Perfect Moment Monday--Fall Interlude
Before last year, fall was my least favorite season. It's always the busiest time of year for me, a crowded semester teaching and supervising student teachers, traveling for two conferences and Thanksgiving, and trying to get ready for the holidays. Plus, the nice long days begin to disappear and the weather turns cold. All of these things used to depress me. But last fall all of that changed. This time last year I was over twenty weeks pregnant, had just had a level II ultrasound showing that I was carrying a healthy baby, and felt for the first time that I might actually have a live baby.
This fall I have a seven-month-old who is energetic, eager to learn, and full of life. When I find myself getting caught up in the busyness and craziness of work and life, I try to find time to sink back down into the world of a small child. A child who lives in the moment, and a child who make me realize how lucky I am to be part of his life.
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That truly is a wonderful feeling.
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I love this, the looking back and seeing the shift in perspectives.
Plus, the photos are SO cute!
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I really love the photos of him looking at the pinecone and the pine needles with such intensity--truly in the moment. He doesn't want to be anywhere else, does he?
Beautiful post.
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I agree wholeheartedly! I feel so lucky to have kids. They really help me get outside of that busy mode.
Oh, and should you forget, your second favorite fall of all time was the one when I student taught- just sayin'.
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Lovely, simply lovely.
Fall seems just so full of life, even as things are preparing to be still for winter, things seem so full of possibility.
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Great pictures! Like you've said it's so cool to see our little guys grow together...Oman is fascinated by all the fall changes.
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BEAUTIFUL photos!
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What a wonderful feeling to be a mom! They change how we look at so many things. Are you writing a memoir? I am trying to.
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I love that absorbed baby-look. Fall's a nice time with babies.
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