Can It Already Be 6 Months?!

Well, not quite, but Avery is just 10 days shy of her 6 month birthday! I think I have experienced EVERY emotion over these last six months, but the one that is above them all, is how BLESSED I feel. Kevin and I have a beautiful, healthy baby girl that can make our hearts melt with a tiny smile. Julie, a co-worker of mine, is starting out her photography business and wanted to take pictures of Avery for her portfolio. Above are just a few of the great pictures Julie took of our baby girl!

A New School Year

A new school year begins for me in a little over a month. This school year is going to bring a whole new set of challenges for me. First, this will be the first school year as a mom. Not only do I need to balance being a teacher, coach and wife, now I get the added joy of being a mom with a full-time job. I will truly miss Avery each day, but she has a WONDERFUL babysitter that will love her and teach her new and exciting things! I am also taking on a new teaching assignment. I will be teaching low readers ( 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade level) on a block schedule (100 min). I am very excited about this new challenge and love learning new ways to teach kids how to read. Which brings me to another challenge I will be facing this year....I am hoping to start my Masters this fall! I know! I am crazy! I recently found out that SWOSU has a web-based Reading Specialist Masters program and I just couldn't pass up the oppurtunity. I adore my Professors at SWOSU and excited that I can be a student in their classroom again. Even if it is in the virtual world! So, between Kevin's 2nd year of residency, teaching, coaching, Avery and my Masters program I am going to have one busy school year! How many days until next summer? :)

Big Girl Pajamas!

For the last month or so we have been struggling to find what Avery should sleep in at night. Since she was born, she always slept in footed sleepers. But since summer hit, those were getting too hot. So, we went to sleeping in onesies. Those weren't going well, because they came unsnapped. Well, we were in Baby Gap yesterday, and they had their pj's on sale. So, I picked her up a couple of pairs. As I put them on her last night, I about started crying! At 5 1/2 months, she is no longer my tiny little infant. She is rolling over, eating solid foods and becoming more vocal each day! But, no matter how old she is, she will ALWAYS be Kevin and I's baby! :)