2018 was a busy year! From pregnancy, a super fun reveal, adventures, maternity workouts and clothing, prepping Nico and Luca for a new sibling, welcoming our sweet Baby Knox, and adjusting as a family of 5, there was a lot to celebrate all through the year. There were a few scary moments in time with illness in the family and a pregnancy scare, but happy to say 2018 ended well! Not sure yet what 2019 will bring, but here is a look back at the past year...
Hit my 4 year health and fitness coaching anniversary at the end of this year helping others get healthy and strong, and helping women start businesses from home. I am so incredibly grateful for what this opportunity has given me from being able to have freedom and flexibility to work on my own time from home, spending more time with my kids and family, while earning and income and building toward an income I am proud of. I am accepting new challengers and new team members for my challenge groups and coaching mentorships for the upcoming year, so please don't hesitate to reach out if you have some goals to crush this year!
Our little family announced there would be a new addition coming to The Notes Crew!
Nico tried and loved gymnastics for the first time
I really dove into matcha during my first trimester (because coffee made me feel yucky), and I became super curious about crystals and sage.
I surprised Zack for his birthday and took him to the Alesso concert in Brooklyn which was probably not the BEST place for a pregnant lady to be and we realized how "old" we've become because we couldn't last the whole night, but it was hella fun!
I finally learned how to poach an egg...even better, I learned from Vanderpump Rules, because I figured if fricken Tom Sandoval could poach an egg, then so could I!
Survived a week of HELL when we got back scary blood test results telling us that our baby's chances for Trisomy21 were much higher than normal. We did further testing to reveal that he didn't have this genetic disorder and these were my tears of relief after finding out.
Became obsessed with dragonfruit. It's seriously delicious!
Continued to exercise all throughout my pregnancy and documented the growing bump on Instagram!
Fulfilled my dream of making pasta from scratch on a date night with the hubby. We made ravioli and fettuccine!
Found out we were having a 3rd baby BOY!!! Shots captured by Scratch Studios.
Zack and I celebrated our wedding anniversary on a Spring Break trip to Charleston! Thanks to my parents for watching the kids!
I gained a sweet new nephew!! Here he is with his older bro.
Nico had an amazing year at Pre-K for his first year in NYC Public School. Luca completed his first year of school with a 2's program, and while it was a tough transition, it truly made a world of a difference for him and school has been a breeze this year in 3's!
I traveled to Indianapolis for the first time to meet up with these fabulous ladies as we learned how to grow our coaching businesses together at our annual Summit. This was my 4th Summit, and it's an event I never want to miss!
We headed to Cape May for family vacation with my husband's side of the family, and had an amazing time! We then hopped over on the ferry to Rehoboth, DE and continued the fun with best friends and some family! I also had a record breaking week with my business while we were away!
Sissy and bro-in-law came up to Brooklyn and we took them to Coney Island for the first time to celebrate our birthdays. Even though I felt like I was about to pop, we had a total blast!
Nico turned 5 and Luca turned 3 with a Firefighter themed backyard Birthday Bash
We welcomed Knox Gannon Notes on 8/19/18 and officially became a #partyof5.
While it was a beautiful and happy time, the first six weeks post partum were also rough with tongue tie issues causing painful nursing problems, sleepless nights, borderline post partum depression, and hormonal tears. I honestly thought three would be a breeze, and we were thrown for a bit of a loop in the beginning, but we had been through two kids before and we knew there would be a light at the end of the tunnel which kept us going. Happy to say even though there are still some crazy days, the fog has lifted.
Took the boys upstate to go apple and pumpkin picking at Fishkill Farms. We also attended my cousin's beautiful wedding down in Maryland for our first official event as a family of 5! They learn to travel young in this fam! LOL.
Had an EPIC Halloween dressed up as a family of TROLLS this year!
Started exercising again after having Baby Knox and starting to see some progress, though it's also been even more beneficial for my sanity and clarity to be cleared to move every day again!
Had such a wonderful Christmas season visiting our favorite NYC sites like the Bronx Botanical Gardens Holiday Train Show, the Dyker Heights Christmas lights, and roaming Manhattan. We also had such a memorable season with our family and friends down in Maryland.
2018, that's a wrap! You've treated us well. We've grown as a family and grown with even more love to give. Looking forward to seeing what's in store for us in 2019!
What were your favorite memories of 2018???
XO,
Gina & the Boys
