A Year In Review

2012 was a very busy year for us and one that will go down in the books. I think this may have been one of our best years yet.

January

+We rang in the new year finding out we were expecting a baby. And boy was that ever a big surprise! This month we wrapped our heads around the fact we would be parents, had a few doctors appointments to confirm the pregnancy and dealt with all day morning sickeness.

February

+Ryan took his EOC exam (a test for his career field) and scored a 90. He was given a fre comp day for his hard work.

+Aunt Sherry and Uncle Wayne came for a visit and we took them to Santa Monica and around base. We loved having them here.

March

+I celebrated my 24th birthday

+We found out we were having a baby BOY and would name him Dominick Thomas

+My parents came to visit on their way back from Singapore.

+Ryan was nominated for Airman of the Quarter

+Ryan and I went to Glendale and had some of the best Italian food and visited the Glendale Galleria

+We went to the L.A. Zoo with some of our friends

+I entered my second trimester

April

+I was starting to feel Dominick moving and kicking around.

+I hit the halfway mark of my pregnancy

+We celebrated lots of birthdays for our friends this month.

+We went to a few BBQs at our friends' house

+We started on the nursery

+I went on a few girls nights that consisted of dinners and pedicures.

+Saw a friend move away

May

+We went to Michigan where we had lots of dinners with friends, spent Memorial Day in Holland at the beach,spent lots of time with family and we had a Baby-que.

+Ryan passed 2 Cleps (to get college credit) tests

June

+Ryan celebrated his 25th birthday

+Ryan also made SrA Below The Zone and Airman Of the Quarter

+Went to lots of baseball games with the credit union I worked for.

July

+We spent the 4th of July BBQing with friends and two of our friends surprised us with gifts for Dominick. We also watched the fireworks on base.

August

+We started having weekly Drs appointments

+Ryans shop threw me a surprise Baby Shower. It was so nice of them.

+We went to Santa Monica for a nice little day trip.

+We went to Pyramid Lake boating.

+We saw more friends leave Edwards.

+We hosted a BBQ and had a bonfire with friends

+My parents arrived.

+I saw my due date come and go.

+Ryan's promotion ceremony was also on the 30th.

 September

+The biggest blessing in our lives made his grand appearance. Dominick was born on the 3rd (Labor Day).

+We went to LA Farmers Market, Calico Ghost Town and to the Aquarium of the Pacific.

+We witnessed the Endeavour's last mission and fly around Edwards AFB.

October

+Ryan went back to work

+We attended the Med Groups dining out event

+We went to the Blvd Boo event in Lancaster with friends

+I got a new job

+We celebrated Dominick's 1st Halloween as a dragon.

November

+Ryan ran in the San Diego Color Run with our friends.

+I started back to work.

+We went back to Michigan where our families were able to meet Dominick for the first time. During our time there we had family dinners, dinners with friends and went to an MSU football game.

+Celebrated Dominick's 1st Thanksgiving and went Black Friday shopping.

 December

+We had lots of dinner nights with friends and play dates with my girlfriends and their babies.

+We went to Mission Inn's Festival of Lights in Riverside, CA.

+We picked my parents up in Las Vegas

+We went to Newport Beach Boat Parade in Newport Beach, CA with my parents.

+We celebrated Dominick's 1st Christmas and had friends over both Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

All in all 2012 was a fabulous year. While there were lots of ups and downs, we made it through it and have so much to be thankful for. We are blessed beyond belief and are so excited to see what 2013 has in store for us.