Another end-of-the-year link-up. This one hosted by Dwija at House Unseen.
12 photos, one from each month, so sum up the year we had over here.
If you are new to The Hearts Overflow, I hope this will bring you up to speed.
If you've been reading for a while, I hope you will enjoy reviewing these memories with me!
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JANUARY
We spent 16 days in the hospital with Johnny while he had his 3rd and 4th surgeries to take down his colostomy and then clear up a bowel obstruction. It was by far our most difficult hospital stay, full of many set backs and much discouragement. But we made it through and got to take home our little man fully recovered.
FEBRUARY
Cloth diapering took on a whole new dimension as Johnny began having poopy diapers for the first time ever! So much excitement, and so many poopy diapers. It was also the WORST winter of all time. I may have had one or two melt downs.
MARCH
Winter continued to be awful. And I got bangs. After vowing 5 years earlier that I would never ever get bangs again. I guess I learned that I shouldn't keep my promises to myself? I also hosted a series called NICU diaries, a special salute to babies who have had a rough start.
APRIL
We were finally able to go outside. (Though you can still see traces of snow.) Here is Johnny swinging for the first time.
MAY
I celebrated mothers day as a mom for the first time. And Johnny turned 1! He has been such a blessing and answer to prayer, so we made 3 cakes and had all our friends over to celebrate.
JUNE
Summer brought Alex's hardest semester of classes yet. He literally spent every night studying. That and the all the summer humidity made for a sometimes crabby mama. I taught summer lessons and Johnny and I tried to be outside as much as possible.
I finally fell into a good prayer routine over the summer. Johnny got hand foot and mouth, I enjoyed summer cooking, and Alex kept studying.
AUGUST
Alex was between semester, and we took a family vacation to visit Alex's family at The Farm and in Pittsburgh. It was so nice to get to spend two whole weeks together as a family with no homework or other concerns. Johnny loved being with his cousins. Also, I turned 28.
SEPTEMBER
Harvest time. We so many tomatoes from the garden. I love September because we eat tomatoes basically everyday. Also, Johnny finally started to walk on his own!
OCTOBER
I did the October blogging challenge. I though it might make me hate blogging, but no. Turns out I really like blogging. Alex and I celebrated 5 years of marriage. I know it seems obvious to say they have been the best 5 years of my life. But they really have been, and there's just no other way to say it.
NOVEMBER
Winter arrived way too early! Silver lining: Johnny looks cute all bundled up. Alex was accepted to PA school. YAY! And we continued to fail at getting Johnny to sleep through the night. Boo.
DECEMBER
This month has been full of family and celebrating and love. I had to remind myself to chill out on the to-do lists and just enjoy advent and Christmas, and when I did that things went way better. Johnny loves being with family. And his favorite game is peek-a-boo.
All in all, 2014 has been a great year. Life may not always be easy, but it is always good. We are blessed beyond measure. We are ready to welcome a new year and all the new things it will bring.
Happy New Year everyone! See you in 2015!
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