Wasn't I just 12 weeks yesterday...

Well it sure seems that way.  This pregnancy has been going by super fast!  Maybe it's because we're not quite ready yet...so far the nursery is painted...and we hate the color soooo we have nothing done.  I did feel a sense of accomplishment yesterday when I finally booked a tour of GBMC, our meet and greet with our pediatrician, and I pre-registered.  I also spent sometime with my insurance company making sure I knew all I needed to about what's covered/what's not and I hit the jackpot...apparently I was only supposed to pay my co-pay once...and my OB office has asked for it every time...well they owe me some money!  Over $100 to be exact..not as good as winning the Mega Millions...but hey I will take it.

Just another indication that 2011 is definitely going to be a good year!  2010 had it's ups and downs.  Some of our ups were pretty good:

•  Starting and finishing some of the renovations on our house 
• Finding out we were expecting!!!!! (Big UP in my opinion)
• Going on and enjoying our first cruise!  

Some of the downs were a bit unexpected but I firmly believe what got us through them was our attitude towards all that happened..when life hands you lemons right!?  I won't bore you with the dirty details (sorry) but I have to say that dealing with tough situations really made us stronger and I am thankful, when looking back, that they happened.  I truly believe they happened to prepare us for many much harder things ahead in life and I am sure looking back when we are old and gray and sipping our sweet tea from our wrap around porch in Charelston, SC (we are so retiring there!) we will laugh at the thought that we even batted as much as an eyelash at the past years troubles.

I see us here...come 2050

What we are most excited about in 2011 is the fact that we are going to be parents!  Baby Smith will be here before we know it and while it scares us silly that this little life will be dependent on us!?  Well we know we're awesome so obviously our kid will be too!  In addition to our new little life making his or her appearance we are happy that both of us have jobs in 2011 that we love.  Tommy just started his new job at Home Depot and he MUST love it because that's all he could talk about after work the past two days was...work...it really excites me that he's excited again.  I also celebrated my first year at Towson as well as finishing up my masters at Towson.  It feels so good to be done with school (for a while at least) and the timing could not be more perfect.

So today we are one week closer to meeting our little Gummy Bear...I am 31 weeks and really I feel like we just found out!  9 more weeks-or less to go!  In the words of Chandler Bing...could we BE any more excited!?   Life goes by so fast and before we know it 2050 will be here and we will wonder what happened...so yet another resolution takes form:  I will enjoy every minute of every day because before we know it our lives will have past and I don't want to wonder what happened...I want to be thankful I took those moments in and really enjoyed them...the ups and the downs and everything in between.  I was just thinking of a moment between Tommy and I that I don't think I will forget...it wasn't something HUGE or overly romantic but I can't stop thinking about it...we both were up around 3 am the other night...Tommy couldn't sleep and the baby kicking woke me up...and we just talked a bit and laughed about how we probably should stop going to bed at 8:30 every night...felt the baby kick until we both fell back asleep.  It's those little things that make me happy and realize that much more how important it is to breathe and enjoy every moment of life...which is something I don't think I have always done...hence my third resolution of the year!