Education

Good afternoon baby. I hope you are snug and happy today. You are starting to get arms and legs and you are losing your tail. You are starting to look like a real baby and it is so exciting for me and your dad. You also are getting many of your facial features and they ones you already had are getting more defined. You are about dime sized and growing pretty fast.

My night classes start today. I have been thinking a lot about school the last few days as I mentally prepared myself that summer is coming to a close and school, and work, is starting soon. Education is very important to me and I think it is necessary to live and contribute to the society we live in. Most jobs that pay a decent salary require some college or even a degree or two. Although many people are successful at what they do with no college, I think it is becoming more important all the time.

I have been in school since I was in preschool (which I went to for two years) so that puts me at 23 consecutive years of school. 8 of them being in college and one more semester to go. I need to take 3 more classes and then I will have my math endorsement and I am going to quit going to school for a while. It seems really weird to me because school is "what I do" and what I have always done. It seems strange to me to know I will be done and trading in school for mommyhood. Although I am sure I will go back again someday and take classes here and there, and maybe teach some, I am going to be done for now (well, done in December). I hope I am as good of a mommy as I am a student!

Although you will be able to make your own choices in life, I do hope you choose to go to college and further your education. I will do everything in my power to help you love learning and love school from the beginning. I will help you and guide you into being successful. I will read to you daily starting when you are a baby and help you learn to read as soon as you are capable. I hope with that guidance you will learn to love school the way that I always loved school. And more importantly, I hope you become a lifelong learner and continue to learn and love learning for your whole life. Know I will do anything to help you develop this passion.

Love you,

Mom