5 Things I Loved about August 2013

August.

I can’t believe it flew by so quickly.

I kind of feel like this summer was in constant fast forward motion for us. After having Victoria and recovering from the c-section and then jumping back into work… life was busy (putting it lightly).

But I have to say, I loved August. It was a good month.

Here are 5 Things I Loved about August 2013:

1) Seeing my 4 sons in a swim relay together. It was a GREAT sight to see. They will never be able to be in a relay together again, well… maybe someday in high school – but that’s so far away! What I loved the most was seeing my son William hop into the pool and swim next to Henry. Henry was SO nervous about the relay and was terrified to swim it, so William jumped in next to him to make him feel safe. I don’t think there was a dry eye in my family.

2) Seeing Victoria smile for the very first time.

3) Healing from my c-section was definitely something I loved. I had a nerve entrapment for 3 weeks and it was beyond painful. It got so bad that I literally couldn’t walk. It was killing me because it was interfering with being a mom, I couldn’t even hold Victoria standing up. Finally the internal stitches dissolved from my c-section and the pain was gone. That was AMAZING for me.

4) Seeing all 4 of my guys go off to school together! We’ve got a K, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grader this year! It was bittersweet to have the summer end, but it was really great to see the boys start a new year. They were definitely ready for school to start. This summer was tough because with the new baby, we weren’t able to go on vacation or do lots of playdates, so I know the boys were ecstatic to see their friends.

5) I got to start working out! I have gone 3 days in a row and it has felt absolutely amazing. I have to take it totally slow right now because I don’t want to mess up any of my healing from the c-section, but I’ll tell you – I have felt like a new woman getting out there again!