This year we finished a very healthy pregnancy and Addison was brought safely into this world on July 8. I was healthy, Addison was healthy and Mike was a doting daddy. You often hear of so many things that can go wrong in the moment of child birth and I am so thankful for the doctors and nurses that helped get Addison here safely. It's is indescribable to explain how amazing it is to watch your child come into this world. It was amazing and Mike and I fell in love immediately.
Mike and I were able to celebrate Christmas with many loved ones that we don't get to see too often, many of which were not in good health at some point in the year. We are thankful they are healthy again and we got to spend time celebrating with them.
We took two amazing vacations. The first vacation was considered our "babymoon" and we took it about 1 month before Addison was born. (We still had a blast even though it rained a record setting amount in Pensacola while we were there!) Then when Addison was about 3 months old we traveled to North Carolina and then to Gatlinburg. We are blessed to be able to take those kinds of trips to build memories as a family.
We finished our basement and made extra space for Addison to have her own playroom and for us to have a down stairs "den." Good thing we did because she literally received every toy from babies-r-us this Christmas!
I was able to take extra time and stay home for three months after Addison was born, which was absolutely a time that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
We found a new church group to connect with. Living outside of Louisville it is normally hard to find people that live close to you that you feel connected with. Luckily, we found a life group that we really enjoy meeting once a week with and that encourage us to become better people/Christians.
Mike met many new clients and made great connections for his business. He also made his biggest sale of his career!
Many of our friends also welcomed babies this year and gave Addison lots of new play buddies to grow up with. We are so excited that we have a group of friends that are on the same path as us!
2012 will be a hard year to beat! When your child comes into the world, I am going to go ahead and say that it is hard to top, but we are looking forward to the memories that we will create this upcoming year! We hope everyone has a safe, blessed New Year spending time with the ones that you love!
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