Bennett David Kahl

Bennett David Kahl
I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers Ephesians 1:16

Sunday, January 2, 2011

2010 Year end review

2010 came and went…pretty quickly!  Well, looking back now it felt like it went quickly, but I remember days that seemed to DRAG on forever! 

January-May: spent every.single.day in bed, unless I was at the doctor or being admitted for contractions.  Worth every second of it though!

January 2010:

~We found out that the little miracle growing inside of me was going to be a BOY! 

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Ellie in January

February:

~Ellie was diagnosed with RSV and stayed sick for weeks.  She started ballet this month.

~I started home health care monitoring my contractions.  Put on terb pump.

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Ellie in February

March:

~Admitted for my first time at 24 weeks due to a UTI. 

~B started on Cullen’s nursery.  I loved watching it go from a guest room to a little boy’s nursery.  A true dream come true!

~Had an awesome baby shower!!!!

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Ellie in March helping daddy paint Cullen’s room

April:

~I turned 32!!! 

~Admitted for the fifth time and ended up staying in the hospital for almost 2 weeks.

~Team Chunky Monkey celebrated it’s third MOD walk and crawfish boil.

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May:

~Last month of bed rest!!!  I broke the rules at the end of the month and enjoyed a few days of running errands with Ellie as a pregnant mommy.  I LOVED doing that with her!

~Had a fantastic Mother’s Day

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Ellie in May

June:

~Delivered a HEALTHY baby boy on June 4, 2010 after spending over a half of a year on bed rest.  Cullen Spencer Kahl was born at 4:50pm weighing 7.2lbs and was 19 3/4 in long.  He went straight to general nursery and we went home as a family of “5” three days later.

~B celebrated a fantastic Father’s Day!

~We had Bennett’s third anniversary of his death…hard to believe it happened that long ago.

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July:

~Adjusted to life out of bed and as a stay at home mommy to two little ones!!!June2010 153

Happy 4th of July

August:

~First family vacation in over a year and we took Cullen.  Ellie had fun on the “beach”. 

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September:

~We officially started homeschooling.

~BUSY with homeschool, soccer, gym, dance and work!!!

~Annual fantasy football draft and Aunt Courtney visits!!!

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October:

~Ellie got her ears pierced and we celebrated Halloween with a skeleton and a Raggedy Ann Doll.

~Cullen is 4 months old!

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November:

~Happy Thanksgiving 2010!  We have a million blessings to be thankful for.

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December:

~Daddy turned 33!!!  We celebrated with a trip to Las Vegas.

~Our princess, Ellie Grace turned 4 years old!

~We celebrated 8 years of marriage!  It has been a long journey!

~We attended Ellie’s first ballet recital

~Cullen turned 6 moths old!

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It’s amazing how things can change so much in just one year…

Hoping all of you have a happy, healthy and blessed 2011!!!

Blessings,

Angie

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