Goodbye 2010!

I am so excited about the new year. So many things happened in 2010 that made the year kind of a downer for us. I am so optimistic that 2011 will be better. I can't wait! I thought it would be fun to make a list of all the many things that happened in 2010.

January, February, March and the beginning of April: I was plagued with awful morning sickness. Well, night sickness mostly. Eww. I was crabby and miserable and probably really hard to live with.

Mid-late April-I felt better, but also said goodbye to a precious angel.

May, June & July-wasted my summer away desperately trying to lose the weight I gained when I was pregnant. I did it, but that is no fun either.

August-had a crazy month of family & Weddings. Fun, but busy! Also, my baby turned TWO! That was hard for me!

September-ran into some medical issues that had us and my Doctor believing we would probably never conceive another child. We also found out that if we did, we are at very high risk for having another baby with Down Syndrome or another chromosomal problem.

October-We found out that I am pregnant! Due in June! On the down side, October was also when the morning sickness showed it's ugly face. Much more bearable this time with the help of a little white pill called Zofran. What a relief to not throw up everyday!

November-Family reunion over Thanksgiving! It was so much fun. Daniel has a very large family, so we were able to use the cultural hall at the church. The boys played basketball and we had a family friend who is a photographer take pictures.
On a not so happy note, we also found out in November that my Mother in Law will soon be leaving us for a year to go on a mission for the Church. While we are trying to have faith and we know what she is doing is good, we are still really struggling with this. Ethan loves his Grandma. He won't understand, and I am afraid he won't remember her. I know he probably will, but it is still sad. It is also sad for us. She has been there through every trial and happy time in our life. She will not only miss the birth of her grandchild, but she will miss a good portion of the 1st year of the baby's life. We depend on her so much, so this is really a huge struggle for us.

December-Here we are! We finally got to go to Great Falls for Christmas! It has been the 1st time in YEARS! It was kind of sad because my Mom and sisters aren't there though.
I have a sister I really worry about, and that has caused a lot of tears this month. December has also been a month of illness. Ethan has been sick more this month than he ever has! It has been awful!

I convinced myself that I wasn't going to announce my pregnancy...for a loooong time. It was especially hard telling the few close friends who knew about September's problem. I had JUST sobbed on their shoulder and the next month I'm pregnant! I felt like an idiot, but oh well. We didn't know! I realized today, that if you saw me you would know, so I might as well come out of the closet. I have run into people that I feel wanted to say something but didn't. And keeping a secret gets old. And I don't like feeling like I'm being starred at. Other than family, co-workers and a few close friends we haven't told anyone. I actually JUST told my parents at Christmas. Last but not least, Ethan has been the highlight of our year. He is just so darn cute and is getting smarter everyday. I don't know how we would have survived the year without him!

Daniel's big 3-0!

Here is a sneak peak at Daniel's surprise birthday weekend. Much more to come. We had so much fun!!! Elisa and Tamera surprised Daniel by coming from Utah and we all had a great time.
-Friday night we ate at the Rib & Chop house, and everyone else went to Kyle's Football game afterwards

-While we were at dinner a good coworker friend took him out to a potato farm. He got to ride in a farm truck and came home with lots of potatoes. He was so excited to show me his "special" potato. It was a funny looking deformed one.

-Saturday-we went to Rocky Creek Farms and saw all the pumpkins. They had a small petting zoo and Ethan had a blast. He got to "drive" a tractor on the way to the field. Those pictures are on Elisa's camera so I will post them when I can.

-Saturday night we had Daniel's party at the park. We had cake, played games and had fun trying to get the candy and toys out of the pinata. There were many strings hanging from the pinata, and one of them was suppose to release the candy. Well, none of them worked. The boys ended up throwing footballs at it and it got beat against the tree until it opened. Whatever works! What a busy fun filled weekend we've had!

What do you do when you fall off the horse?

You get back on, right? I fell off a week ago. (The healthy horse) To make myself feel better, I have a list of reasons why:

-August 6th: We went to Great Falls, and went to the Fair, and I HAD to eat at Taco Treat!
-Steven & Jess's wedding was on August 7th, and things were just crazy busy...with lots of good food involved!
-We had a family birthday party for Ethan on August 8th. We had to eat cake with him!
-August 10th: Ethan came down with a stomach bug at daycare. I went into worry & stress mode and ate whatever. We had pizza, and ice cream that night. (Daniel & I did...the poor sickie got crackers and Popsicles.)

The good news is, I haven't missed working out! I'm still sitting at my 20 lbs lost. It is time for me to get going again! Even though I haven't gained, I still feel blah. I just feel so much better when I eat better!

Even better news: The bug Ethan had was very short-lived! Thank goodness!