The year 2008

What a year 2008 has been with many exciting achievements, new arrivals and goals achieved, its also been another year of challenges and taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture in life and trying to join the peices of the puzzle together.

This year has seen many exciting things happen. I spent 5 months of the year pregnant with Andy who was born in May. He will be 8 months old tomorrow, time has flown by, he crawls, pulls himself up on furniture, says mummm, and dadadada and bubba. He looks when you call his name, tries to stand up in his cot, has 3 teeth with the 4th one hoping to make an appearance anyday. He isnt sleeping through the night yet but he is perfect with ginger red hair and beautiful blue eyes. He certainly has fitted into our family life very well.

This year I also got to meet my neice for the first time. She is 7 and we had no idea she exisited. We have missed out on so much of her life but hope as she gets older we will see more of her. She is so smart, a real high achiever and I hope in years to come she will read back on this and know that I am so proud of her and hope she continues to excel and make something of her life. I know she will.

I also finished my second degree in Midwifery. It was the hardest time of my life. To be thrown into the deep end in a very high risk hospital was overwhelming. Not only did I return from maternity elave after Joshua, I jumped straight into a full on university degree. I felt such pride the day I graduated. I had to hold back the tears, I felt so relieved that Id finally finished.

I also started my MS treatment. grrrrrr daily injections that leave welts and itchy lumps all over my stomach and legs, thank got Ive got a fat gut with lots of room to inject. I hate them but I do it so I can continue to be a mum and live an active life.

I've also become involved with my local playgroup and spend many hours with play dates, playgroup and mummys nights out and have made some great life long friends. We have had such a ball going out, meeting up an chatting. I luff my girls. Ive become such good friends with them, Renee pictured below with our best facebook attempt and Paula also doing out 'self portraits' are my buds. We are the funky committee that are the coolest ever. I luv em.

I turned 33 this year. Another year older, dont know about the wiser part though.

So bring on 2009, A year of new beginnings, fresh starts, exciting adventures and maybe even a few surprises along the way.

I also had a new niece Lily Rose, born on christmas Eve. Nathan is smitten with his new daughter and soon it will be Adam and Sarahs turn to have their very first baby- a little girl due any day now, I think her name is going to be Annabel which is so cute. I notice every Annabel I come across now.

So although pretty low key still lots of things happening in the day of the life of a Williams.

What will 2009 hold?

I go back to work

My big boy turns 13

We start building our house- finally

And Im sure a few more surprises will come our way too.

So bring on 2009 Im all ready.