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What were my accomplishments, failures, joys, grievances, fulfillments and regrets of 2006?

Let’s recap.

I entered 2006 five months pregnant, bored with work, fed up with my messy house, and consumed with redecorating ideas for Jada’s room. Typical for a pregnant mother I think.

January, February, and March sped by as I continued to make preparations for the new baby. Each passing week meant I was less mobile and had more aches and pains. After the first week of April I went on maternity leave and waited for the onset of labor. It came on the 21st. May, June and July were spent recovering, adjusting, and breastfeeding. I returned to work in July and readjusted to life once again by August. September, October, and November were whizzed by in a blur of good intentions for getting the house back under control, and losing the pregnancy weight but it never happened. December, with the start of 2007 in sight, brought renewed ambition for me where cleaning house and losing weight were concerned.

My very biggest accomplishment of 2006 is to have given birth vaginally after having had a c-section with my first.  That experience was intense, painful, a blur, monumental.  It was the best experience of my life ever.

My saddest failure was, and still is, not having drawn up a plan that would help D and I keep the house under control.

My biggest joy was giving Jada a baby sister.

My grievance would be not having made the time to nurture old friendships or the opportunity to make new ones.

So two days before we exit the year, the baby is 8 months old, Jada is 3 and a half years old and a few steps better with her speach. We have a routine established. Not necessarily a good one but it’s there. Dennis and I are coping with work and parenthood. I’m leaving 2006 a little poorer and a little richer, and hopeful for the next year.