2010

Now that we are half way through 2011, I can handle writing/thinking about 2010.

2010--the year that my life changed drastically. I've always heard those words before, "this changed my life completely or drastically" and only associated them with things like death, disease, a major accident, something that would impact a person's daily life. I don't think I quite realized that is what 2010 did to me.

As many of you know, I was diagnosed with Celiac disease in February of 2010. Finally, after years of chronic health issues, I was given an answer to the alignments that were plaguing my body; gluten. The list of symptoms, blood tests, possible diagnosis (seed allergy? really?) were endless. On the eve of February 17th, I ate my last glutenous meal: an Angenos pizza. In the morning of the 18th, after a positive upper endoscopy, I ate gluten-free pancakes at the Original Pancake House and have never looked back.

And then in April 2010 we found out I was pregnant. Something I don't think could have happened if the above life changing diagnosis didn't present itself.

In August 2010 we were told that lil' buddy might have Downs Syndrome. That would've been a life changer for sure. Thankfully, he did not.

In December 2010, lil' buddy made a very dramatic entrance into the world. One that I missed. And one that I still tear up everytime I think or talk about it. I will get over this...someday.

And although LJ was born just as the calendar was flipping from 2010 to 2011...there was one more life changer instore for us: a positive Cystic Fibroris test (thankfully a mild version called CRMS in which, at present, he has no issues) for LJ.

The thing about these "life changers", although compeltely overwhelming at times, is that they are, for the most part, very positive things. Yes, my daily life is different now being a "gluten-free-ER-C-section-worrywart-momma", but the truth is I am one HAPPY "gluten-free-ER-C-section-worrywart-momma."