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The top event from 2017:
We launched our own church while LO2 was 2 months

The worst event from 2017:
I def hit some personal low lows with 2 kids, a job, etc. And marriage probably hit some lower points as well

Things to look forward to in 2018:
LO2 walking, taking a first family of 4 road trip, hopefully being able to loose some weight after weaning, maybe a first family vacation via plane, and my sister may be married towards the end of the year!

Things you hope to change/continue:
Now that LO2 is no longer a baby, I really need to do more self care and prioritize DH as well

The top event from 2017: There wasn't one event, really, but we moved DS to a preschool and it's been great for his speech delay.

The worst event from 2017: Infertility

Things to look forward to in 2018: Hopefully getting pregnant. After 6 months of going back and forth with our county resource for speech therapy (such a waste of time and effort,) DS is starting speech privately.

Things you hope to change/continue: continually putting my trust in God no matter the outcome. Trusting that His plan is the best one I can be on.

I'll play!

Top event from 2017: LO FINALLY sleeping through the night (after 2.5 years of nightly wakeups!)

The worst event from 2017: Marriage struggles

Things to look forward to in 2018: Not sure - maybe a family vacation?

Things you hope to change/continue: I started focusing on self care in the second half of 2017, and it really made me a better mom, employee and person. I'm hoping to continue taking care of myself to better take care of others!

Top event from 2017: Starting a new job that I love (same career).

The worst event from 2017: An appliance in our house caught on fire and we were out of our home for three months. From 6-9 months of LO's life, we lived in a tiny Airbnb with two sixty lb dogs, two adults, and a infant. It sucked majorly.

Things to look forward to in 2018: So much, LO will hit full on toddler stage - turning two. I'm excited to continue to thrive in my career.

Things you hope to change/continue: I hope to get more one-on-one time with my husband. AND, I desperately need to take better care of myself. Diet/exercise have to start happening.

Tops: reopening my photography business and getting established with commercial clients.

Worst: losing my dog we rescued 11 years ago. It was devastating for some weird reason. Also, always the family drama.

Looking forward to: maybe TTC, more clarity for our long term plans.

Continuing: working on important relationships, going to therapy (currently 3 1/2 years in). Always working on strengthening my marriage.

@bubblegum: Awww thanks!!

Tops from 2017: DS1 has made incredible progress with his speech and loves his preschool he started at this fall; finding out we are expecting DS2

Worst from 2017: IL drama and some health issues for DS1

Things to look forward to in 2018: DS2 arriving in March; smaller scale-getting our basement remodeled next week

Things I hope to change: work more on self-care which I know will look different during the remainder of my pregnancy vs newborn days vs once DS2 is past the itty bitty newborn days. I also need to adjust some of my expectations and let go of some of my people pleasing tendencies when it comes to certain Family relationships. Hoping that will lead to less stress.

Top event in 2017: LO was born!He was an answer to prayer for a couple of years! Being pregnant and having him has just strengthened our faith! It’s been an amazing year!
Worst event in 2017:Dad diagnosed with an illness
Things to look forward to in 2018: What the Lord has planned! Expecting great things!
Things I hope to change/continue: Growing closer to God and my marriage growing stronger! Excited to see what 2018 brings!

The top event from 2017: Having my second, and last baby.

The worst event from 2017: Every single thing Trump did/feeling like the world was falling apart on the weekly.

Things to look forward to in 2018: putting the "baby" phase of my life behind me.

Things you hope to change/continue: I want to figure out a balance in my life between kids, husband, job, and self that doesn't drive me crazy.

The top event from 2017: Finding out I was expecting #2 and generally loving the stage my toddler is in.

The worst event from 2017: Job struggles for me and watching my best friend go through a divorce.

Things to look forward to in 2018: Baby #2's arrival and transitioning to be a SAHM

Things you hope to change/continue: I hope to focus on patience, particularly with two little ones and to find a happy balance with my stay at home life!

Top: I started a new job and it's been a wonderful change! Also watching my 21 month old develop and turn into a little person.

Worst: Miscarriage last month

Things to look forward to: Disney World in May, trying for another baby in the summer

Change/continue: Stop being so angry about plans for our family not panning out and just enjoying time with our daughter.

Best: getting pregnant by our 1st iui and having Evelyn in November
Worst: finding out we need a new heater on Christmas
Looking forward to: a first author publication, watching Evelyn grow and become her own person
Continue/change: figuring out how to be parents while also maintaining a good relationship
as a couple.

Top: After miscarriages and unexplained infertility, getting pregnant with our son, who I'm currently staring at while napping.

Worst: A major fallout with DHs family that was hard to watch him suffer through.

Things to look forward to: Being done with babies and planning the future. Getting out of the newborn stage and my PPA getting better. I really struggle with this stage emotionally and physically but know from my first it does get better and quick.

Change/continue: Hopefully DH starting a position in March where he would be home every night. A big change for us will be our oldest starts pre-K and will have school every day.

Top event: getting pregnant with our healthy second baby girl arriving end of February/March.

Worst: The Trump presidency has been even worse than I ever could have imagined.
More personally, I guess it’d be the massive amount of dental work both me and my DH have needed which was a lot of $$.

Looking forward to: the birth of our baby girl and the new kitchen my husband is currently putting in. We just got our new range delivered today and I’m pretty excited to cook on something that isn’t from the 50s with only 2 working burners that only worked on a few settings :silly

Change/continue: I feel like this pregnancy hasnt been fantastic for my marriage so I feel we have some work ahead of us to reconnect emotionally/physically.

Best: getting pregnant and having healthy NT/anatomy scans with this pregnancy

Worst: pregnancy loss

Looking forward to: our LO being born; I have a couple of job offers in the works that will hopefully come through in the next couple of months, which would be *amazing* if it works out

Change/continue: We're expecting a baby within the next couple of weeks, DH is starting a new job in a completely new industry Jan 1, and there's a possibility next year that I may be switching jobs, which could involve a long distance move. So basically it feels like everything is up in the air and about to change. I just hope that I can maintain perspective, not get too stressed, and remember to live in the moment and enjoy the good parts of it all...