I am not sure how I have managed to go through all of 2010 without a blog.... no update.... nothing..... Very depressing.
So much has happened in 2010 and I have had a lot of lessons learned....
2010 has been such a blur... and I (feel that I ) lost a whole year of growth..
As a review for those who have missed...
2010 started out:
- Jan: "AV" was admitted to the hospital for brochettes. He has always had a breathing problem it seems like and had been on and off the nebulizor for a while.. Every time he got a cold, his chest would wheeze. Three days on oxygen and intensive inhalers we were released from the hospital and Avery was placed on a preventative medicine until May.
I remember driving to the hospital to meet Brant and thinking... I should be panicking... but I guess as a mom, your instints kick in and you know that you have to be strong. I also knew that his condition was not life threathing as I have watched two of my close friends have "heart" babies and their struggles.
- Febuary and March seemed to fly on by..."AV" grew!
- April- "AV" turned one! It was a crazy safari weekend! Mimi, Pop-Pop, Uncle K and Gramma came down from MD and we all through a huge party for my boy! A week after that , I (reluctantly) gave up nursing, and a week later had "AV" off of his bottle! At the end of April early May, "AV" started to walk... or should I say ru
- May- "DH" and I enrolled "AV"in Infant Swimming Resource. My sister "M" enrolled her daughter, "E" first and I attended one of her lessons and knew that we had to get "AV" involved. ISR gives one-on-one lessons in survival swimming. For more information, follow this link...http://www.blogger.com/www.infantswim.com
- June-"AV" was certified in ISR. He can now find his exit in water and is able to float (even in winter clothes) for up to 10 minutes.
- July-We took a huge family vacation to NY and MD to see "AV 's great grandparents and grandparents. It was an amazing trip
- August- We held our first Water Safety day! It was a huge success and even had a TV spot! The Friday before the big event, "M" and I were running around like crazy! We ended up parting ways to run separate errands... when I got the call to have the two of us interviewed... For those of you who know me, I am very particular about my house.. but the week before, I let everything go because we were rushing to prepare for our big event... So needlesstosay.. I had to run home and clean for the shoot. I found that the oven is a great place to hide dirty dishes! LOL.
On a serous note, we were able to educate over 50 children the importance of water safety. For more information or to request a newsletter: http://www.blogger.com/www.becauseofbrayden.org
- September-Our kick off for the holiday season it seems like... Life starts getting crazy!
- October-"DH" turned 38 and Halloween! "AV" was peter pan, "DH" was Hook and I was Wendy...
- November-"AV" got a great big surprise! he got another cousin (on DH side) ! Cousin N is a great addition to our family!
We had a trip to the zoo
And we hosted Thanksgiving!
- December-I turned 26, we took a mini-vac to VA/MD to see the new baby and grandparents. "AV" is truly spoiled by them! We also had a small (perfect) Christmas!
It is also time to reflect on this year... I lost contact with some friends, did not purse my relationship with God as actively as I should.
But...
I did..
- get connected more with my small group,
- Feel like I can now manage as a new mom. (for those of you who don't know(many don't).. I struggled a bit with the big change of being a mom.)
- Grew my marriage
- Was blessed each day with my baby boy...
My goals in 2011:
- To be more thankful. I will be taking a challenge to find one thing in each day to be Thankful. thecreativemama.com/the-year-of-gratitude/ Hopefully, everyday, I will post either here, or on my facebook, one thing that I am thankful for for a whole year.
- I want to run a 5k this year.
- I am going to participate in the Daniel Fast www.daniel-fast.com/ with my church www.seacoast.org and hopefully this will jump start me in actively pursuing God everyday.
- Keep in contact with friends and family more.
Lets roll 2011! Hopefully this time next year will be more progress!
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