The brown one is doing just great! His neurologist called this morning to say he's doing much better than expected in post-op recovery, and he may be discharged tomorrow. So now we are just preparing ourselves and the house for a crippled dog. Can't wait to have him back and get him back to health.
Next off, something fun, a meme I am blatantly stealing from a friend, CM:
1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
- Had a baby! Bought a house! Rescued dachshunds! It was a big year.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- I don't entirely remember what the 2010 resolutions were, but I do distinctly remember stating that I had not kept them. So I'm guessing they went by the wayside. My only new year's resolution for 2011 is to keep things in perspective.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
EVERYONE close to me gave birth. Okay, an exaggeration. But there really seemed to be a baby boom among our social circle. Lots of little ones X's age and lots of people to talk to about parenting/kids -- it's lovely.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not that I can recall. But there were a couple deaths of people not very close to us that managed to shake us anyway.
5. What countries did you visit?
Ecuador, as always :)
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
A trip to Jamaica :)
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
3/7/10: the day I suspected I was pregnant (because I cried when the raccoon ate the fox on Planet Earth)
6/28/10: the day I became a homeowner
8/21/10: the day I welcomed two dachshunds into my home
11/10/10: the day I met my firstborn
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
(Dad is suggesting that I list one of the legal memoranda I wrote. Oh gawd.)
(Now Dad is griping about the fact that his alias on this blog is "Dad." That's what happens when you veto all my cool suggestions and refuse to suggest any of your own.)
I digress. If you can consider sustaining a human life for many months and facilitating his exit into the world, then X is my biggest achievement. If not, then overcoming my phobia of insects is next in line.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Keeping things in perspective. I really failed to do that at several points this year.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Does morning sickness count? Otherwise, it was a good year for my salud.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My house!
12. Where did most of your money go?
My house!
13. What did you get really excited about?
Baby! Dachshunds! House! It was a big year.
14. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Black Eyed Peas, "I've Got a Feeling"
(Dad is rolling his eyes over my selection. Yet again, he has NO COOLER SUGGESTIONS.)
(Now he is suggesting, "I want to be your personal penguin," a children's song that we learned TODAY. Not in the year 2010. FAIL.)
15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
- happier or sadder? Happier and more fulfilled.
- thinner or fatter? Fatter (still have some baby weight)
- richer or poorer? Neither, I think? (last year, was more liquid, but now have more assets)
16. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Eaten sushi! (Blasted pregnancy rules)
17. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Worry.
18. How did you spend Christmas?
In DC with loving family and my delightful little boy.
19. What was your favorite TV program?
LOST (I know, I'm late).
20. What were your favorite books of the year?
Have been reading the same book for four months now. It was that kind of year. No idea.
21. What was your favorite music from this year?
(Dad is suggesting personal penguin song AGAIN.)
I'm going to go with vuvuzuelas on this.
22. What were your favorite films of the year?
Inception, The Social Network
23. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
My birthday was a very bad day. I was first trimestery and turning 27.
24. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
It's hard to imagine a more satisfying year.
25. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
Ann Taylor/Banana Republic...then Pea in the Pod/Motherhood. It's that simple.
26. What kept you sane?
Have you met me? Nothing kept me sane. I'm not sane.
27. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
PERSPECTIVE. Meeting X changed the entire equation.
Ooh, that was fun.
And now, I need to make X do some tummy time and get ready for some delicious chicken parmesan, courtesy of Dad.
Before I go, a snapshot of my boy, who can always be reached by Blackberry...
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