January- We started clomid to try to get pregnant.  We had been trying for 5 months at that point, but this was the first “serious” month.

February- The clomid failed.  We found out we would be moving to Rhode Island and then Washington state (our top choice!)

March- The clomid failed..again.  Mr. SIlly turned 30.  We took an epic road trip to CA, OR, and WA to visit family.  I got my iPhone and fell in love.

April- We went to a fair and Smushy got to “hold” her very first monkey.  I got my wisdom teeth removed.

May- More clomid.  Mother’s Day!  Mr. Silly and I celebrated our 7th anniversary.  I moved my blog.  Sorta.

June- We dealt with some house drama.  Took a weekend trip to Austin.  Clomid failed…AGAIN.

July- Had a garage sale and made a billion dollars selling baby stuff.  Found out the clomid worked and baby #2 would be making an entrance in March.  Smushy turned 2.  We celebrated by taking her to Sea World in San Antonio.

August- We found out there is just ONE baby in there.  I turned 29.  Lots of planning and prepping for the move.

September- My cat ran away.  We moved from Texas to Rhode Island.  I entered the 2nd trimester.  Lots of unpacking and organizing (Turns out, this never really ends.)  We went to a big fair thing and met up with a few mommies from my online mommy group.  Fun fun fun.

October- Mr. Silly went to VA for work for a couple of weeks.  When he got home we went apple picking and took Smushy to a corn maze.  Smushy started school for the first time.  We found out we would be having a little boy.  Smushy went trick-or-treating for the first time and had a blast!

November- Not much happened this month (at least that I blogged about).  We celebrated Thanksgiving with some friends.  I got huger.

December- We got our first snow and I got my car stuck in the mud in my yard and had t call a tow truck and cried a lot.  A mouse tried to kill me and I traumatized my kid.  Lots of Christmas prepping (shopping, cooking).  I started the 3rd trimester.  Finished the year celebrating my nephew’s 1st birthday with my sister and brother in law.

So, to recap: New home, new baby on the way, same old everything else.  Hooray!

So a few days ago we decided to quit all this unpacking nonsense and do something fun.  There was a huge fair going on not anywhere close to us, so that’s where we went.  I got to meet up with a few other mommy friends and we all had a great time.  Pics of my kid only since I don’t own those other people’s children.

There were very few rides my shorty was actually allowed on, but I think she still had fun.

Uhh. Maybe.

Kinda?

Yes! Fun!

*Yawn* Elephants are slow.

Ok, so obviously not her most fun day ever, but she did fall asleep in her stroller which NEVER happens. So I call the day a success!

We drove up to Austin for the weekend. It was perfect. If it weren’t so damn hot, I would want to live there. It’s got all the city stuff, but still a lot of green all around. We stayed at the Renaissance and it was so nice. Our room was perfect and Smushy even slept in the little pack-n-play they provided which never happens! She’s always right in between us. It was so nice to have a king sized bed all to ourselves!

Ahhhh!

Sleeping in the NOT grown-up bed!

Awwww!

There are a million restaurants and the food is amazing.  I had the best fajitas in my entire life there.  I want to go back and have some more.  Also, Cheesecake Factory.  I want to live there.  We ordered room service a couple times just to avoid the Smushy in a restaurant craziness.  It costs a billion dollars and unless we win the lottery, we probably won’t ever do it again.  But not having to deal with a crazy toddler in front of people?  Totally made it all worth it. We actually went there to get pictures done. Mr. Silly got me a photo shoot with a real photographer for Mother’s Day. No pics yet, but when I get them, I’ll post them.

Mr. Silly at PF Changs

Smushy at PF Changs

We visited the cow statues at the Arboretum. Smushy loved them (of course). We did a lot of walking around out there, but man it was HOT. I am not a fan of the heat.

Smushy riding the cow. Yeehaw!

Loving the cow.

Hugging the cow.

All in all, good trip! I would love to go back someday (in the winter). Fun fun fun!