2011 in Review

January -- In the middle of the month we worked on our bathroom remodel.  On January 31st we learned that our lives were about to change in a big way.  We found out we were pregnant!

February -- On the 5th I celebrated my 25th birthday by getting new tires on my Malibu.  Near the end of the month we met my obstetrician and had our first look at our little peanut.

March -- I slept through most of March.  Seriously.  I got home from work at 3PM and was asleep before 7PM for the entire month.  It was the only real symptom I had my first trimester.  It started suddenly and ended suddenly sometime in April.

April -- I made it to the second trimester!  This is also the month we took the plunge and bought new furniture.  We had been shopping for dining room furniture for three years and finally found a set we both liked.  We also bought a new sofa.

May -- This month we made a quick one day trip to Missouri for the hubs' little brother's wedding.  It's also the month we headed to the radiology department at the hospital for our anatomy scan.  I was convinced the baby was a girl, so imagine my surprise when the ultrasound tech told us it was a boy!

June -- This is the month where our garage door died.  We bought a new door and installed it ourselves.  Yes, we.  People were appalled when I mentioned that I was five months pregnant and helped my husband install a garage door.  Oops.  We also celebrated our third wedding anniversary on the 21st.

July -- This month marked the end of my second trimester.  It's also the month I went PRN at work.  Being a CNA involves a lot of physical labor and it was taking its toll on my body.  I also managed to fail my one-hour glucose screening.  I cried SO much at my appointment when I found out.  My poor obstetrician didn't know what to think.  On the 29th we celebrated my husband's 27th birthday.  He's getting so old!

August -- We really started building up our cloth diaper stash in August.  I wanted to do cloth as a way to save money and the hubs agreed because well... he spoils me.  We also started buying baby gear for our little guy.

September -- We went apple picking for the first time!  I also started to get uncomfortable near the end of the month as the ligaments started to relax in my pelvis.  I was also the size of a house by this time.

October -- This was a b-u-s-y month.  Sort of.  A lot of hurry-up-and-wait.  We finally finished the nursery a couple of weeks before the baby was due.  The Hubs would frequently find me sitting in there in the evenings talking to my belly.  It's my favorite room in the house.  After my due date I made the difficult decision to be induced.  A mere 24 hours after starting the induction process, our son, Gene, was born!

November -- My little man turned one month old on the 19th.  How is that possible?  We celebrated his first Thanksgiving with friends since I had a c-section and wasn't ready to travel yet.  I also opened up about my struggles with breastfeeding.

December -- We took Gene to meet Santa Claus.  We also celebrated our first Christmas as a family of three.  Gene is the best gift we have received this year.