Parenting Guru: The summer it all started

Photo by Amy, UsingOurWords.com
Photo by Amy, UsingOurWords.com

It's funny, I'm not a fan of change. I like things to be routine, predictable. So the fact that this summer was packed with newness should have me going crazy. And, in a way it does. But the good kind of crazy. The kind of crazy that makes you laugh out loud-just at the thought of it.

That's because this was the summer it all started.

It was the summer a baby girl won our hearts with her first cries, coos, smiles, giggles and screams.

It was the summer a shy little guy turned into a real honest-to-goodness boy who walks with confidence, talks with insight and even rides the bus to kindergarten.

It was the summer a feisty toddler became a preschooler who's thrilled to be exploring his very own interests, fears and place in the world. (Even on those days being a middle child has its challenges.)

It was the summer our family grew. In numbers. In maturity. In love. It was the summer that we didn't go many places, but we felt like the world was all ours. It was the summer that will live on in my mind, and my heart, as one of the very best ever. For more reasons than I can count...starting with 30 little toes.

What changes did this summer bring to your family?


Amy is a Shine Parenting Guru, She also writes about her adventures parenting two boys and a baby girl on her slice-of-life blog, Using Our Words.