ja-Khan (1)
Narrated by Alec

Our family has expanded a lot since the birth of Ja-Khan. It has taken a bit to get used to having three kids instead of just the twins. It was good that we decided to wait because now the twins were about to be a little more independent. Atani and I were planning Hitoshi and Kanji's birthday celebration.

With Ja-Khan's birth Atani placed her dancing career completely on hold. I wanted her not to regret her decision but she said, "im a world class ballerina. They will hold my place" . I hope she's right. Her body seemed to bounce back but I just want her to be happy.

We decided to celebrate the boys birthday quitely. We had a small swimming pool party and invited her brother and sisters. We had a great turn out.

Atani was happy to see that Austin Miguel II was going to have another baby. My nephew was already 6 and it was time. I think Atani started thinking about having another baby when she saw Kea all pregnant.

For Ja-Khan's birthday we decided to have just a family dinner. Immediate family. Don't get me wrong I love my in-laws but with the recent death of my nephew Darius it didn't feel right to have a party. The twins got computer to help them with their homework. Atani and I have decided to enroll them in Private school so they need all the help they can get.

I come home and I go straight to Ja-Khan's room and pick him up to play with him. Now that my career is a little more stable I can relax more with the family.

It seems that Atani's dance company wants her back and pronto. The dance season is among us and Atani agreed to go back to work. I just hope that she doesn't worry too much about the boys. She is even contemplating getting them a full time nanny. I said no. We can do with a part-time nanny for now.

Atani Dominguez-Rainer Ch 6

Atani (29), Alec (34)
Their kids: twins, Hitoshi and Kanji (2)
Narrated by Atani


The other day Alec surprised me by asking if I was ready to have another baby. I know the twins are four but are we truly ready for another baby?

After the twins were born, I took a hiatus from my job as a classical ballet dancer. I still have the moves but I wanted to be more with my boy. I do practice from time to time so that when the time comes I will be ready. But that has all been side tracked with the possibility of another baby. I have my career to think about.

Alec also has his job and his side job to think about. Lately he has been spending less time on the hunk of junk in our driveway. I don't want to ague so I try not to fuss about it.

We had my twin, Suki and the rest of the family for a small dinner party. Many of my family members couldn't come due to their work schedule. It was nice to see my sister, Suki getting along fine with Toby.

I mentioned to Suki about having another baby. She thinks its a great idea. I am still debating on it but maybe it is time to have another.

I even invited my sister Africa to dinner the other night. She and Laci are so ecstatic about Africa's pregnancy. After the they miscarried the last one, now they are so careful that sometimes its a tad too much. Laci agreed that I should try for another baby.

I talked to my dance company about the possibility of staying on with them but with a leave of absence. My director said he would grant me one more year and then he would have to terminate me.

I made the decision and told Alec that we should try for another baby. Alec was more than ecstatic and we began trying right away!

I just hope my sons are OK with the whole big brother thing. It amazes me to think that they are almost 4 years old. I cant believe how fast they grow up.

I guess I am fertile myrtle as they call fertile women. Alec swears we got pregnant on the first try. All I know is that I am ready to have this baby. My family and I are ecstatic to see if I am having a boy, girl or twins.

The pains started and it was at this time that I realized how painful giving birth could be. I had totally forgotten the pain.

But in the end isnt it all worth it? Meet my new son, Ja-won. He was a single birth. I guess I am going to live in a house full of men.

Ch5-- Atani Dominguez-Rainer

Atani (27) her husband Alec (32) and their children: (twins) Hitoshi and Kanji (1)
Narrated by Alec

My wife and I are so delighted to be parents. Don't get me wrong when I say that I am tired. It is not because I have a family and a hectic job, its because I feel so old! Atani laughs when I tell her that the twins are taking my energy. Look at them so cute and innocent. I love my boys. This is the greatest gift that I could have ever received. I still can not believe that our boys are here and they are safe. I guess the Dominguez clan is full of twins and triplets. It is a rarity to have a single birth in this family. Now that I think of it only Miguel had one baby, my nephew Victor.

We celebrated the twins second year calmly than we anticipated. As much as we wanted to celebrate it, well we just didnt have the energy. Now that the boys are learning to walk it is going to be a bigger challenge. I know I may complain but in reality I would not have it any other way.

The moments that we wake up and we hear silence is pure pleasure. Before pleasure for us would be making love in the morning or anytime we wanted. Now it consists of having a few moments of silence. When I say moments I mean moments because before you know it we hear the boys beginning to stir in their bedroom.

We get up and make them breakfast and get ready for the brand new day. The boys love their oatmeal but I cant help but look at their eyes and see them searching for something ...to destroy.

Atani Dominguez--Chapter 4

Atani (25) and her husband Alex (30)
Narrated by Alex.

I love my wife. I think that any man who is lucky enough to find their soul mate should just enjoy it. Atani and I have breakfast almost every morning and we tell each other that we love one another. I am happy that we have been married for over two years and we have never been happier.
I was happy when Atani confirmed what I suspected all along. She told me over breakfast that she was pregnant with our first child. I was so ecstatic that I wanted to tell the whole world that we were expecting.

Now that we were parents to be we began to wonder where we were going to put the baby. I suggested that for the baby stuff we use our office. For now we just needed a place for the babys things.

Of course my wife being close to her sisters invited them out to lunch to tell them the good news. Not all of her sisters were able to go. She ended up having lunch with her twin sister Suki and their older sister Asia.

Atani told me that she had a wonderful time and that she was happy to see her twin, Suki was rebuilding her life.

Now that the pregnancy is moving along, Atani spends her day doing research for work at home. Oddly enough every time I go into our office shes looking up baby names and new things to buy.

We finally bought a crib and Atani is nervous about us not being able to fit the baby properly. I gave in and we used our savings to add a second floor to our home. It took a while and its not fully decorated but I think it was a great addition.

I love the way our house looks from the outside. I just hope that we are able to pay for the addition as well as our new baby.

Now that Atani is in her nesting phase, it has been non stop dinners with the family. I liked seeing my sister-in-law Suki again. She was now a different person. Last time I saw her she was married to Hayden and it was not a good relationship. Now she was happy and bright and was dating a guy name Toby. I have yet to meet him but if he makes her this happy then im happy for her. My other sister-in-law Africa is doing wonderfully. Im glad that our family is moving foward.

I like to catch naps when I can. I think that Atani hates it but realizes that I need to rest and be ready for when she gives birth.

Another pregnancy thing she does is eat all the time. She gets so hungry and tends to eat more than I ever would. As soon as she is done she regrets it and I tell her that its OK because shes pregnant. I tell her she's beautiful because to me she is the most beautiful woman pregnant or not.

Before I knew it, she got up and told me that she thought it was time.

We welcomed two little boys. Yes, my wife that is a twin herself had twins. I am so proud of her and my boys. We decided to name them Hitoshi and Kanji. I am holding Hitoshi.

At the end of it all we are just happy that our family has grown and now we have two little boys that need us as much as we need them.