Today marks the end of my summer break. I'm back to work today, gearing up for a new school year --- a very new year for me as I'm back in the classroom again. I'm looking forward to this new adventure but it's a bittersweet feeling, leaving behind my fun and relaxed days of summer with Nora. I am so thankful for the time I had with her this summer. I saw so much happen - she learned to crawl, started babbling more, began eating finger foods, started pulling up on furniture, tackled climbing stairs, sprouted her first tooth. I was there for it all and am lucky to have a career that allowed me the time to experience this. We had lots of fun reading books, playing with toys, swinging, going on playdates, attending story time at the library - it was definitely a busy and fun-filled summer.
On my first day off for the summer, I made the decision I was going to take a picture every weekday we were home together. At the end of last week that totalled 50 days {weekdays}. Thanks to the ease of a phone with a camera, I was able to snap pictures while we were both at home and on the go. I have compiled them all together...a pretty fun to document our summer together and the experiences we had.
Take a look and you'll see why I've been very absent from the blog this summer. I wouldn't have done it any other way.
After having drinks with a friend last night I realized it was high time to get back on this blog and post a photo of Nora at eleven months. I'm quite late in posting this time --- she'll be one year old in just ten days. Absolutely amazing to me. We have had a blast watching Nora grow and learn this summer. She is more fun than we could have imagined.
If you're reading, stay tuned...I'm working on a little project to show what Nora has been up to this summer.
AND, if you enjoy reading other blogs, please consider visiting Liz over at Mabel's House. She is a new mom and is dealing with some pretty difficult health issues. A thought or prayer for her would be appreciated.
