Milestones

Dear Abigail,

We have been sooooo busy lately. Mommy went on vacation with your BFF, so you spent the long weekend with Mimi and Aunt Ash-ash and Clara Lee (I'll let Aunt Ash-ash fill you in on that exciting weekend). And then, the day we got back, we sold our house! YAY!!! I hope you do okay in the transition. It will be sad leaving this home, real sad, because this is where I brought you home. This is where you learned to walk (well, with the exception of it actually being at Mimi's when you walked for the very first time, anywho...), this is where you learned to climb windows, and dance in the hallway, and flush the toilet all by yourself. It makes me sad thinking about it, I feel like it's such a milestone in our lives, moving from our only home that we've ever known together as a family. But with all that said, we are so excited to move to Franklin and more importantly, excited about building our dream home! In all the chaos last week, we were able to sell our home and find a home to rent all in a days time! And guess what, it's like seconds away from Jacob and like 1 minute away from Ryan!!! YAY!!! And, then, among all this real estate mambo-jambo, we had an open house for your new school!!! Yep, that's right, you are starting a new school. Talk about a milestone. I am nervous and excited, and very sad, but super happy! It's crazy. See, a couple months ago, Mommy and Daddy started talking about getting you into a mother's day out program. Well, come to find out, none fit the schedule we needed. So we started looking into actual schools, like a day care, maybe just part time. Well, come to find out, none fit the schedule we needed. After lots of looking and lots of research, we found a perfect school for you - Primrose! And, guess what - it's right in front of Daddy's work, like literally smack dab in front of his work, sharing the same driveway! And, it's a brand new school, meaning it's just built, so all new playgrounds and tables and chairs and everything! And the teachers are so wonderful and so enthusiastic about the program. So, without a doubt, we decided that was the route to go. Well, with that meant saying good by to Miss Lee. It broke our hearts. We hated to have to give up such a wonderful person, such a wonderful part of our family. We were so worried that we would lose touch with time, that you would grow up and only remember the stories we would tell about her. HOWEVER, drum roll please.... Miss Lee has decided to take a position at your school!!!! YAY!!! Here's how it all went down. So, Miss Lee being the wonderful nanny that she is, takes you to story time at the Brentwood Library, right. Well, guess who sponsors story time at the Brentwood Library - Primrose, your school. So, Miss Lee being the polite lady that she is, introduced herself and you to the directors that run the story time (the Primrose directors). Long story short, those directors saw what a special person Miss Lee was and offered her a position! It's amazing how things work out. I have been so concerned about you and how you were going to be affected by this new school and Miss Lee just disappearing (not to mention the move...). And low and behold, you'll get to see her every day! Now, she will be with the infants, and you will be in the Early Preschool program, but that's just perfect. She can keep an eye on you from a distant and you can make all kinds of new friends while keeping your old friend Miss Lee! So yay - it all worked out! Miss Lee is super excited and I can't begin to tell you how excited we are about all of it. On Friday, we took you to the school and introduced you to your classroom and teachers. You had no problem whatsoever adjusting, or should I say, digging right into those new toys! You immediately found the baby and put her down for a nap, then changed her diaper. You were very polite, oh, and you love love love your little sink. I think that is going to be your downfall. I have a bad feeling I am going to get lots of reports about you washing your hands multiple times a day :) You had a good time and even met a few friends that will be in your class. As you can see, it was a super busy week. Between driving back to Nashville, selling our house, looking for a new home, going to multiple school meetings, introducing you to the school and just living our normal lives, we are exhausted. Thank goodness the weekend came soon enough. Or so we thought... stay tuned. Love you baby girl! You are going to be the star student, no doubt!!