The blogging universe has been calling out to me for quite some time now. So now at the close of this year, I figured it was time to give in to my keyboard and begin what promises to be a long and healthy blogging relationship.
And what a year it’s been! This time last year I was still semi-in-the-closet about my pregnancy and stealthily scarfing down saltines while trying to keep my nausea under wraps. It was about this time that Jon and I started freaking out about our current situation. One bedroom apartment. Two-seater Colorado. Oh, and did we mention the college degrees we didn’t have yet? I remember holding a positive pregnancy test in our living room thinking, “Umm, can someone quickly explain to me how to be a grown up?” It was a crazy time. But those two pink lines did not, in fact, disappear. I was 100% pregnant!
Ahh, pregnancy. What an interesting time. Filled with swollen ankles, nosey strangers, gaining a bazillion or so pounds, and endless backaches. Blech. Though admittedly not my most attractive year (ha, ha), it has certainly been the most rewarding. Having met the baby that grew inside of me, I swear I’d do it a million times over. After the initial shock of finding out we were expecting, we were off to the races. Thanks to our failing economy, we purchased a beautiful four bedroom house in Henderson, got an additional car, and continued going to school. Jon graduated from UNLV in May and landed himself a pretty sweet teaching career teaching High School Physics. I was a nesting maniac and insisted the nursery must be ready in April… for our August baby. Jon was a trooper though, so we painted away. House? Check. Car? Check. Nursery? Check. We were ready!
And come that baby did! Our son, Everett Michael Guerin was born on August 10, 2009- and is the best thing we ever did. Learning to be parents and be a family of three has been incredible. We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of our friends and family during this time in our lives. We have yet to buy a single diaper. And that is not a joke. I truly feel so blessed. I’m so lucky to have Jon, too. He can change diapers and clean spit up with the best of them, while simultaneously rubbing my back and making me laugh. He we was born to be a dad, and he rocks at it.
We hope that 2010 brings more joy and love to our little family- and to yours, too!
I loved your 2009 retrospective :)
ReplyDeleteI am still hoping for the postpartum amnesia, everyone guarantees me I will get it hehe
Cori, I'm SO BIG, much bigger than last week when you last saw me haha He's not head down anymore, what a tricky boy! My doctor will put him head down next week if needed. It's getting closer! Can't wait to meet my boy!