Looking Back at 2014!

2015 is off and running and I can't believe that it is almost February. It's hard to think how fast time is flying by and the fact that our little girl is already 6 months old!

Let's take a look back at 2014!

In January, we announced that we were expecting! Estimated due date was July 10.

In February, Ryan and I took our little trip to New York to be on The Katie Couric Show. Ryan is still sad about missing the Louisville Farm Show...good thing we are going this year!

Hanging out in the green room at Katie Couric.

Had to take this!

(If you haven't seen our minute on The Katie Couric Show, make sure to visit my earlier post all about the trip!)


In March, Ryan and I marked something off our Bucket List: We finally saw George Strait in concert! It was an awesome and I think this is where Sadie gets her love for country music 'cause I sure could feel her dancing the night away!

In April, we purchased our "new-to-us" vehicle so we could easily tote around our little bundle of joy and Ryan ran in the Farmer 5K at Purdue where he won a medal for his age group!

Fishing on Bruce Lake.

In May, I did a lot of cleaning. Ryan and I also went fishing a few times....I tried not to capsize the boat with my rotund baby figure!

Notes, or love threats, that Ryan would come home to see!

At the end of June, there was a huge storm that took the barn down....it was a sad day and even more sad when it caught on fire.








Now comes July! Ryan and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary! We spent the day fishing and then went to dinner and a movie. Always a great time when I'm able to spend the day with my hubby!

I was due July 10 and thought that if I went to the county fair I could help things move along by walking and walking and walking. I ended up being induced July 14 and we had our sweet little baby girl the next day, July 15. Sadie Mae was born 9 lb. 4 oz. and 20.5 inches long at 4:18pm. She has been a beautiful little blessing and we could not have asked for a more healthy, smiley and happy baby.

Daddy was wrapped around her finger from the beginning!

At the end of July, Ryan and I decided we needed a small vacation so we packed our little family up and headed to Moline, IL for a long weekend where we visited the John Deere Pavilion and a few other things.















In August, I prepped myself for going back to work. So this month I practically cried every single time I thought about leaving Sadie....it was not a good month!

At the beginning of September I returned to work at the local High School as a Special Needs Aide. I loved being able to work with kids again, but I absolutely missed being with Sadie. I felt like I was missing everything she was doing. This was also very stressful. Making sure I woke up in time to get myself ready, have all bags/lunches packed, get Sadie nursed and dressed for the day, drop her off, head to work, pump at least twice a day, pick Sadie up after school, try and do some laundry, and attempt at making dinner. This was stressing me out to the point of I wasn't able to make enough breast milk and I didn't like not being able to do this. There was also A LOT of crying this month too! (I'm usually not this emotional...I'm blaming it on the post-pregnancy hormones!)

Sadie loved the tractor rides.

In October and November, Ryan worked extra hours at night helping farm. So many of our nights were "family nights" spent riding in a tractor if he was in a field close to home. We also hosted Thanksgiving at our house for Ryan's family! It was so much fun...I missed being able to cook for a large group. And everything was fantastic if I might add!

We enjoyed many beautiful sunsets.

December came, and after several discussions between Ryan and I, we decided that it would be more beneficial to our family if I stayed home with Sadie. I ended the school year and have been home with Sadie for over a month and I am loving it! I love waking up to Sadie talking in her crib and then her smiling when I go to get her. The fact that I don't have to wake up at 4 am for work and get ready, but instead I can wake up and nurse Sadie and then go back to sleep before Ryan leaves. I love that I can make sure we have a healthy meal every night. And my favorite is playing with Sadie and watching her grow knowing that I am the one that t taught her these things...and it's not too bad being able to wear yoga pants all day!

Sadie's 1st Christmas Tree....Next year there will be a real one!

Well, what a year! It was fun looking back and remembering all the things we did and everything that happened....I forgot about a few of them already! Now, here's to the New Year of 2015! Let's see if I can keep up with all of my resolutions!