Summer lookback

I know. It's just about January. It's been 4 months since I've written. I kept track of several things to write about but just never made the time. We enjoyed being a family of 4 up until the last days of summer. Nora June was born the end if August.

The anticipation of her arrival consumed us all. We cooked and made meals a TON. Hung out under our pergola a bunch. Went for walks along the creek and the river. They boys were able to go to the creek by themselves this summer. Andy and I finished the chicken coop, while I was very overdue with Nora. They tried to induce me at 39 weeks, with no results. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it. Finally 10 days overdue my water broke and 5 hours later she was here. So many of these things I documented, but never wrote about it.

There are big changes in the wind. My baby Will is turning 12 in a few months and he's awesome and aggravating all at the same time. He embraces his position in the family as the older child and takes initiative. He still loves playing with Legos, draws, creates, blows me away with his intelligence. He's on the cusp of childhood and adolescence. Henry, well he went from the baby to middle child in an instant when Nora June was born. He is smart and witty. He got Nora to laugh for the first time! He's figuring out the world beyond childhood. It scares him, but he would never admit it.

We are now a family of 5! It's been a wonderful dynamic. Looking forward to 2010!