What a Year!

Though 2008 was full of many wonderful events (new house, marriage, pregnancy), 2009 wasn't too shabby!

In January we began our third trimester of pregnancy! We went from no questions for the doctor to a notebook full of every question imaginable!

February and March drug on forever...who knew a trimester could seem like years?!?! I was very pregnant and I'm pretty sure that sums up those months!

Then in April, we were blessed with the greatest gift - a perfect bouncing baby boy! Getting Tucker here wasn't the easiest, but 19 hours of labor and a 1/2 gallon of blood is a small price to pay for such a precious wonder.

May was full of the trials and tribulations of new parenthood. What an adjustment to every second of every day! We spent our first anniversary eating Pei Wei at home and holding our sweet boy.

In June our garden began to show some good signs of a bountiful harvest! Alec was in full yard/garden mode. Tucker and I spent many an afternoon watching Alec mow and take care our home.

The tomatoes came in July - and boy did they come in! Some evenings we would pick up to 50 tomatoes from our little suburban garden. We had fresh caprese salad and gave homemade spaghetti sauce a whirl - who knew 30 pounds of tomatoes and 6 hours over a hot stove would yield only 7 pints of sauce?!?

By August we were finally getting into the swing of things with Tucker. Our daily routine took shape as best it could with a new baby.

Tucker got his first teeth in September (he now has 7)! The garden began to wind down and we were ready to settle in and snuggle up!

In October, Tucker moved upstairs to his crib in his bedroom. Of course we had to move upstairs too and stayed in the bedroom by Tucker's for a couple of weeks...just to make sure he (I) would be ok.

Alec and I went to NYC in November and I was sure I'd die from a broken heart! Leaving Tucker was the absolute hardest thing I ever had to do. I cried for a week before our trip and each day of our trip. I was sooooo happy to finally get back home and see our sweet boy!

December was full of making new family traditions! Though work was crazy and over-the-top stressful, all the worries of the world melt away when Tucker smiles at us.

Now we have a precious baby boy and our life is full and complete. 2009 has some pretty big shoes to fill and I'm looking forward to it!