2010, the year in photo's!

January

January we got one of our first glimpses at our little jumping bean, this is an ultrasound that was taken at 11.5 weeks, I know you can't see much, but Sam was moving all around the screen when we got this. I remember how excited I was at this point, we were just starting our journey to becoming parents.

February

 February marked the month where I really started to look pregnant, it was such an amazing experience looking back, going from a flat stomach to this huge round belly. This was the month I really started getting anxious, knowing that in only a matter of weeks we were going to find out what we were blessed with.

March

It's a boy! This was the month that we found out the wonderful news we had been waiting for. I remember when we found out, I pumped my fist in the air and about jumped off the ultrasound table I was sooo excited. I would have been just as happy with a girl of course, but I know I secretly wanted a boy. This was the month we were waiting for, we got all the nursery put together as well, AJ suprised me with it one day when I came home from work!

April

I had a 3-D ultrasound this month and I got to see Sam's beautiful face. I had 100 days to go in this month and it still felt like forever, especially when I was blowing up like a balloon! This was also the first month I felt him hiccupping in there... now he STILL gets the hiccups at least once a day! LOL!

May

This month really started all the fun stuff, AJ and I took our Baby Care classes as well as did our hospital tour and preregistered for my hospital stay. Looking back I almost want to laugh at that Baby Care class, it really didn't do it justice, I'm not saying it wasn't helpful, it just only covered about 10% of the stuff you need to know when you become a mother. This is also the month I started to really get impatient... and we were going to the pool all the time since I was so huge the water was the only thing that made me feel like less of a blimp, lol!

June

I was starting to get HUGE this month! I look back now, and I cannot belive how HUGE I was! And this isn't even at full term! This month I was nesting like CRAZY! I was constantly cleaning and straightening and trying to get things ready for my little sweetheart, I did get a chance to relax a little bit at least since a friend of mine took me for a pedicure, but I was ready to have Sam!

JULY

This was it, this was the month that we were waiting for. It was so stressful at the end, I was READY for Sam to come into the world, I was exhausted and hurting and just tired of being pregnant, don't get me wrong, I LOVED being pregnant, but that last month was hard! I tried everything to get myself to go into labor, but finally it happened!

My labor was EXHAUSTING! It took forever, but I won't go into it again, if you'd like to read it again, go here: Birth Story

 July was an amazing month! This picture says it all, I loved him from the second I saw him, and so did AJ. There really aren't words to describe this first moment of becoming a parent. It is an indescribable feeling.

August

 This month was a exhaustig to say the least, getting used to being a Mommy was a hard job. But a few weeks into it and we got into a groove. It was the hardest because Sam was still on oxygen at this point, but luckily it was only for a short time and I knew that he needed it. This month was also one of the best, I got to give Sam all my undivided attention and love.

September

 This was an awesome month, I had finally gotten into the groove of being a mommy and I was rewarded with my little Sam giving me smiles! We also went apple picking with his cousin's Maddy and Ali, and we really just enjoyed ourselves this month.

October

This month marked a lot of firsts, his First Halloween, his first bowl of food, his first laugh, the first time he rolled over... All in all this was a wonderful month, tinged with a slight bit of sadness since I had to return to work, those first few weeks were definitly hard for me, but I realize now that I wouldn't really want to be a stay at home Mom... I thought I did, but working gives me a chance to have adult time and I feel like I give him 110% when I am with him!

NOVEMBER

Loved this month! Sam's little personality is just continuing to develop, this month he tried all types of different foods, since we started him on actual baby food instead of cereal this month. He also sat in the cart without his seat for the first time, and of course it was his first Thanksgiving. This was a pretty good month, it was nice to be able to spend the holiday's with family.

December

So much stuff happened this month, he met Santa, it was his first Christmas, we went on the Santa Express, It was just an awesome time, he loved every second of it too! He also started sleeping through the night (HALLELUJAH!) this month. I really look back on the holiday's and can't remember a better Christmas! It was so amazing to see him opening his gifts.

Looking back on this year, it has been the best year of my life so far. My life is 100% better with Sam in it. He is such a joy and such a happy little baby, he really makes everything worthwhile! Here's to an even BETTER year in 2011!