January
We started off the year with new furniture, finishing off our living room makeover. Rob and I celebrated 13 years of marriage and he turned
33.
February
I celebrated Valentine’s Day with my little people. After
being told at the beginning of the month that there was still a less than 1% chance of ever getting pregnant on our own, we found out at the end of the month that we were
pregnant.
March
We celebrated St Patrick’s Day at the lake with my
parents. We got to see the baby on ultrasound for the first time and confirm
that it was growing well and had a nice strong heartbeat.
April
We announced our pregnancy on social media and got our
final release from our RE’s office. Scarlett and Clark graduated from cribs
into twin size beds. Harrison and Brooke got bunk beds and a room makeover.
May
We found out “it’s a girl!” Prenatal testing showed less
than a 1% chance for genetic abnormalities. Brooke and Harrison turned 6 and
finished kindergarten.
June
We went strawberry picking. Harrison and Brooke went to
their first summer camp. While they were at camp, the littles and I enjoyed fun mornings at the zoo. We had baby girl’s anatomy scan which further showed
that she was a healthy, growing baby.
July
We spent almost 2 weeks at the lake visiting with family
and friends. All 4 kids learned to ski with the E-Z Ski. We drove a couple
thousand miles on our first road trip ever. We visited my brother and brother in law in Denver. We drove up a 14,000 ft
mountain, spent a day at a water park, and got to taste some of the best ice
cream in the world. Rob and I finished out the month seeing Foo Fighters in
concert with some friends.
August
I turned 36! Harrison and Brooke started 1st grade in
separate schools. Rob and I spent a day in Indianapolis with friends. We ate
great food, went to Cake Bake Shop, and saw Tall Heights, Cake, and Ben Folds
in concert. The kids and I spent lots of time at the pool.
September
We enjoyed cooler mornings at the zoo during September.
We went to our favorite fall festival with Rob’s parents. I spent a lot of the
month starting to get ready for baby girl’s arrival. After 7 years with the same company, Rob started a new job.
October
We did all the fall things in October. Wild Zoo
Halloween, visited the pumpkin patch, got to go trick or treating twice, ate pumpkin spice everything. I got the ok from my OB for one last day trip at 37
weeks, so off to Indy I went for another concert, Tall Heights again, tacos,
and loads of macaroons.
November
We completed our family on November 1st when we welcomed Penelope Jo. We spent the month in the newborn haze. We celebrated Thanksgiving
with a laid back day at home and dinner with Rob’s parents.
December
This was the month from hell. Viral gastroenteritis, pink
eye, strep throat, colds, and lice. We got hit with every terrible thing all at
once. There were a lot of good moments too. Penny started sleeping through the
night. We celebrated Christmas at the lake with all of my siblings and
nephews. Scarlett and Clark turned 3!
2018 was so good to us. While not everything was perfect, the ups definitely outnumbered the downs. 2019 has a lot to live up to.
I am not big on resolutions, but there are a couple things I plan to focus on in the new year. After being so great about healthy eating and mornings at the gym in 2017 and early 2018, it all went by the wayside once I got pregnant. Exhaustion and morning sickness took over and I never got back into healthy habits. Now that I'm 2 month postpartum, I feel like I am ready to start mild exercise and meal planning again. We aren't quite to a scheduled routine with Penny yet, but once we get there it will be a lot easier. Breastfeeding makes "dieting" impossible, but healthier choices need to become a priority.
Once Penny's routine emerges it will also be easier to plan our mornings. I'm hopeful that by the time the weather starts to warm, we can get in the habit of taking morning outings again. Simple things like trips to the library, park, or museum. I feel like Scarlett and Clark have missed out on a lot of the experiences Harrison and Brooke had when they were little. Older siblings in school and now a baby to contend with make it more difficult to find time for the same fun outings the older kids got to enjoy.
Finding more time for Rob and I is also a priority. We have been doing a surprisingly good job of it since Penny was born, but it's definitely easy to let work and kids take priority and then our relationship takes a backseat. On a similar note, I also want to make sure self care is a priority. Both of these get harder the more kids we throw into the mix.
Cheers to a great start to a new year!
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