Just a quick recap of 2010, so that I can officially close it's pages and move on to the next year.
january.
...my parents took our entire family to colorado.
...jaxon started walking really well.
...tyler got laid off, january 28th, and without choice our life turned upside-down.
february.
...tyler begins job interviews. the thoughts of us moving start becoming real and scary, but we're hopeful to still find something in KC.
...jaxon turns 1!
...i start working 60-70 hour weeks to try and make up for lost income.
...marriage issues.
march.
... we find out we are pregnant again and announce to family on march 1st! {only thinking in the back of our minds... gee, hope Tyler has a job by then...}
... i got my braces off!
april.
...i unexpectedly lose my job also. no income, no health insurance for any of us.
...we are held up and supported by our family and small group.
...we decide to put our first home and dream home on the market.
...hubs gets a call about a job in Denver. accepts.
may.
...hubs leaves for Denver. jaxon and i stay behind to hopefully sell the house. caring for a toddler alone, while pregnant.
...jaxon and i make our first trip to Denver to see daddy.
june.
...another trip out to Denver and we find out we're having another boy!
...i adore my time spent one-on-one with jaxon.
july.
...lots of traveling. to grandpa & grandma's. to papa & nana's. and back to kc.
...hubs flew back to KC for our 5th wedding anniversary. that same weekend he had an interview with a company for an engineering job.
...started packing our house.
...tyler was offered a position at above engineering company. wanted him to start in two weeks, august 2nd. happiest news we received in a long time.
...july 24 my bff was transformed into a beautiful bride. i was honored to be her matron of honor.
august.
...the same weekend i was a matron of honor, my husband received a phone call saying his position in KC was no longer available. 3 days before i was expecting to see him arrive on our front door, he called to tell me the news. back to square one, wondering where we'd be when baby arrived.
...drove to my parents house for refuge. stayed for 2 weeks until tyler asked me to come to denver. drove 12 hours alone with a toddler. arrived, and all was right in the world.
...august 8th tyler was offered a job in waco, tx. the 9th we accepted. the 11th i left denver to go to KC and finish packing. the 12th tyler joined me. the 14th we pulled out of our driveway, headed to texas.
...i begin hospital & doctor shopping.
september.
...my belly grew by the day, as did my anticipation for baby #2 to arrive. we LOVED being together as a family again and LOVED our new found appreciation for the little things in life, like a husband who sleeps in the same bed as you. :)
...c-section is scheduled for october 29.
...we spend A LOT of time outdoors as temperatures are in the 3 digits for weeks at a time.
...we find an amazing church!
october.
...we take our last vacation "just the three of us" to austin.
...final baby preparations are in full swing.
...i start becoming close to some really amazing friends.
...we join a life group at church.
...cohen michael is born!
november.
...papa & nana came to visit and meet cohen.
...jaxon begins learning his new role as a big brother.
...my family arrives for thanksgiving and 2 of my siblings and my dad meet cohen!
...jaxon begins sleeping in his big boy bed
...we enjoy 60 degree weather and go to the local zoo
december.
...i begin to struggle as i worry about how we'll make it through the holiday season financially as medical bills start arriving each day, from cohen being born. i am reminded to trust.
...we have family pictures taken.
...sickness takes over our home as cohen is diagnosed with GERD, and jaxon is admitted to the hospital a week later for pneumonia and a virus that has not yet been identified. i go through some of the hardest days of mommy-hood so far, seeing jaxon so so sick. i am reminded "Emmanual - God with us" through those days.
...by miracle, jaxon's fever breaks, he is healed, and a couple days later we head 15 hours home to celebrate christmas with our families. a beautiful christmas season afterall.
2010 was not my favorite year. In fact, it was by far the hardest year of my life. We struggled more than we should have had to, we cried more tears than we wanted to. But there was a lot of good that came from it also... New life. New hope. New dreams. New opportunities. We may not always understand the reason why things happened the way they did, but we know and believe that God knows what is best for us. And for that reason, we look forward to 2011. I hope my faith and trust in the Lord only continues to grow this coming year, as it did this past year.
Happy New Years to you and your family!
On Saturday while Tyler was at work, I took down the Christmas tree and decorations... yep, all by myself. Tyler came home and said "babe, you took down the tree? Did you have any help?" I laughed and said -- "from who, Jaxon?" He called me "super mom" the rest of the night which boosted my ego a little bit ;)
Just a cute picture of my little guy ... did you notice his adorable diaper? :) 
