We Are All Made of Stars: December, 2022

Friday, January 13, 2023

December, 2022

December is always a magical month. While it can be easy to get caught up in the business and stress of the season, we can always choose joy and we can always choose to be present. It was extra special this year because, in celebration of Uncle Ben's 50th birthday, we went to a lot of fun places like Sea World, the SD Zoo, and Universal Studios. Santa and Mrs. Clause even made a special appearance at our home and visited with the children for an hour, reading, singing songs and handing out some small gifts for each of them. Somehow, he knew who each kid was, what they had done well over the past year and what they needed to improve.

Uncle TJ & Auntie Bex!

My husband's brother and his wife stayed with us, which the kids loved (and so did we!). They live in DC, but we wish that they lived closer. We can't wait to visit them next year. My father-in-law also stayed with us for the few weeks when they were in town, which we loved. And, my father and brother spent the night on Christmas eve! It was wonderful having a full house with family.

Between two Grandpas

On Christmas day, we had so much fun taking Cha's monster truck out on the trails behind our home and enjoying the sunshine.

Christmas morning

This is 50! Celebrating Ben.

"Can't ban these guns!" Grandpa is a good sport.

Our 12th annual girls' Christmas celebration...or is it 13th?

After his church performance

Their Great-Aunt Marvel

Aut loves Basketball even more than Volleyball!

Things I Don't Want to Forget About this Month

Cha: Mommy, do you get older when I get older?

Me: Yes, sweetie, I do.

Cha: I want to marry you when I grow up, but I want you to be new again. Can you pray to God to be new?

And Aut insisting that she loves me more, "To Heaven and back."

What We're Reading

West with Giraffes

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We Are All Made of Stars

Hello! I'm Megan, a recovering marathon runner (16 full marathons, countless halves and one ultra), school counselor and recently converted dog-lover from California. The year 2013 held both the highest and lowest points of my life. I was swept away on a surprise trip to Rome and proposed to in front of the Trevi Fountain, only to be hit a few months later with the sudden news that my Mom had stage IV cancer and needed emergency surgery. Still reeling from this, we planned my dream wedding, and embarked on the journey to become parents. I loved telling my Mom that I was pregnant from our 2nd IVF. She died the day after we heard the heartbeat for the first time, 10/8/14. I had our baby girl in May, 2015 and my life is now complete. Can't wait to show her the world! We took her to Vienna, Prague and Budapest in the summer of 2016 and we were in Venice and Milan for Christmas 2016. Our 3rd round of IVF in the fall of 2016 resulted in a pregnancy, but devastatingly, at 17 weeks pregnant I went for a routine appointment only to be told our baby girl did not have a heartbeat. She stopped growing at 14 weeks. A loss unlike no other. We then completed a 4th IVF round resulting in a BFN. I was then denied IUI treatment by a doctor who told me (through his office manager - he was too busy) that "IUIs will not work for you." It was my hope to do IUIs while we picked a clinic for a 5th IVF. Imagine my surprise when I realized I was pregnant...naturally! Only God knows what is possible, not doctors.