2010: A Year in Review

2010! What a Year!

January:

We announced to the world that O'Baby O'Brien was on his or her way!

I had a super 28th b-day.

Ryker ate his dog house that Joe just finished..blah.

February:

The Groundhog saw blue - O'Boy O'Baby O'Brien made his presence know, and the elusive quest for a name began!

It snowed glorious, beautiful snow!

March:

We made a quick 11-hr road trip to NM to say goodbye to Joe's Grandpa O'Brien. He was a wonderful father and grandpa, and we miss him very much.

I got to take a trip to Palestine to see my buds, Lydia and Caleb and finally get to see the blooming Dogwoods.

My sister and I enjoyed all the beautiful flowers at the Dallas Arboretum!

April:

Not much to report in this month...just making it through pregnancy and taking pictures of the cutest dog ever.

May:

Enjoyed another month, but so tired of being pregnant.

Had a beautiful shower with family and friends to celebrate still unnamed O'Baby!

Finished the nursery with the help of neighbors and Joe's wonderful mom -- complete with custom dresser that was NOT from Pottery Barn!

Read some books, celebrated Jennifer's bday, and did some other wonderfully interesting stuff that I can't quite seem to recall!

June:

I had a fight with the vaccum cleaner, and at 9 months pregnant, that's NOT what you want.

We found out that O'Baby was a wee bit on the large side, and we decided to schedule and induction.

Owen Daniel O'Brien (who's name was decided when we saw him) was born June 15th at 3:05 p.m. after a hard delivery.

We then went through a little health scare with Owie and he hung out a bit in the NICU.

Joe's Grandpa Williams passed away after a long health battle, but not before getting to see a video and pictures of his first great-grandson, and gave a great smile.

The rest of the month, was a blur...

July:

Owen grew and changed so much in one month

On July 4th, he celebrated his first holiday!

We began to adjust to a family of 4...yes, I count Ryker.

August:

Ryker turned 3

We celebrated our brothers-in-law's birthdays

We watched Owen grow!

My dear friend Lydia welcomed her second son, James Elliot, into the world. (and all our hearts grew 3 sizes that day!)

September:

Owen learned to flip over - something he doesn't like to do anymore

I confessed to the world that I ran into a van while trying to read and ride a bike

October:

My friends, Hillary and Jeremy, took some beautiful photos of our family, which I will forever cherish that we got back this month!

We visited the pumpkin patch with the O'Bear and the Colvins.

November:

Owen got cuter and fell in love with jumping in his bouncer

We celebrated Thanksgiving with the O'Brien Family

December:

Owen turned 6 months

We prayed for Sweet Baby James and his family as he underwent heart surgery

We celebrated Christmas in Kingwood with the O'Bear

We celebrated Christmas #2 and New Years in Coppell with the O'Briens

We fell more in love with our son!

Here's to a new year and new adventures! Cheers!