So much to be thankful for in 2014

I can't believe today is the first day of 2015! As Junie B. Jones has eloquently stated, "Wowie Wow Wow!" This year has flown by and has been our best year yet! It was the most incredible year filled with the most beautiful adventures.

I have been reminiscing on our most memorable moments and since Drew is actually napping (Drew is not much of a napper...but that's a whole other post!) I decided to blog about it!

 Here is a recap of 2014...

On January 2nd, after trying to get pregnant for 2 1/2 years, we finally got pregnant through IVF (full story here). We were beyond happy. We had prayed for this baby for so long and were finally going to be parents. We couldn't believe it. God is great!

Then on April 26th, God blew our minds again...Amina Sharay was brought into our lives (original post here). This sweet baby girl filled our home with so much love, joy, and endless laughter for 3 1/2 months. Although we were unable to adopt her and our sweet babe moved in with her aunt and 5 cousins, she is and always will be our baby girl. We were heartbroken to lose her but were once again shown God's love...Tamara (Amina's aunt) knew how much we loved Amina and allowed us to visit her once a week. It started off as just a few hours each visit then slowly increased to all day and eventually overnights. Over the past 4 months, we have formed a beautiful relationship with Amina's family. We pick her up once a week, she spends the night, and we take her home. Amina has two families that love her to the moon and back! That's pretty incredible. And we now have an even bigger family to love! Through Amina, Drew inherited 5 more cousins and another auntie too. Pretty lucky if you ask me!

 

On September 21st, after pushing for three very long hours, our little guy FINALLY decided to enter the world. Andrew Frank Vidovich III weighed in at 8lbs 5oz and 20in long. Our Drew was definitely worth the wait (original post here). He was absolutely perfect.

This year, I became what I was always meant to be...a momma. Here are a few things I've learned along the way...

1. I learned the true meaning of love at first sight. Before I had these babies I never knew I could love two little people so much that I'd give my my life for them.
2. I learned that I love my husband more now that I see him as a Daddy to our babies. He is pretty amazing with them.
3. I learned to be grateful and appreciative of every moment with my babies (fussy times and all) because let's face it, time is already going way too fast and they won't be this little for long.
4. I learned that being a momma is truly magical and even better than I ever imagined it would be.
5. I learned life will never be the same...it's soooo much better.

Thank you 2014 for the wondrous adventures...Can't wait to see what adventures 2015 has in store for us!

Wishing everyone love, laughter, peace, & a year as adventurous as ours has been. xo