Time to grade myself!

A year ago I wrote my 2009 list of goals! Time to see if I got them all......

1. To have more of a positive attitude towards things I can't control. B-Still working on this.

2. To have a little more faith in me! B

3. To trust in myself. B

4. To let it go when my husband leaves things around. C

5. To spend more time with my dogs. A

6. To work my ass off for the things I want, and not to take no for an answer! A

7. To accept those for who they are and not let them get to me.

D- I wont lie this one kicked my ass this year!

8.To try to let go of the guilt I've held on to about losing the baby. B- I can say I am doing a 100% better than I was whenI wrote this!

9. To teach my sister all the life lessons I can remember for being 16.

C I am striving so hard to help her become a great person

10. To take a stand in something when I truly believe in it, and not be scared! A+

11. To be grateful for all the things I have! A+ I am constantly thinking about all I have that others don't and am grateful for a wonderful spouse who helps me every day!

12. To get a hobby! A++ I am doing photography! My #1 goal for 2010 is to get my website up and rolling so I can actively get more involved and possible enter a few contest!

So all in all it was a pretty good year. Defiantly a turn around from the last. I won;t lie I have 2 goals next year....

1. Get my photography rolling, even if it's just in the hobby stage.

2. Get Pregnant or get a better idea of what is possible for us on that front!

I plan on just posting pictures for the rest of my blogging for the year. A few of our new house and maybe some from the massive get togethers with my families. I am going home for Christmas. I can't tell you how excited I am for a good ole fashioned Cajun Christmas!

WoooHoooo

If you can't tell from the new ticker. I am uber excited about January 26th! Not only is it a month before my 27th birthday but it's the day we get a new doctor! My current OBGYN left the practice. I just loved her but she just wasn't as aggressive as I would have liked on our fertility issues. I was told today our new doctor likes to tackle these things and at least find out IF there is an issue. Like I've always said, I can sit back and relax about this if I know nothings wrong. So let the count down start!

Top Baby Names of the Future

Wow my husband was dead on!

Girls

1. AVA—Glamour Girl name beats out Eva along with other A names for top spot.

2. AMELIA—New spin on new top name Emma and longtime No. 1

3. ELLA—All names—ella—Isabella, Gabriella, Stella—have been popular, but Ella itself gets the most attention.

4. VIOLET—Purple-y flower name

5. LILA—The double L is the winningest name sound of the next decade.

6. GRACE—Simple, cool, and well, graceful

7. RUBY—Sassy choice with a rich jewel undertone

8. MATILDA—Unlikely hottie, the old-fashioned name

9. HARPER—Boyish choice with literary ties to (female) author Harper Lee.

10. EVELYN—Grandma name just beginning to enjoy a revival, thanks to the Eva/Ava craze.

Boys

1. ETHAN—Biblical nice guy name finishes first.

2. AIDEN—Traditional Irish name trounces rhyming copycats Jayden, Brayden, and Caden

3. MILO—Parents like the upbeat, energetic O-ending.

4. CHARLIE—Unisex nicknames are finding their way onto the birth certificate.

5. OSCAR—Odd Couple name gains wide acceptance.

6. RYDER—Western cowboy name gallops up the list.

7. CASH—The failed credit economy has lasting impact on baby names

8. RIVER—Parents go green with nature names

9. KAI—A winning combination of gentle and exotic

10. MAXIMUS—A name bound for maximum exposure.

Yup I'm still here!

I know gone for a while. So much has been going on. Family in, getting ready to close on the new house. Mass craziness. I do have to say however, normally I would be all stressed and freaking out. No I have had his since of overwhelming calmness roll over me in the past week. Projects have totally gone to shit at work all of which are on the part of other parties, and I haven't gotten mad, upset, angry once! I know crazy right. This is so not me. I don't know who this calm nice, HAPPY person is. I am singing Christmas songs and enjoying life. That angrier bitter person is no longer here. I hope she's gone and not just hiding somewhere. Now I know I've said things on this line before but this is truly different. How I know this? Well usually when I am in this good mood is in the middle of my cycle and then I get all mopey and depressed right before and at the beginning of my period. I started yesterday with no disappointment, no bitterness, no depression or rage. I have truly turned over a new leaf. Another reason, there was no spotting the past 2 months. When I am stressed and such I spot a day before I start. Finally, I am truly OK! I am not bitter about my miscarriage anymore. It still makes me sad and I still think about it almost everyday but I am not mad or bitter anymore. I see all the great things we've done or the opportunities we have had that we would have never been able to do or take if I had carried to term, and I am content.

I am truly seeing the good in the world again and am happy. Truly honest to god happy. I feel as if the light inside of me is shining and shining bright not only bright but a bright yellow like the sun! I wonder if that means anything. I will have to look that up!

Baby Names of 2009

Rank	Male	Female
1	Ethan	Isabella
2	Noah	Emma
3	Jacob	Olivia
4	Aiden	Ava
5	Logan	Sophia
6	Jackson	Madison
7	Jack	Chloe
8	Ryan	Abigail
9	Jayden	Addison
10	Matthew	Emily
11	Liam	Ella
12	Joshua	Lily
13	Tyler	Mia
14	Benjamin	Grace
15	Gavin	Alexis
16	William	Avery
17	Lucas	Samantha
18	Nathan	Elizabeth
19	Michael	Hannah
20	Mason	Taylor
21	Alexander	Natalie
22	Evan	Alyssa
23	Dylan	Sarah
24	Luke	Riley
25	Andrew	Hailey

According to BabyCenter