So this is the New Year!

Oh New Years...I'm not sure how I feel about you...Leaving 2011 behind is really bittersweet. While it kept me in the NICU for 35 of it's days, and that doesn't even include the 5 days in the hospital BEFORE the turn for the worse, it also gave me the most vibrant little girl I could wish for. Leaving the whole NICU year behind is really weird. The NICU gave me this weird sense of purpose...I had to go in every day, like a job, and it was like a job beyond being a mother, I had to have intelligent conversation with doctors at rounds, I had to advocate for my daughter's best interest, and on top of all of that, I had to care for my daughter the best that I could under such circumstances! I don't want to say that I enjoyed the NICU, persay, but it is a part of me...and it really is in the past now that we've turned the page to a new calendar...

So what does 2012 bring? Well, for one, I can say *knock on wood* that Maura hasn't had a seizure since last year! That's kinda fun and novel! Patrick will be 4 this year! Four! Isn't that insane? I swear it was just 2008 yesterday...and I'm sure I'll say the same thing about 2011 in a few years too!! I plan to make something more of my etsy shop, and maybe even try my hand at other things...

I'm not one for resolutions, because, let's face it, resolutions often get broken! And while I intend to get in better shape post baby (because I've given her my body for the last 16 months since I nurse full time and refuse to diet while nursing!) I also intend to do something for myself...I'm going to take on Project 365. In fact, I've started already on a new blog just for it! Mind you, the blog has to come together a bit more before it really looks like something, so give me a few days, but I figured why not? If I let it go, I would never start!

Who's in? Join me and I'll totally link you up over there! You know you want to!