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A bit more reflection before I put last year behind me. I thought I'd try this meme I saw on another blog. The rules are to post the first sentence of the first blog post for every month of 2011. Here we go...
January - Part 2 - Un-Setting My Heart (I Didn't Forget!) (1/10/11) - "I have been thinking about transforming my mind a lot lately. My kids deserve it. My husband deserves it. And most importantly, I deserve a break from all of the ugliness I placed on myself." Technically, the first post of this month was my 2010 in review, so this is the second post of the month. This has been the year of trying to change my perspective, that is for sure. I have to admit that it is still a work in progress, and I did get back to some very low moments this year. Now, I think the clouds are lifting...my outlook is changing...and now, a year later (I am slow sometimes) I may finally be reaching the point I set out to achieve!
February - Ja.son's Day (2/3/11) "On this day, three years ago, my little Ja.son came home from the hospital after 99 days in the NICU." In this post, the only one for February it seems, I focus on Ja.son's Homecoming Day. I love celebrating the days we got to bring the big boys home from the hospital. I especially love the fact that the each get to have their own special day to celebrate, as they are sort of forced to do everything else together.
March - I Swear That Man Is Going to Make Me Crazy! (Updated with Picture Link) (3/1/11) "Sigh. I was feeling, dare I say, confident? not as worried? at least okay about today's appointment." Ah yes, a recap of last year wouldn't be complete without something about Dr. Doom. In this post, I was updating about my 34 week appointment with my high risk doctor, aka Doom, and discussing the good, bad, and ugly on the appointment. If only I had a crystal ball to show the Stacie of that time what today would be like!
April - Cruising Along (4/1/11) "Discharge will likely happen tomorrow." In this post, I get to share the one of the newborn pictures the photographer took at the hospital. We were getting close to being discharged (and were the next day). Go figure. They let me take him home with me!
May - What Have We Been Up To? (5/2/11) "I could tell you about the sweet little Coach bag I picked up at the mall on Sunday." There were so many great things happening in our lives on that day, but the focus of this post was Ja.son rocking his therapy evaluation. Oh, I am such a proud mommy! Sh.awn's eval was a few days later. So what that it took us until SEPTEMBER to finally get into a therapy session, right? Sigh.
June - Mostly Wordless Wednesday (6/1/11) "Doesn't this make it look like he has way too much on his mind?" A picture of my adorable Jack. I could just nibble on his cheeks all day long. :-)
July - Friday Night Leftovers & Blog Summer Camp Day 1 (7/1/11) "My SILs came over with their kids today and spent the day. Fortunately, my older neice, M, was decently behaved some of the time. She still doesn't know my name (wtf? she's 5!), and she did do some things that were over the line, but Ja.son stood up to her and held his own." Not the most exciting update. I guess they can't all be winners.
August - Still A Go (8/1/11) "Still on for tomorrow. We have to be there at 8:30, and I'm up first. Please let me be articulate and calm..." The trial. The event that I dreaded the entire summer. This was the night before I was to go in to testify. I thought I'd be first, but ended up being third--a small bonus as my testimony was done in time for the mid afternoon newsreport, and I was much less interesting than the witness who went after me.
September - Not Over (9/1/11) "Mist.rial." The trial was finally over and the verdict was in. All of that stress and heartache for a mistrial in the end anyway. Still makes me so sad to think about.
October - 6 Months Old (10/1/11) "My baby isn't such a baby anymore." An update of Jack's typically normal infancy. It still boggles my mind that I am so lucky to get the chance to be his mom!
November - No Fun (11/3/11) "You know what is absolutely no fun at all? Talking to an 8th grader about how to get her 8 month old baby girl to sleep through the night." It wasn't any fun then, and it still isn't any fun. The poor girl misses twice as many days as she attends. I worry about her future and the future of her little one. And frankly, I still just want to bitch slap my student's mother.
December - Is He More Girl Than I Am? (12/4/11) "Let me just start by saying that I really do try to not stereotype based on gender." This post is just a petty vent by a frustrated wife who is tired of always having to do the dirty work!
I love this meme.
ReplyDeleteWhat a year !
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year lady !
Here's to 2012 being the best of the best.