Photobook Project!
September 14, 2020
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January 4, 2021
2020 has been a year. This is also the most I’ve posted in a week in probably the whole time I’ve done “blogging”.
Here are some notable events/hobbies throughout 2020:
January
- Hailey’s first dog show
- Joel started paternity leave
- Traveled to Colorado for a skiing trip
- Hailey’s first time swimming!
- Hailey’s first plane ride
- Kobe Bryant died during this trip…
- Paid off both of our cars!
February
- We hosted a Super Bowl party at our house
- Work trip for the ISLAA conference in New York City – Joel and Hailey came with. We were in the Marriott right in Times Square!
- First trip to Statue of Liberty
- Hailey started daycare
- She took a 3 hour nap on her first day! That trend did not last
- She got sick the after the first week
- Ear infection
- Influenza A
- ER visit due to slight dehyrdation
March
- We voted!
- We upgraded to a king size bed
- Covid hit
- Joel went to the office the last time on March 19th
- Hailey pulled from daycare
- Taya’s class switched to fully online
- Hailey had her first skin infection, liver ultrasound for all of the hemangiomas, and pediatric dermatologist appointment
- A mixture of bleach baths and triamcinalone worked wonders for her skin!
- We used a sleep coach from the Cleo app that I still had access to from Medtronic and it was life changing
- Hailey finally slept through the night
- Hailey met her grandparents new puppy
April
- Joel’s parents helped with daycare for Hailey so we could get work done
- Lots of at home work outs, runs with the running stroller
- Taya’s job got force to 4 day work weeks
- Hailey’s first tooth came in!
- Taya got her Chantilly cake for her bday 🙂
May
- Taya’s first Mother’s day
- Hailey’s first swing experience
- Shin splints really bad, sidelined plans for running for a while
- Hailey started crawling!
- Hailey started daycare again for the first time
June
- I bought a nice camera off of Facebook Marketplace and started to use it to take some better pictures of Hailey, the family and the pets
- Joel’s first Father’s day
July
- More miles of running finally
- Joined Moms on the Run and met an amazing group of women!
- Two trips to Sioux Falls to visit family
August
- Hailey’s first steps
- Hailey’s first birthday
- Half marathon to celebrate Hailey’s birthday
September
- Hailey ended up in the ER with Roseola
- Found out we are expecting
- Joel’s parents decided to build a house 10 minutes from us
- Dad came to visit and say for a couple weeks
October
- Mom came to visit and stayed a few weeks
- Celebrated Halloween at Joel’s friend’s house with a couple other kids
November
- Covid spike in MN led us to spend Thanksgiving at home with food delivered to our door from Joel’s parents
December
- Christmas and New Year’s at Joel’s parents house
- Finished my second masters in systems engineering