My last baby started Kindergarten this year. I can hardly believe how much she has grown in height and as a personality. I am enjoying watching her become a fantastic little girl. Tonight I had a rare treat when I went up to kiss her goodnight. Daddy had already tucked her in for the evening and she asked me, as she does, to lie next to her for a few minutes. I stretched on the edge of her bed with my arm across her tummy as she rubbed it, then before I knew it the rise and fall of her quiet breath filled my senses and carried me back to a time when she was just a baby, warm and fuzzy headed, smelling new and sweet and faintly of milk. Then just as quickly, I was back. Like waking from a dream, I was present and kissing her cheek. I moved out of her room as she curled cozily onto her side for a good night's slumber.
Parenting and Pedagogy is about writing my way. Thinking about parenting, teaching, literacy, arts, life, and finding my next path. The roots of this blog are the foundation of my passion and dedication to Universal Design in Learning. This post feels raw to me now, but is the keystone to what drives me: “When Child and School Collide”
9/17/14
A Sweet Memory
My last baby started Kindergarten this year. I can hardly believe how much she has grown in height and as a personality. I am enjoying watching her become a fantastic little girl. Tonight I had a rare treat when I went up to kiss her goodnight. Daddy had already tucked her in for the evening and she asked me, as she does, to lie next to her for a few minutes. I stretched on the edge of her bed with my arm across her tummy as she rubbed it, then before I knew it the rise and fall of her quiet breath filled my senses and carried me back to a time when she was just a baby, warm and fuzzy headed, smelling new and sweet and faintly of milk. Then just as quickly, I was back. Like waking from a dream, I was present and kissing her cheek. I moved out of her room as she curled cozily onto her side for a good night's slumber.
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