The Story Written for Us...: 2010=Happiness

I wanted to do a little recap of 2010 since a new year has snuck up on us! 2010 brought a BIG change to our lives…a change that I would do over again in a heartbeat…a change that took my heart and is now walking around with it…my Jaxson Cole was born in January 2010. A year ago today Emmett and I were going to our first parenting class at JSMC. And now we are planning a birthday party- It is so unreal to me that 2010 is gone! I remember the week we brought Jaxson home I thought “how in the world am I going to do this, what was I thinking, can I really pull this off?” I was absolutely scared to death and knew almost nothing about babies. I was so thankful to have my Moma there the first week and she did the night shifts so I could “rest.” We have had a lot of help over the past year and grandparents are always willing to stay the night to “help with the baby” a.k.a spoil him rotten. By February, we I was stir crazy and needed adult conversation and contact. We spent a few days in Bolivar so that he could meet family/friends and Emmett and I had a date on Valentine’s Day-our conversation consisted of “what do you think he’s doing, I wonder if he’s okay, should we go to a movie or just go home?” We did a lot of shopping because there just wasn’t much else to do in the middle of February when it’s freezing outside. I started back to work at the end of March and it was okay. I knew that Jaxson was being taken care of at daycare and I was ready for the daily routine to start. Jaxson went to his first baseball game to watch Uncle Jason play in April and then attended his first family reunion and wedding in May. We also traveled in May to Center Hill for the weekend to spend some time with family and to enjoy some time on the boat. This was the first trip away that wasn’t to a family member’s home so packing was a lot of fun! Jaxson spent June, July and August on the boat or in the pool. In September, Emmett and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary and it seems like Jaxson has been at the doctor’s office since then with allergies, congestion and ear infections since then! Jaxson made his first Ohio trip in October and was able to meet Emmett’s family! In the midst of all of this, Jaxson was trying to walk and ended up with lots of bumps and bruises on the head! In November, Emmett and I headed back to Columbus for an Ohio State game and had to leave Jaxson for the first time-it was HARD. Thank goodness it was only 3 days because I don’t think we could have made it longer than that! November also started our good eating for Thanksgiving! In December Jaxson had to get tubes for his ears. We cannot wait to see what 2011 has in our family’s future. Last night Jaxson asked for a little brother or sister to play with…haha…just kidding! It was a good thought for a minute and then it passed.

We have a birthday party, celebrating another year living in our house, celebrating another anniversary and many other upcoming events to look forward to in 2011! Happy New Year and may God bless your family this year with peace, happiness and health!