I was in the first month of pregnancy last January. We basically spent the month cuddling on the couch watching the entire series of Lost. Michael got his first tooth Jan 19, which brought on a very cranky little boy. Our 1 year anniversary celebration was spent at the Melting Pot, but cut short by my nausea. Note- do not EVER have raw meat/seafood put in front of you during pregnancy! Ugh!
We took Michael on his first skiing trip to the Poconos in February. Every week this month a new tooth was coming in. He also became a fulltime crawler by the month's end.
Mike celebrated his 27th birthday in March at our house in Avalon. We barbecued by the water's edge with family and friends and the weather was perfect. We found out we would be transferred to Virginia within the next few months so we made a trip there in search of a rental home. We left Michael with my mom for the weekend; our first time away from him for that long. That was tough!! The most exciting part of March was we found out we were having a baby GIRL :)
The Easter Bunny visited our house and left lots of goodies for Michael's first Easter. We found our Va home in April and the packing began. Packing while 5 months pregnant with a 9 month old crawling around is no easy task...but this would not be the first time we found ourselves in this situation...
I had a "sprinkle" for Tenley on May 1 with a few family and friends and seeing so much pink was super exciting to me! We settled into our new home May 8 and one week later we were headed to Hilton Head, SC for a Sporn family vacation. We found that our son was quite the water bug! Memorial Day weekend we found ourselves traveling back to Cape May, NJ for a camping trip. Big news for May- we have a walker! Yay Michael! Here he is in SC playing in the ocean...
We went to the beach a few times in June and also enrolled Michael in swim lessons. We took the trip to NJ yet again to attend my father's wedding June 18. It was very beautiful and I am so happy to have added a step-mother, sister, & brother. Here we are at the wedding...
June was also a big month for Michael!! (This was during naptime and he was not happy about that!) He is a very special boy who was spoiled by our friends and family! We love them all so much and couldn't be more thankful!
By July, we realized the house we were in just wasn't cutting it and we were going to need something bigger to accomodate our growing family. We began the house-hunting! We took it easy this summer with the new baby due in one month. This was also one of the hottest months on record! We did a Busch Gardens trip, which was also cut short because of my swollen ankles and aching back!
August FINALLY arrived and so did Miss Tenley. She was born via c-section August 13, 2010 at 12:33 pm. She was 7 lbs 5 oz, 19 inches long, and looked just like her mama :) My mom and step-dad came into town to stay with Michael while we were in the hospital with Tenley. He was a bit afraid of his sister at first, but quickly came to love her. The next few weeks are a bit of a blur...At the end of August we all went to an outdoor concert to see Darius Rucker!
Here she is---
We made another trip to Cape May, NJ for Labor Day. Traveling and vacationing with a 2 week old was not the best idea! But we did our best and had help as we were staying with my mom at the campground. My dad & family come to visit us in Va and we had a relaxing day at the beach! We also had an awesome crab dinner with everyone and the kids were great!
October is my favorite month and we couldn't have asked for better weather! We got out with the kids as much as we could! I made a trip to NJ, BY MYSELF! This was quite an experience! The kids were really misbehaving, Michael caught a cold, and Tenley was very colicky and barely slept! I tried to make the best of it and took them to a farm which ended up a nightmare! My sister spent a few days helping me and I'm pretty sure she may not have kids for many years now! My friend and I took Michael trick or treating in his skeleton costume. He did great and loved ringing door bells. Tenley was the sweetest "Halloween Ballerina". We found a house we LOVED and were approved for our first mortgage loan! So the packing began again...
We made settlement November 15. I am thrilled to own a home and am very thankful that my husband works so hard to provide for us. One week later we were NJ bound for Thanksgiving. We had dinner at Mike's parents and all the little cousins enjoyed playing.
Much of December was spent unpacking & decorating. We threw our first annual holiday party and it was a success! Of course, we spent Christmas up north and were so blessed to have been given so much! The kids received so many gifts that we had to take TWO trips to transport it all! Michael got to play in his first snowfall, which dumped 2 feet on us! Tenley started rolling this month and was loving her rice cereal :) I turned the big 2-6 and was given some sweet diamond earrings.
We rang in 2011, in bed, SICK! After all, 2010 really kicked our butts!
