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2013 Year In Review



January - this was when we announced that Baby #2 was on the way!  We were so excited to share the news and couldn't wait any longer. 


February - nothing major happened this month but we did get to see our little man for the first time.  Of course we didn't know he was a little man yet but we were so happy to see him!  We also tried to have a nice Valentine's Day dinner out with our daughter but that didn't work out too well.

 

March - we had tubes put in Baby Girl's ears this month in hopes that the ear infections would stop.  The tubes have done their job and she hasn't had an ear infection since!  Baby Girl also turned 15 months old this month and had another perfect check up!


April - we found out that little man was in fact a little man this month!  This was also the month we decided it was time for me to be a SAHM.  We also decided on our little guy's name and Ashlyn got her first hair cut!

 
 
May - aside from celebrating Mother's Day, this was a pretty boring month.  Nothing major went on but I did participate in a blog every day challenge.  Of course I don't like to blog on the weekends so I skipped some but it was still nice. 


June - this was a big month.  I turned 30, we celebrated Father's Day, Baby Girl turned 18 months old and we confirmed that Little Man was in fact a little man with our 3D ultrasounds!  It was also the month that I had my little fall and had to spend four hours in the OB Triage center to make sure our little guy was ok.



July - this is the month that I finally became a SAHM.  I finally left my job.  Glorious!

August - this was a pretty slow month until the end when our Little Man was born!



September - my first month with two kids.  Bryan's birth story was posted, we celebrated our 3rd anniversary and I blogged a lot about my struggles with breast feeding (Issues, The End, Update).


October - this was another slow month for me.  I didn't post much but I did make updates on the little guy.  This was the month I finally decided to allow nature to take over and decide my breast feeding fate.  I went pink for breast cancer awareness and so did Ashlyn!


November - My little guy turned 3 months old...gah!  We were pretty slow this month aside from celebrating my husband's birthday and Thanksgiving.



December - Baby Girl turned 2, Little Man turned 4 months old, we had our family photos taken, sent our awesome Christmas cards and celebrated an amazing Christmas!  On a sad note, my Grandmother died this month.



That's it for me for 2013.  I still have quite a few posts to catch up on like Baby Girl's 2nd birthday, Little Man's 4 month check up and a Christmas re-cap but 2013 is OVER!

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