Another year has come and gone. 2013 has definitely been the most eventful year to date. Looking back, I had a pretty damn good year
β’ January: Turned 21 and had a classic “drink all day and get shmammered” birthday party with my husband and all my good friends ππ·πΉπ
β’ February: Was taken to the Melting Pot fondue restaurant for valentines day
β’ March: Found out we were pregnant! And finished the Tree of Life tattoo on my back
β’ April: (Not really a highlight) Spent most of the month nervous out of my mind. I had had a miscarriage last fall and lost it right when I was about this far along..also had our first and second ultrasounds (at two different clinics due to lack of health insurance and we hasn’t found a doctor yet)
β’May: Made “sopes” for my first time for Cinco de Mayo, shared with our friends and family that we were pregnant, went to the beach with my family and went to the restaurant on the beach where we got married and had our reception the year before π
β’ June: Had my first sewing project ever – a baby blanket! It was quite successful but I still have yet to use it. (I never use any blankets bigger or thicker than receiving blankets..), and went camping at Rock Island!
β’ July: Celebrated our 1year anniversary by going out to dinner at Flemmings and getting a baby bootie charm for my pandora bracelet, found out we were having a boy!
β’ August: Had my baby shower and got some amazing gifts from some great friends βΊ, completed a few baby projects (wardrobe, baby legs, and nursing tank top–the last two I have yet to use…)
β’ September: Went cabrewing – I was the only sober one, it was fine at first but the more drunk everyone else got, the more jealous I got π, made burp rags (love them and use them a ton), and celebrated my husbands 27th birthday! And made him a watermelon cake π
β’ October: Quit working! We had our pregnancy pictures done and packed our hospital bags (confession: I didn’t even bring our bags into the hospital..we didn’t take a “leaving” picture so we both wore the clothes we came in. The only bag we brought in was Cristopher’s diaper bag for a change of clothes for him and our tooth brushes. And those are the only things I used…waste of time, huh?)
β’ November: HAD OUR BABY!! Went through 30 hours of labor, 3 hours of intermittent sleeping between SUPER intense contractions, and 50 minutes of pushing without any pain meds in order to get that little sucker out..but it was all worth it. He’s so beautiful π Got out of the hospital on Thanksgiving day and spent the day at my parents’ house with my siblings and sisters-in-law πβ€, and Cristian got his Mary/sacred heart tattoo on his arm done!
β’ December: December went by the fastest of any of the months. I think it’s because I spent all day every day staring at Cristopher and watching him grow. I’m so blessed to have a husband willing to work two full time jobs so that I can be home with him all day. Even though I miss the crap outta him because he works so much π. And of course we had Christmas with my family! And last night we had a quiet dinner with some rosΓ© champagne and watched Breaking Bad instead of watching the ball drop, and I had the cutest boys to kiss at midnight and start a new year with π
I haven’t spent too much time thinking about resolutions, but I do have a few I came up with
1. Get my pre-pregnancy body back.
2. Make time to eat and to eat healthier. Maybe try paleo
3. Set aside time for myself every once in awhile
4. Enjoy the little things and live in the present
5. Become fluent in Spanish
6. Start hula hooping again
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