A Change is a Coming

Major changes are underway here in the Hinton house. I am in the midst of wrapping up my masters, which is culminating in my student teaching beginning September 1st. This is the same day Mckinley will start daycare for the first time. This time in our lives is bringing mixed emotions of excitement, anxiety, and a little fear. I think that getting back to work will be a great thing for me, but at the same time I am horrified to put Mckinely into daycare. I know that she is going to love it and will do just fine, it is just hard for me to hand her over to strangers. It will just be a period of transition I think. Tons of little kiddos go to childcare everyday and they are fantastically happy--Mckinley will be just the same. Still, as her mommy, I am a little teary-eyed. It will be a good test-run for us though as my student teaching is only 3 1/2 months. I will keep you all posted on how the horrible exciting first day goes.

I feel certain this time in our life will stir up a lot of new experiences and changes; however, I also feel that they are all going to be wonderful for our family. Mckinley cannot stay a baby forever (which has been totally apparent for quite some time), I have plans to return to work, family-life changes. These are all good things in the end. It is just sometimes hard to see the forest through the trees.