I have been glum over the past few days thinking about how shitty 2007 was - and for me, it was a whopper of a year, stressful and angsty and heartbreaking all at once. But for all of the bad parts of 2007 there was an overwhelming amount of good, and I have to remember that. I have to. So here they are.

- January 2007 - Matthew grew teeth. How amazing and ordinary is that? I know babies grow teeth all the time, but it is amazing for me to see these ordinary things happen to my kid. I can’t help it; I am fast becoming one of Those Parents. I’ll try to tame it, though. For what it’s worth, I was totally really excited about him growing a spine when I was still in the early days of pregnancy with the chunk.

- February 2007 - Josh and I hosted our third annual Chinese New Year dinner, and Josh’s parents came out, as well as some of our closest Chicagoland pals. I miss Chicago a lot and it’s because of the people we left behind.

- March 2007 - Matthew started sleeping better when we moved out of his room. This seems so boring, but oh man, did it have a positive effect on our quality of life.

- April 2007 - We had a great trip out to Orlando and were able to visit again with Josh’s parents. We also moved into a great new apartment in Chicago.

- May 2007 - Despite the reason, we had a wonderful trip back east to visit my family. Josh graduated from his Master’s program.

- June 2007 - I visited with two of my closest friends in high school in DC! Best trip ever. I traveled out west to interview for a position in San Francisco.

- July 2007 - I got the job! Matthew turns 1. We moved again, this time for good.

- August 2007 - We got a great new apartment and moved in.

- September 2007 - Matthew had his first haircut. While he might put this on “2007’s Darkest Moments” list, I beg to differ.

- October 2007 - I turn 31, and participate in a 5 mile walk to benefit breast cancer research. It was a great day.

- November 2007 - Matthew gets to tickle my grandmother’s toes. We celebrated Thanksgiving in California.

- December 2007 - We celebrated Christmas in Florida and had a lovely time with the fam.