Summer’s Changes
It seems to be that time of year again…or almost. The weather has gotten cooler again and school is just around the corner (GASP!). The corn has changed again, gardens are ready to be picked for canning tomatoes and pickling cucumbers, Scott will go back to regular work hours and before we know it the bus will be pulling up to swallow up my Abigail again and Megan and I will be here waving goodbye to her.
The girls have had such a wonderful summer together that I am not sure I like the thought of Abigail leaving us once again to go back to school. They have become the best of friends over the summer. They have these funny little conversations between them and they even seem to have inside jokes that Scott and I don’t quite grasp. They play together all day, share snacks and drinks, try to get each other into trouble or out of trouble as sisters do and try to generally make each other happy. I think one of the biggest things that has prompted this closeness is the fact that they are sharing a bedroom now. With the new baby coming in February we decided to move Megan into Abigail’s room so that the baby could have his or her own room. Our bedtime routine is a little different these days, there isn’t anymore rocking with Meg in the rocking chair at nap time or bed time (which I miss terribly), there are longer story times, more lullabies, and WAY more giggling and chit chatting after Scott and I have left the room. We sit down in the living room at night laughing at how funny and sweet they sound until we notice how much time has passed and that these kids really need to get to sleep before 9:30 each night.
It amazes me to see how much these little girls of mine have grown and changed into “bigger” girls over the summer and I am so looking forward to seeing how much they grow and change throughout the year and after the baby comes. Abigail somewhat knows what to expect but this will be all new to Megan…I am hoping Abigail will take her little sisters hand and gently guide her through the first few days of having a new sibling with the same gentle grace that she had when Megan was born.
They have taught me and reminded me of so many things over the summer by just watching them be together. When people tell you that you will live and learn through your kids all over again they aren’t kidding! 