January
- The first day of the year gives me Helena - my first baby.
- I celebrate my first 30 years on this earth. Doing remarkably better than my mother did with that birthday - of course having Helena only 12 days earlier gives me a great distraction.
February
- My friends at CSC get to meet my precious Helena for the first time.
- Helena will only sleep in the swing - when she sleeps.
- Helena cries almost every night from 2am - 10am because of gas. I give up broccoli and dairy - which kind of helps.
- Helena meets Aunt Debbie who tells me the secret to getting more sleep when breastfeeding. Breastfeeding on my side in bed - they need to tell new moms this in the hospital!
March
- The first time I leave Helena to go back to work for a meeting wasn't as scary as I thought is was going to be, but I still cry.
- The first hour and a half commute home from Falls Church after going back to work full-time is the hardest commute of my life.
- Helena has her first serious sickness - pneumonia.
- Helena moves from sleeping in the swing to sleeping with Omar and me in our bed.
April
- I cry for the first time about leaving a job. I love you Carol and Jenni!
- I write my first proposal - and we get the job.
- I film and edit my first video.
- Helena and I go to Baby Yoga. She still smiles when we do some of the moves.
- Helena moves from Daycare to staying with Omar's parents. She LOVES it.
May
- I organize my first big volunteer event - JA in a Day. 225 employees took over 5 DC public schools for the day to teach the students different (age appropriate) economics lessons.
- I attend my first Reznick Group party. This group knows how to have fun after working a long busy season!
- Helena smiles.
- We get our first family portraits. Helena is SO cute!!!!
June
- I start voice lessons with Chrissellene Petropoulos.
July
- Helena has her first plane ride - to Maine. Going was a breeze - coming home not so much.
- Helena finally crawls - after we see everyone in Maine.
- I have my first two weeks alone with Helena when Omar goes to Michigan with his unit.
- I go to my first Happy Hour ever - yes I know that's sad.
August
- Helena officially moves out of our bed into her crib and starts sleeping through the night.
- Helena weens herself - sad day for me.
- I go back to the gym and join Weight Watchers.
- Helena walks at exactly 9 months - and hasn't stopped since!
- I go to my first concert since college - NKOTB.
- I audition for the first time in almost 2 years - I got cast.
- Helena has her first Halloween. She's a Redskins cheerleader. I picked it since it was a very practical costume and she can wear it on game day - of course she out grew it too soon to wear it more than two times.
November
- I hit my pre-pregnancy weight. Now to lose the rest.
- Helena gets her first taste of doing her civic duty of voting.
- The person I vote for is actually elected President. (I'm still in a daze about that.)
- Helena gets her first tooth.
- Helena starts dancing. Her signature move - bouncing up and down.
- Helena "rescues" her toys from the froggie toy chest.
- Helena turns off the lights.
- Helena graduated to the big tub - I compose "Helena's Bath Time Song."
- Helena enjoys her first Thanksgiving.
December
- Helena discovers the XBox and enjoys pressing the button to turn it on and off.
- Helena goes through the tunnel at Gymboree for the first time.
- Helena adds stepping backward, forward, sideways and in a circle to her dance repertoire.
Of course there are still a few weeks in the year, so more firsts I'm sure will come. And of course I know I've missed some important things. But between lack of sleep and not writing everything down. I forget! If you know of anything I missed - please add so I remember :-)
