Dumont Posse

The goals are to remember my year on a daily basis, to become a better photographer, to see what is most important to me and better yet, stick to a goal!

You can find out more about the project at http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/

I started yesterday, April 14, 2010! I can't wait to see where this leads

2010 will bring many things and we are hoping for many positive changes. In the way of love we will witness two (perhaps three) weddings. This year Allyson and Jay will tie the knot in May and Nia and Buddy will tie the knot in July. In the way of family, there are many new additions on the way. The Goodharts will add two bundles of joy to their group, one boy and one surprise. Ryan and Gina will be adding a surprise to the Dumont line in June. Here is to hoping that there are many additions and no losses. We certainly could use a break from death.
Upcoming changes for our family are abundant. I will be starting a new job in January, which means Scott will be a stay at home Dad for the time being. I am fully confident that he will be amazing. Hopefully we will be moving this summer to a place that is a bit larger. We will be adding a new (used) vehicle to our fleet. Speaking of vehicles, as of February we will be car payment free!!! I haven't been able to say that since 2002! We will also be vacationing in Disney in around November/December with the Dumonts, to say the least, I CANNOT wait!!!!
As far as resolutions go, there are the usuals. Be a better person and lose weight. Weight loss is a huge factor and although we didn't succeed last year, Scott and I are starting Weight Watchers next week. We have big goals and are set on reaching them. I'd also like to make my marriage stronger. If anything this past year has done nothing but test our love and will towards one another. We've spent two years being together 24/7, which is amazing, but if we can make it through that then I have faith that this is a forever type of love lol. I'd like to be the best mom that I can. I'd like to throw Drake a killer 2nd birthday party and give Colten a picturesque first birthday party. Another huge goal is to save money. I've already put a system into place. I will be a couponing, deal grabbing fool. 2010, here I come, stronger than ever.

As 2010 is just around the corner, I sit and reflect back on 2009. It's been a busy year and one that will forever be memorable.
January...we celebrated Christmas with the Goodharts and had a great time with the Yankee Swap. Obama was elected president, which brought many changes, even within our own household. Our good friends Brian and John adopted their beautiful daughter Ella. Lastly we threw Ben a going away party, as we all thought he would be joining the Army. (As we later found out, that was just not in the cards for him, :) I can't say many people complained. We also learned that there would be a new addition to the extended family, Sarah found out she was pregnant!!!
February...a new family member was conceived. We took a very interesting trip to North Carolina to visit the in laws. It was interesting because Scott, Ben, Theresa, myself and Drake (in his carseat) took the 15 hour trip from RI to NC in a FORD FOCUS!!! We celebrated Russ' birthday in NC with most of the Dumont gang. Lastly, we celebrated Aunty Gayles and Mom's birthday at the Olive Garden.
March...we spread the word that Baby Dumont #2 would be arriving sometime in November! We celebrated Scott's 30th birthday at Village Haven with some amazing friends and family. We had our first ultrasound and saw the little baby bean. Lastly, I attended Gina's wedding shower, which was a fun day for the girls (well Drake came too.)
April...we celebrated MacKenzie's 2nd birthday in great style. We had two easters, a wonderful dinner at Theresa's and a cold breakfast at Nan's lol. We helped our good friends Will and Casey move into their beautiful new home.
May...was a crazy hectic month. We celebrated Mother's Day at Nan's outdoors. Many other events were celebrated this month...Hailey's birthday, Kameron's birthday, Pam's bridal shower, Cian's birthday party, Jacey's birthday and most importantly (to us) was our little boys 1st birthday. Drake turned 1 in Ducky style. His party was at the lake and everyone showed up to play games and have cake.
June...the month of weddings. Regina and Ryan's wedding kicked off the season. It was a beautiful day on the ocean. Later in the month Justin and Pamela had a church ceremony followed by a spectacular outdoor reception. Both brides were beautiful and the grooms were stunning. We also took Drake on his first camping trip to celebrate father's day. This was a weekend to remember with many funny stories. We also found out that we were having another little boy!
July...started out with a memorial rememberance for Ashley. Another wedding was held, Brian and John tied the knot in a gorgeous outdoor ceremony. We celebrated Aunt Lorraine retiring from the school system. We also took a memorable trip to NH. We were accompanied by my Dad and Jacob. We visited Six Gun City and Santa's village.
August...started out with our joint baby sprinkle. Mom threw a joint shower for Sarah, Kyle, Scott and I. We spent a week in NC visiting with Pat and Russ. Drake had a great time with his Nana, Pop and Tanker.
September...we spent a weekend camping at Strawberry Park. Garrett was born into Sarah and Kyle's family.
October...was spent mainly in the hospital undergoing NST's. We did our annual trip to Roger William's Zoo for Spooky Zoo with the gang. Drake went trick or treating with Kameron, Grammie, Papa, Daddy and Mommy. We also found out that there would be a new Dumont in 2010, Regina and Ryan are expecting a bundle of joy in June 2010.
November...started out with a bang. Colten Robert arrived on the 1st of November. The remainder of the month is a blur lol.
December...is blank. Not literally, but my calendar is blank. Having a newborn and a 19 month old sure will wipe out the memory. This one will be from memory so forgive me if I've forgotten anything. We celebrated Kelsey's birthday at Nan's. It was a fun night. The Dumont's arrived to RI to celebrate Christmas. Christmas eve was spent visiting our Survivor friends, visiting Jacob and Sarah, and sleeping at Mom and Pete's. Christmas morning Drake was awoken by Mommy at an early 4:45 am. Colten slept through the opening of gifts. Once all gifts were opened, we dressed and headed to Nan's. A great meal was had and more gifts were opened. After that we headed back to Mom's to round up our loot and spend some time with Nicholas (in from TN) and the family. The day after Christmas was spent with the Dumonts. In all, the boys made out like bandits. Tonight will be a night in, we spent time with the boys and they are now both peacefully in bed. The hubby and I are watching the tube and more than likely heading to bed before the ball drops.

Colten Robert Dumont made his debut into our family November 1, 2009 at 1:54 p.m. He weighed a whopping 9 lbs 5.8 ozs and was 21" long. Those stats are identical to his big brother Drake. The difference is is that Drake was born at 39 weeks 1 day and Colten was born at 37 weeks 6 days. We had to do a repeat c-section and it was as routine as it could have been. My memory of the first c-section was less painful than this time around. I'm placing blame on the fact that they were both under different circumstances. Last time I was in active labor, this time I was not. We also delivered at different hospitals. Women and Infants (where Drake was birthed) is huge and always staffed and busy. South County Hospital (where Colten was birthed) is very much private and slow. Our c-section was an unplanned weekend surgery, so the entire operating team had to be called into work. Colten was the only baby born on November 1st in this hospital. He is currently still the only boy in the Woman's Wing. Everyone is having little girls lol. Today was Colten's second day on this earth and it was a bit rough, he slept most of the day and has had some issues feeding. We are working on getting everything corrected and keeping him healthy. We have to decide whether or not I will keep up on the breastfeeding or not. At this point I am torn and weighing our options. I just want to do what is best for Colten. Anywho, I shall be posting more often with updates of our family of four!!!!