- pregnancy
- fear of Down's Syndrome in our unborn child
- the fearful decision to undergo amnio
- seeing our baby's little penis and knowing that we would have a son
- the joy and relief at discovering that our son had no genetic disorders
- the decision to embrace natural childbirth and leave my trusted OB at 30 weeks pregnant
- doing self-hypnosis via the Hypnobabies homestudy course (if you know what a skeptic I am, you will know what a huge leap of *gasp* faith that was!)
- carrying a large baby past 41 weeks without any desire for induction
- going into natural labor for the first and last time the same day the USA won a match at the World Cup
- giving birth without any medical interventions!!!!
- welcoming our beautiful son, William Christopher, into the world
- my husband losing his job
- my daughter potty-training without any threats or coercion at 3 years old
- my wonderful 5-month maternity leave with the greatest long-term sub on earth (thank you, Michelle!)
- my return to teaching and the homeroom from hell
- the realization that I may get pink-slipped
- the need for my husband to abandon his role as a stay-at-home dad and look for work
- my struggles and triumphs as a working mother and intuitive parenting practitioner/advocate
That's it in a nutshell. Stay tuned for my resolutions and plans for 2011.....
