2007 Revisited
January- We had only been back in Texas for a few weeks. Most of our time was spent trying to get the house together. Tony was starting to get settled in at work and I was busy making a human.
February- The biggest thing was finding out that the human I was making was a girl! I just “knew” it was a boy. So much for mother’s intuition.
March- Tony turned 28. I probably laughed at him and called him old. I’m awesome like that. Coty came to visit, so we did a few touristy type things. We finished the nursery. Things were getting done quickly.
April- We went for our first 3D ultrasound. Eliana was breech and facing my spine, so we did not get good pictures. I don’t remember what else happened. It must have been boring.
May- Tony and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Eliana flipped from breech to head down. It was the weirdest feeling. We had another 3D ultrasound and got great pictures. I started blogging more regularly (on Myspace). Apparently I was tired a lot and the cats annoyed me all the time. I spent a lot of time complaining.
June- Lots of doctor’s appointments. We were doing weekly Biophysical Profiles, so I got a lot of ultrasound pictures. It was nice to see her develop. And everything was fine. I was really nervous about becoming a mother and having to be responsible for a whole other person. I was scared that everything good about my life would change and I’d screw up the mothering thing. I spent a lot of time (especially at the end of the month) begging the baby to get out. I was uncomfortable and wanted to be able to touch my toes again. I was so sure she would come early (in June) and she didn’t. Coty had Charlie. She got busy being a mom, so I spent the last part of being pregnant just waiting around.
July- More hormonal crazy. I made my sister cry. People were afraid to talk to me and I was self-pitying and miserable. Tony’s family got here and I was still pregnant. They left and I was still pregnant. I was convinced she would never come out. But she did. 3 days late after an induction and emergency C-section. She was worth it. I don’t remember much about those first couple of weeks with her. She was a baby. She slept a lot. Breastfeeding was going pretty well. I think I spent a lot of time just staring at her. That’s what all new parents do.
August- I turned 27. Tony went to Virgina for work and left me all alone with the baby for the first time. I was scared, but it went ok. She finally lost her cord and once Tony got home, we gave her a bath for the first time. Probably spent more time just staring at her. She got her very first bottle (to get her used to taking one) and we found the right formula that wouldn’t break the baby.
September- Eliana choked and scared the crap out of me. She was fine. I was not. Tony hit the garage door with the car. It still isn’t fixed. She rolled from tummy to back and laughed in the same day. That was a great day. My mother and sister came for a visit. We did a few touristy things with them, but mostly they just smushed on the baby.
October- There were some poop stories. Eliana got her first 2 teeth. She went to see an eye doctor about her eye wiggle. He didn’t know what it was. We’re still working on it (more to come on that later). She was a pumpkin for her first Halloween and had a nice time watching the trick-or-treaters.
November- NaBloPoMo. Eliana finally started to grab for toys. She also started rolling from back to belly. We had to switch to size 2 diapers. That made me sad. I stopped breastfeeding for good. That also made me sad. And relieved. It’s a weird thing. We had a hip scare, but it ended up being nothing. So yay. Thanksgiving was good. I finished my Christmas shopping. We started Eliana on rice cereal (kinda). It didn’t go well, so we only tried on Sundays. She also learned to sit up on her own. That was awesome. I don’t know if November was just a good month, or if my posting everyday allowed me to remember the good stuff.
December- Eliana went to see Santa. It was a crappy Santa, but a cute baby. I got really sick for the first time in 3 years. It was sucked. What was worse was that Eliana caught my cold. That sucked so much and I hated it. She had her first visit to the ER. We, thankfully, managed to survive her first bad cold. I hope I don’t have to worry another for a long time. Eliana learned to pull herself into the sitting position and standing when she holds on to my fingers. That’s a pretty neat trick. Sometimes. We celebrated her very first Christmas. She got a ton of toys and it was nice. She also stared on oatmeal. She loves it! Much better than that rice crap. We’ll be doing carrots before the year is over.
2007 has been the best year of my life so far. I can’t wait to see what 2008 has in store.
I hope your year was as wonderful as mine has been!
