New Year's, 6 months/25 weeks

I'm not one for New Year's Resolutions. Mostly because a. I don't end up keeping them, and b. things like that just don't work for me, thus the don't end up keeping them. 


Instead, I usually like picking a word to live my year by. Last year, I didn't. 2011 was not the best year in the world. In fact, it was rather sucky. The overall tone of the year was just bad. Now, there were good things that did happen. To highlight a couple: 


-Molly happened. Obviously. Amazing wonderful seriously awesome. And probably the highlight of the year for us. 


Along with that, Hubby and I celebrated 3 years of marriage! Wow. And to find out that we were having Molly just a week or so before was the perfect way to celebrate it. Also, in December, we celebrated 5 years of being together. And Hubby got to feel Molly kick for the first time! It was lovely. 


-Raises. We both got raises this past summer. And we are incredibly grateful for them. Especially in this economy. Hubby also got given sick days/vacation days/holidays too. Which is wonderful. 


Because of the raises, we were able to pay off a good amount of debt and such. Which is perfect, since that's what we wanted to try to do before we got pregnant. Worked out well! 


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Now, on to 2012. I've been thinking a lot about what kind of word I wanted to pick. My friend picked experience. Which I liked. 


So I think I'm going to go with that word too. Because I think I'm going to have a lot of new experiences in 2012, not the least of which will be childbirth and becoming a parent. In fact, pretty sure that will define most of 2012 for me. 


I also want to experience new things. See what this year has in store for us. Be willing to try things, even if they don't work out. 


So here's to 2012! And experiencing new, amazing things. 


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Also, sending out a HUGE thank you to all the family who bought us lovely things for Molly. She is going to look adorable. 


We're also very grateful to Hubby's parents for getting us the sleeper and stroller/carseat for Christmas! I practiced with it and was able to take out the carseat and fold the stroller down one-handed. Very happy about that. Plus, not that heavy either! 


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Molly Update:


She's moving a TON now. Uterus is the size of a soccer-ball (good lord). She's gaining fat and such, probably weighs 1 1/2 lbs. And overall, packs quite an oomph when she puts her mind to it. In Hubby's words, "Has she always been that active?!" "Yes. There's a reason I can't sleep at night sometimes." 


I have a dr's appointment next week, and another ultrasound the week after! Very excited for the ultrasound. She should be moving around enough to get a good picture. 


Here's my 6month/25 Week picture: (You know, the ratio of belly to my legs is getting quite hilarious. 9mos should be quite interesting. Also, belly button is doing weirrddd things.)