A year in the life...

Last year at this time, I wouldn't have been able to fathom how much was life was going to change in such a short time. This year, we have had tremendous joy in celebrating Lucy's birth and watching her grow, and we have also been able to celebrate many other births in our family and group of friends. My niece Tessa was born in May, our friend Kim's baby Sam was born in June, our friend (and Lucy's old nanny) Bethany had her baby this month, and my dear friend Dianna's daughter Julia was born just a few weeks ago. We are also eagerly awaiting the birth of my dear friend Gina's daughter Elena in the next month and another friend Andi whose baby (also a girl!) is due in February. This is the year of babies!!! We also celebrated marriages of two other dear college friends, Lauren in September and Alma just a week ago! Along with all of these tremendous blessings, we have also suffered tremendous loss with the death of Chris' mother in May of this year. We love you and miss you every day. We had a difficult month not too long ago when I had to have that lump removed on my thyroid but were able to celebrate the good results when it was finally all over. So I'd have to say this year has truly been a roller coaster ride for our family, but Lucy has continued to bring us more and more happiness than we ever thought possible. We love being her parents, we completely adore her. The first picture was taken a year ago on hall-o-ween when Lucy was still in my belly. Look at how she's grown. Lucy, I love you.