{"id":877,"date":"2010-04-28T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/2010\/04\/28\/a-year-ago\/"},"modified":"2010-04-28T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T15:28:00","slug":"a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/2010\/04\/28\/a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year Ago&hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had just finished my last paper for my master\u2019s class and decided to relax for the rest of the evening.&#160; My maternity leave had just started, but Mikayla was still in my big belly.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/week39005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"week 39 005\" border=\"0\" alt=\"week 39 005\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/week39005_thumb.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a> Thirty-nine weeks pregnant and still growing!<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, Ben and I decided to head into town for some snacks.&#160; Much to my dismay Taco Bell was out of refried beans.&#160; How does a \u201cMexican\u201d restaurant run out of refried beans?&#160; Never mind, that is a different rant.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>A year ago, we were a family of two plus Shiloh that was about to become a family of three.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChristmasNewYear037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"Christmas - New Year 037\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Christmas - New Year 037\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ChristmasNewYear037_thumb.jpg\" width=\"229\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><em>Christmas picture 2008<\/em>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, I was a breast pump virgin.&#160; Now, after many days of making bottles for my daughter I am no longer a breast pump virgin.&#160; For the last 10 months (I didn\u2019t pump much the first two months), I have use my handy breast pump to supply milk for my daughter at least once a day.&#160; It has been an up and down battle, but we made it!<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, these were Tim\u2019s thoughts on what was happening in our lives.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 425px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px\" id=\"scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:fd1065c8-2e4d-4b9a-96f2-0b21c7a93b9b\" class=\"wlWriterEditableSmartContent\">\n<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xTkyGKD-L7U&amp;hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xTkyGKD-L7U&amp;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A year ago, this is how I looked laying in a hospital bed anxiously awaiting the arrival of Baby Kickert.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"Mikayla 001\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mikayla 001\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"306\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><em>Catching some Zzz\u2019s after the amazing epidural<\/em>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, I first held Mikayla in my arms and experienced a bond like no other.&#160; I nursed my daughter for the first time and cried as my husband sang her lullabies beside me.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"Mikayla 002\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mikayla 002\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla002_thumb.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><em>The first time I held Mikayla<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; 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border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"Mikayla 085\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mikayla 085\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla085_thumb.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><em>First Family Photo<\/em>&#160;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px\" title=\"Mikayla 096\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Mikayla 096\" src=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Mikayla096_thumb.jpg\" width=\"291\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a><em>Mikayla\u2019s first growth shot with the giraffe<\/em>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Happy Birthday Little Munchkin!&#160; I hope your first birthday is extra special!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/20100410MammothCave001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; 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