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What was your biggest life change in 2009?
Happy New Year everyone!
I would say my biggest life change would be getting pregnant, and coming back to work for CSC. Both were great changes for me.
My not so great life change is my brother is now seeing his psycho wife that he has been seperated from for over a year, again, instead of just getting a divorce and moving on. She is nothing but drama, is so controlling and mean to my brother, and I really don't even want to have to deal with her.
What about you?
Re: What was your biggest life change in 2009?
My biggest life change in 2009 was watching my cousin die and the traumatic weekend that lead up to her final death, she died a few times that weekend. Part of me has been hollow without her and the one year is coming up and its been haunting me. I miss her terribly. That weekend still rips my heart out and I am not sure I will ever get over losing her the way we did.
The second biggest change was becoming a homeowner, which again has positive and negatives. We bought a house that was overpriced and ended up having biiiiig problems and costing us lots of money. It's been 7 months but we are finally starting to like our home after all the problems. I like my new bathroom.
I wish I could say there were lots of positives things that changed my life in 2009 but it just didn't happen this year. There were LOTS of positive things but they were not live changing.
The biggest life change we made was signing with our adoption agency. Even though we are taking our time getting active, just knowing that we are moving toward being parents is so exciting!
The second one is smaller, but I joined the Y. I always complain about being out of shape, so I am glad that I finally DID something about it.
Mittzi - my mom has the same thing you have. Took her going on a random visit to her OB-GYN that helped her get a diagnosis. She's doing much better. Glad you were able to figure out what was going on.
For me, getting married was the biggest thing. Also my sister finally settling down with a decent guy and getting married this year too was a big change. My parents bought a coffee business in July and that has been a huge adjustment for them as well. It was a great 2009 but I'm ready for it to be over and am eager to see what 2010 has in store for us.
Happy New Year all!
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1. the boy. i love my son and can't imagine my world without him- yes, even when he keeps me up all night!
2. work- finally acheiveing recognition for my hard work with a promotion- while pregnant, loving the work i do and the people i work with/for, and landing a deluxe cube on the 4th floor with the vips
Getting and renovating the house were big changes. It meant that we were officially WNYers again.
Getting pregnant, although I think the biggest change is about to come.
City living and budgeting again.
Dang - I feel like I didn't do anything this year!!! LOL!!!
I guess the biggest would be taking the big step (financially and mentally) to move into our new office. It was risky, but it paid off in the end and our business is booming.
Personally - I have stuck with my resolution from last year to not let petty people or comments affect me and to stand up for myself and not be a doormat or "yes" person all of the time. My sister knows now that she cannot walk all over me!
I was still recovering (emotionally) from my m/c in November 2008 so that was hard. But finding out I was pregnant again in July was obviously a big change and has been the most wonderful thing. I can't wait to meet our LO!
And buying our house in June was incredibly life changing. We had rented for the past 7 years and having our own home to come home to and fix up has been wonderful...even with all of the renovation headaches!
yay!
Our biggest life change in 2009 was obviously Joseph. A WONDERFUL addition to our growing family!
2009 was a pretty slow year for us (in a good way...too many years have been crazy stress and ones we'd rather do without).
I think for us starting the serious house hunting/bidding/buying process has been huge. It's definitely much pricier than what we were used to seeing in NY but will be worth it if we can land something we love.
Also, becoming season ticket holders to an NHL team. It seems petty but it's been a dream of ours (my husband's since he was a kid) and to be able to be financially stable enough to get tickets and do something frivilous is really nice.
Of course my little girl.. She changed so much for me. Aside from all the normal baby things.. my priorites are just completely different. I work less, want to do stuff with her more..I'm definitely a "mom" now. She is the best
I am trying to think of something else.. but mostly everything else is the same.
m/c 1/2/08 and 3/12/08
Eve Amelia- Born 2/24/09. 6lb 9.9oz
Natalie Ruth - Born 6/13/11 7lb 6.6oz
This seems silly, but getting Rosie to nap in her crib was a big one! I love having a few hours to myself every day.
Second would probably be my husband's promotion. It's allowed me to stay at home on a permanent basis and we will hopefully move soon, which will be a big change in 2010.
I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer but....the biggest life change for me has been my ability to make it through my infertility journey (drugs, endless needles, endless dr. appts. and 13 bfn) though out this year. It's been an almost daily emotional roller coaster and struggle since day 1 out of, if I'm doing the math right, 385 days (1 year, 1.5 months) now.
It's amazing how strong one can be, even when you think you can't.
2009 was quite a year! When the year started we were dealing with infertility issues which were in the middle of getting pinned down. I will never forget the day in the doctor's office when we got the news of DH's infertility. Our world was literally turned upside down. Everything changed that day about how we looked at life. Suddenly, our lives were changed and we had to be strong and figure out what to do next. Our winter and spring changed from hoping we would be enjoying pregnancy to looking at all our options. We visited adoption agenices, gathered information, talked to infertility specialists and tried to make it through everyday. It was a very tough couple of months. After countless discussions we decided to take a big leap and try going to the infertility specialist for a year while still gathering information on the adoption process. May and June were whirlwind months filled with fertility drugs, selecting a donor, blood tests, nonstop office visits, and finally an iui. We found out on my parents' anniversary that it worked and we were indeed pregnant. It is a day filled with so much joy that I can't even explain it. We didn't want to jinx anything and were very cautious so we only told our parents, siblings and one friend each. Several weeks later when we could finally tell people we were bursting at our seems with excitement.
I can't believe our baby will be here in less than two months! That will be the biggest change for 2010 and we can't wait. As I look back at this past year I think of all the changes my husband and I went through and how much stronger it has made us. Infertility taught us a lot and opened our eyes to many things. 2009 was a year that started off horrible, but ended wonderfully. I really am looking forward to the day our baby is born and all the fun moments we get to share together as a family.
The biggie was having Ryan after the years of struggling to get pregnant!
We too hope to do it again in 2010!
What WASN'T a major life change for us in 2009? LOL! DH got a new job out here, I left my jobs, we sold our house, and became NY residents!! We spent our first holidays away from family, left some dear friends behind, and started making new ones. I finally got a FT job here as well.
Here's hoping 2010 brings some stability for us!
Clomid + Met = BFP#1 12/27/10, missed MC discovered 2/9/11, d&c 2/11/11, 10w3d
Natural cycle (just Met) = BFP#2 6/3/11, Baby A arrived 2/16/12
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Our biggest life change this year was renovating our kitchen. I know it sounds silly, but getting through that together and doing a lot of it ourselves was a real test of our marriage! We both survived, the house survived, and somehow we are still happily married.
Now we have to figure out if we want to have some little people in the future... or we can just renovate another room and keep procrastinating!
I'd say my biggest is the dealing with my house.
Here's to a better year next year!
This exactly! Except maybe the 2010 repeat ;-)
My first haircut!
Severe MFI - on to IVF w/ ICSI
IVF#1-2: BFN
IVF#3: BFP! - 1/24: ET - 5d - 2 blasts - 2/02: Beta #1: 16.2 ...... 2/04: Beta #2: 35 ...... 2/09: Beta #3: 401.5 - I'm pregnant! - 2/13: u/s #1 - baby boy, due 10/12, born 10/16! ...... 8 lbs 0 oz, 22 inches!