Our Year In Review

As the year has come to a close I have been thinking about all that has happened this year. The major event in our life was of course the birth of our beautiful baby Isabel, and that brought with it so many other wonderful things.

I spent January dreaming of my little girl and preparing for the future (as best as I knew how at the time). Robert and I spent a lot of time together just hanging out and enjoying each others company.

Hanging out at the park
On Ash Wednesday I went to my regular midwife appointment and was surprised to learn that I was dilated three centimeters and having contractions every 15 minutes. I wasn't feeling great, but I honestly hadn't noticed the contractions yet. By 1:00 am the next morning they were every three minutes and we headed to the hospital.

Headed to the hospital...just take the gosh darn picture...
Isabel joined our life early in the morning on February 7, three days early.
The end of February and through April brought family visiting. First my parents, then my sister on her spring break, as well as a short visit from my Aunt Virginia, followed by Robert's dad and my friend Wendy. It was such a blessing to have them all here to meet Isabel and help me out around the house.
May brought more sleep which made me very, very happy, I do not function very well without enough sleep. It also brought the start of summer here in Texas. At the end of the month I started taking Isabel to the pool which she absolutely loved. She just chilled in the water, watched all of the action, and almost fell asleep on me several times!
In June Isabel learned how to roll over and we had some more visitors, Tony and Meredyth. Isabel loved Tony so much that she made a dirty diaper every time he held her.

July brought another visit from my mom, and hot summer days. Most memorable of events was that our air conditioner went out while she was here and I was very miserable for about four days, although Isabel seemed fine with it, just laid around in her diaper and watched the fans spinning.

August was spent as all good summer days should be going on a lot of walks to the park, going swimming, and hanging out with friends.

Labor day brought a visit from my brother Dennis who is spending six months living in Kansas. He called on Wednesday and said he was coming down for the weekend. What a great surprise!
This was followed by our awesome vacation in Hilton Head with my parents, as long as a weekend with my brother and his family. Isabel was such a great traveler that we came home and immediately booked another trip.

Grandpa made another visit in October, and then the end of the year holidays started. We had so much fun picking out a pumpkin and carving it up for Isabel.

With November and December bringing some cooler weather we turned our attention to the holidays with family and friends. We were blessed by another visit from my brother Dennis and his girlfriend Stephanie for Thanksgiving, as well as a wonderful trip east to see everyone for Christmas.
Since Christmas we have been hanging out at home, enjoying each others company and playing with all of our new toys. We rang in the new year yesterday by going to bed early. :o)

Robert made a Chocolate Pie in our new Pi Plate from Laura.

Isabel is enjoying her new activity table, it is just her height.


We hope that you all have had a wonderful year as well! And hope that you have a very Happy New Year!