The Wondering Corner

 After I typed the title I vaguely remember a movie titled that. Anyway, I would really like to keep up with the post about the baby.  It is a good way of documenting all his first  accomplishments, to match his pictures (Technology is great). Everyone says  babies grow so fast. This is so true. I can’t believe he is already standing. After I came back from vacation in July he was starting to move from the crawling position to the sitting position. Within the week he was pulling himself up to his knees in his crib. Then what I had been waiting for happened, he took his first crawling steps, sat up and clapped  for himself. He must have met his personal goal(Not just mine). He is now all over the house reaching for anything in sight. Now I am starting to hear myself say “No” more often. We have put covers on the outlets and started to take precautions for the new commuter within the household.

Last week, one day as I walked into his room to check on him napping (or so I thought) I found him standing tall in his crib. As he saw me, he squealed and gave me a big smile. He was holding on tight to the crib railing afraid to let  go even with one hand as I reached for him. Now we have to lower the mattress in his crib to prevent any accidental falls.  This week, as he explored the living room, he no longer looked only  straight ahead but UP!! He is now looking for places where he feels he could try and pull himself up.  I can’t wait to see what his next accomplishment will be!!

As the summer vacation comes to an end, I am filled with many mixed feeling. I feel excitement, anxiety, and sadness. I am excited to meet the students that will share their time, stories and lives with me for the next nine months. Every year I am given the opportunity to bond with 15 to 24 students.

I am anxious about all the new things I want to share with the class this year. I have been to numerous training this summer and learning a lot of new things I hope to share with them. One of them is Blogging!! Which is what this page is for. I have always felt very reserved about sharing my writing with others. I usually write papers for teachers (professors) to read. This( Blogg) project is also a challenge for me. I am also anxious about going back to school this semester. It will be a distance education class, all online.

My feeling of sadness not only comes from the end of summer, but from the long lazy days of relaxing with my three kids. This summer was filled with many “first” for my kids and I, with the baby. The baby will now be 9 months. Our time together will now be limited due to school, work and some of the extra curricular activities. My oldest will now be away at EMS, the baby with grandma, but my oldest son will still be close by (in the room next door).