Achievement

What goal did you set for yourself and achieve this year? Did you achieve something you didn't think you could? Did you win an award? Did you set a record? Did you finally get your VCR from 1985 to stop blinking 12:00? C'mon, share it! Today is your chance to brag and get a resounding round of interweb applause.

Well, my biggest achievement this year was birthing my son :) I feel like birth was one of the most amazing things I have ever done! It was a very cool experience. I remember laughing so much while I was pushing. My doctor had everyone in the room laughing so hard. The moment he came out, my laughter turned into tears at this precious miracle that I grew in my tummy for 36 weeks. I remember my doctor looking over at me and asking me how I felt and I told her that it was pretty amazing and she agreed with me. The fact that the female body is capable of protecting and giving a fetus everything it needs to grow into this beautiful baby - so incredible! That our bodies can stretch so much while we are pregnant and then have contractions that force the baby out - just such a perfectly knit together plan! So yes, even though my body didn't bake the baby as long as it should have, and even though I didn't win that martyr award and instead opted for an epidural - it was still a major lifetime achievement for me and something I longed to accomplish in my life!