2016 was a wonderful year for our family, we moved, welcomed our fifth daughter, traveled north for my sisters wedding, and had tons of fun with family and friends.
Here's a little recap of 2016...
January...
I hit 27 weeks pregnant with baby girl Parker... there was very little sleep because of the pregnant belly as well as two toddlers that were resisting sleep because of sharing a room with mom and dad; and our family was strengthened through some changes and difficulties.
We had a big change in our pregnancy plans when I was diagnosed with Cholestasis causing my due date to change and baby girl to be born a few weeks earlier than expected. We had our annual family photos along with maternity photos taken and they were more than perfect.We had another change in pregnancy due dates but the plan remained the same to have Miss. Parker join us sometime around 37 weeks. And let's not forget we moved back into our own house!
March ...
The month our FIFTH Daughter joined us and I wrote some letters to the big sisters and the big sisters to be. I shared my feelings on welcoming Parker to world and a recap of our first week at home.
April ...
Daughter number two turned TEN and my how much Madison has changed over the years, still so much like her daddy and one of the best big sisters around. Through lots of tears I was able to share Parker's birth story. It's so clear Parker has been loved from the very beginning. We had some fun "re-sleep training" the twins and Parker turned one month!
May ...
Mother's day is always a fun time but this year becoming a mom for the fifth time was extra special. I struggled a bit with breast feeding but knew as long as my baby was fed all would be ok.
June ...
We celebrated the beginning of summer and the kids took over our bed. The twins really started to let their individual personalities show and we recapped our potty training adventures.
July ...
We had a great 4th of July with family and friends, traveled to New York state for my sisters wedding, and were able to visit with family we haven't seen in a long time.
August ...
September ...
I started my new "series" called mom talk (it's coming back I promise!), Parker turned 6 months old celebrating her half birthday! We had our first family broken bone when Olivia broke her collar bone falling out of bed.
October ...
I talked about what it's like to have big family and "a lot" of kids, and we had some fall fun at the pumpkin patch. Parker and I made the trip to PA to celebrate Paisley's 1st Birthday.
November ...
We started to learn what life was like with not ONE but TWO three year old toddlers, Parker turned 8 months and seemed to grow so much more quickly that we want.
December ...
I was busy from right after Halloween until Christmas Eve with Holiday photo sessions keeping me away from the blog for what seemed like a very long time. My hubby and I celebrated 20 years as a couple. We had a great Christmas making cookies and watching Parker celebrate her first Christmas (Post soon to come... ).
We had a great year... we learned a lot and grew many ways as a family. Each year we learn new things about ourselves and our children... I know there is so much fun to come in 2017!
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