I can't believe that we are getting ready to celebrate a new year again already! The first half of this year was a blur. By June things finally seemed to settle down and I had adjusted to getting some regular sleep again! Here are some highlights from the year:
January - There were two highlights this month - both involving travel. I took my first road trip to my parents with the kids (and Sammy) by myself. My dad kindly met me halfway. For the most part it all went smoothly. I also took a road trip by myself to Madison for a girls' weekend with my best friend. It was fun to get away from the kids and take a little break.
February - Edith's first Valentine's day! Uncas and I had a date night - an actual night away from the kids. Eddie also was able to build his first snowman.
March - Eddie turns 2! The weather was amazing - like 80 degrees, so we spent a lot of time outside! I made an orange dinosaur cake per his request.
April - The biggest highlight was Edith starting to sleep through the night! I never thought we would see this happen so soon, but it did and she continues to be a great night time sleeper - thank goodness! Also her first Easter.
May - I drove down to my parents so we could have a garage sale with them. The sale itself was ok, but we had a lot of fun with family and friends there. Edith also took her first steps there which was really exciting. I was elected secretary for the local MOMS Club that I joined when Eddie turned one. We also got our backyard play system or our playground as Eddie calls it. Installed just in time for summer!
June - Busy month with Father's Day, my birthday and of course, Edith's first birthday. Unfortunately the poor girl was sick, but we still had fun celebrating it. Uncas also left his job and some of his favorite co-workers ever to contract at Best Buy, making his commute about 5 minutes!
July - It was hot, hot, hot outside in July. We spent a lot of time playing in water in our yard. The other big event/milestone was having Eddie get rid of his nuks! This was tough for him and I know he still misses them, but the transition wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be.
August - Vacation time! We took two vacations this month. One down to Iowa with Uncas's side of the family for a weekend. Our "big" vacation was in northern WI with my parents. We stayed at a "vacation" house and played at the beach. Daddy and Grandpa Ron got to fish, well, at least they spent a lot of time on the boat! We can't wait to go back again this year!
September - Eddie started going to a Friday morning out program. He eats lunch there and his room is a little more structured. We call it school for him and he loves it. He also, finally, got his hair cut for the very first time, at age 2 and 1/2!
October - Another big milestone for Eddie this month - his big boy bed! We moved him out of his crib and happily he likes to stay in bed (knock on wood!) We also spent all month preparing for Halloween. Eddie dressed up as Bob the Builder and Edith was Wendy - Bob's helper. Pretty easy costumes and they still play with them/in them!
November - This month was our month of illness. We had at least one sick person, usually more, in the house all month long! The kids and I went on a road trip to IL for a week and had a lot of fun seeing family and friends. Thanksgiving was a low-key event due to illness, but we made the most of it. Uncas left his contract position for a full-time job at a start-up company. He likes the work, however his commute is a bit longer.
December - That brings us to this month. Christmas was a month long preparation and the kids loved decorating, eating chocolate from their advent calendar and baking and eating cookies! I was excited to get my new oven to bake those cookies! We are ending the month with a few colds, but we were thankful for a healthy and fun Christmas!
As I sit back and reflect on the year, I am reminded of how blessed we truly are. I am grateful for our family and friends, old and new, who have been there to support us. It's been tough at times with the kids, but this year I finally feel like the fog has lifted now that we are out of the baby stage. I believe it's really the fact that we are getting some good sleep!
I look forward to many more fun times and memories for 2013! I hope everyone has a fun and safe New Years!!!!
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