Seasons Change

Summer has turned to fall and winter is on the horizon. As I sit at home on a day off with Zander getting over a fever, I am watching the colored leaves fall of the trees and  think of the many changes our family has gone through in the last 6 months. It has been a wonderful and welcome transition to welcome Zander into our home and we enjoy all the time we now get to spend together as a family. The last month has brought a few more changes. Zander’s adoption was finalized in the courts on Monday, September 30^th making him forever a part of our family. We recently sold our condo that seemed to be getting smaller by the day and moved into a new home. We are going to miss our first home together and all of the things our neighborhood had to offer, but we are excited about a quieter place with a lot more space to call home. It has been very nice to have a garage to pull into every night, a yard for Parker to explore and a space Zander will get to enjoy as he gets older. There is also a school right across the street that has a playground and Zander may go to when the time comes (we aren’t ready to think about that yet!!). I have also left my job at Shriners Hospital to take a job with Chicago Public Schools working on an early childhood program. It was very hard for me to leave my job of 7 years as I have such an emotional attachment to the kids and people I worked with for so many years, but I take away a lot of good memories. I have had so many experiences and grown so much as a person during my time there, but now my focus is on our family. I have an extra 90 minutes every day that I will get to spend with Zander in addition to a lot more time off for holiday and summer breaks.  It is crazy to think about all the changes that have happened in such a short period of time, but this marks a new chapter in our lives together and we look forward to all the future will bring....
“change with seasons of life – don’t try to stretch a season into a lifetime – unknown"

Spending time with my sick baby - I definitely enjoyed the extra cuddle time and helping him feel better (he's already back to his old active and playful self today)

 The change in my work schedule allows me more time to spend with s Zander and we were able to enjoy the last few days of summer taking !

 

Our new house!