2015 GTKY

[hannahl201477]

I thought this would be fun since its NYE and I'm sitting on the couch with a baby that doesn't want to go to bed at 10pm.

What's the good, the bad, the ugly of 2015?

[hannahl201477]

Good: a relatively calm pregnancy, welcoming baby boy, that Mal is a happy baby, that our house is finally coming together, that my GEstational diabetes went away!

Bad: house flooding, my dog of 14 years passed away, my relationship with in laws

Ugly: currently overwhelming amount of laundry to do (no idea where it all came from) like over 5 loads!

[stinybean]

Good: Great pregnancy followed by my adorably, wonderful baby girl. Falling in deeper love with my husband as an amazing father.
Bad: My class this school year.
Ugly: My apartment needs a really good, deep cleaning.

[musicfrk2002]

Good: J and baby related stuff

Bad: nonstop medical issues for 7 months now. Hopefully we are nearing the end of this, good grief.

Ugly: our bank account. Going from full time to part time is screwing our finances up right now. Also, the money we owe for medical bills. Just got a notice that the insurance company won't cover the defibrillator for that 4 months I had it, saying it wasn't medically necessary. Time to call and bitch about it.

[paintdadanta]

Good: healthy son that always amazes me, DH finally has a job he loves, and supportive family

Bad: DH's new custody arrangement of stepson, still no part-time work for me, and still no resolution for my back issues

Ugly: DH's health is looking at surgery for hernia now asap and probably a 6th knee one - looking into filing for full VA disability now and we are way broke

[tjanca22]

Good: I became a mom this year to a seriously awesome little guy! Also having DH in my life.

Bad: finding out that we need a new roof last month... Cue DH working 100+ hour weeks for the past month to start saving for it.

Ugly: waking up this morning to a broken furnace... Cue us using what DH was able to save last month for the new furnace and now starting again try to save for the roof.

[tiffbot]

Happy new year from the central time zone! We just got home right before New Years to thank my parents and we're gonna just chill out for a bit.

The good: besides the obvious of meeting DD, labour and delivery was as ideal as it could have been, H and I both celebrated our 30th birthdays, and DS had the healthiest year of his life (being preemie he ended up at the hospital a few times in the first year and a half with sickness-no hospital trips this year except for one minor injury!). My first BFF joined me in motherhood this year which was also very exciting.

The bad: My grandpa passed away in January after a very short battle with cancer

The ugly: New mom BFF's dad also lost a short cancer battle about a month before her baby was born. My grandpa was tougher on me on a family/closeness level, this one was tough on a its the closest friend to lose a parent, it's too soon, and she's about to have her first baby level.

[erbear]

Good: everything relating to LO. She's such a happy little girl and I am sometimes still surprised that she's mine. Our pre-baby trip to Chicago was lots of fun, too.

Bad: not getting a teaching job again. The health problems I've had.

Ugly: our financial situation. Being slammed with medical bills and me working 2x week has left us really struggling most of the time. I don't know what we would do without our families helping us out.

[pbubblegum]

Good: my son, giving birth, another pregnancy, traveling, H's startup was acquired, he just accepted an offer at an amazing job at a very cool company

Bad: the pregnancy was rough, breastfeeding, probably have to quit my job

Ugly: gaining back all the baby weight I just lost, maternity clothes, moving to another country and not knowing anyone.

[billyhorrible]

Good: BH, the transition from 1-2 not being as difficult as I'd imagined, spending Christmas at home.

Bad: prodromal labor, my birthday this year and for the next 18 years, my job.

Ugly: The death of my cousin and grandmother (but mostly my cousin)

[ashbash]

Good - great pregnancy, complication free delivery, transitioning pretty easily from 1 to 2 kids. The laid back sweetness that is DS. My aunt and cousins moving to the same town as us. Buying the perfect house for us. Lots of mommy friends having healthy babies

Bad - another dairy intolerant gassy baby who wont take a bottle. Not seeing my family during the holidays this year. Drama with selling our old house. My 2 best local mom friends moving out of state.

Ugly - post partum hemorrhoids, our junk filled garage, DH gaining weight and it making him be grumpy butt, our sex life (hemorrhoids and fat arent helping)

[gilder40]

The good: the obvious answer of Tins. She is amazing, and I am so blessed and thankful to have her. My H was made to be a father.

The bad: pregnancy was a little tough with my high blood pressure looming and my gestational diabetes (that hasn't gotten under control yet, ugh), but I did have a great pregnancy otherwise. Spending time in the hospital and having T in NICU wasn't fun, but it wasn't horrible.

The ugly: our finances suck. My short term disability check and bonus all went to paying off hospital bills. We wanted to use it to pay off credit card debt and save some money, but that didn't happen. We need a "new" vehicle, as my Jeep has a zillion miles on it and doesn't accommodate a car seat very well. But things will get better once we start focusing on lowering our spending. It's a process, but we will get there.

[dogmama22]

The good: happy, healthy baby boy of course
The bad: going back to work, finances are still shaky from when I was off, but they're getting better
The ugly: after what some of you and your families have gone through, I don't think I have anything that qualifies as ugly. 2015 hasn't been perfect, but it's been pretty good to us

[shahoi]

The good: My precious baby girl, of course. She is our entire world.

The bad: My heart issues (SVT, and now AFIB) returned, even after having a cardiac ablation in 2012.

The ugly: Watching your best friend continue to keep wasting her time and life on a POS guy who lies, cheats (with his ex-wife 2 times now), bleeds her bank account dry, is selfish, and is just a plain mega douche! Always being there for said friend, but your friend being totally wrapped up in her life and her drama to care about yours. O is almost 7 months old and she has been around her maybe 5 times. I'm miss her so much, but I'm also really hurt and mad.

[jessila]

The good: my sweet and very happy baby boy, my awesome husband, his promotion at work, a new job falling into my lap

The bad: labor & delivery, tooth abscess with a 3 week old, having to go back to work, having a non-sleeping baby

The ugly: nothing really was horrendous aside from lack of sleep which is continuing into 2016

[Widget123]

Getting caught up on this one!

Good: My mostly rainbows and glitter farts pregnancy with LO, who has been a super easy going baby.

Bad: Recurrent spats with DH, my new boss

Ugly: DD fracturing her leg the day after we brought LO home from the hospital and having to wear a cast/brace for weeks rendering her unable to walk. DD up screaming late into the night while LO was peacefully sleeping.

[silv3rlining]

GOOD: the obvious (LO). Related to that having a non pain medicated birth that was a good experience (it was rather healing after my experience with DSs birth)

BAD: it's not necessarily bad, but moving. I (we) loved our old house/where we lived, the people, etc so I really miss it. Maybe we'll move back at some point (we're using that house as a rental property now)

UGLY: LOs sleep. I didn't believe people when they complained about bad sleepers I didn't think it could be bad like that. Clearly DS was my trick baby.

[holliberry28]

Good: we bought a 2-bedroom apartment, renovated and furnished from scratch, started a new job with a much higher salary, and of course having a beautiful, healthy baby boy who I love so much.

Bad: Shitty sleep, reflux and colic, finding asbestos under the carpet and having to pay an extra 12,000 or so to get it removed.

Ugly: my niece passing away at 18 and my mom getting diagnosed with colon cancer.

Here's to a happy and healthy new year to all of us and our loved ones.