Friday, August 8, 2008

I Aint Gonna Work No More

Well - not me, but Yarden.

Her time at A. Smith has come to an end.

Next week she'll be hanging out with Grammy Hurley and the week after that she'll be starting at ABC Educational Center.

As this stretch of her life comes to an end, a HUGE thanks to my incredible employers who made her feel so welcome, wanted even, and especially to Mecia and Shannon who gave Yarden all sorts of love and quality time.

Here are some photos from her time at the office.

First day.
She settled in very easily.
With Shannon.
What a difference 2 months makes.
Above, Yarden with Mecia at 4 weeks.

Below, Yarden at 11 weeks.
Mecia looks pretty much the same.
A closeup of her dress, my mom made it for me over 30 years ago. What I imagine she was thinking.

The room that was Yarden's playroom at work had been a storage space.
When they found out that it was her last day in the office - the PAs started moving stuff back in.

I took a picture because - well, without photographic evidence you wouldn't believe me.


The saddest part of it all was saying goodbye to Jessica.

Jessica has been Yarden's first teacher and friend and I feel like she was an amazing third caregiver to give her a safe, nurturing and loving start in the world.

She recorded a message to Yarden that I'll post here in hopes that this site will be here when Yarden is old enough to be able (and interested) in reading about her first few months of life.



And I couldn't post photos of my office without posting these:


Just 137 days until Christmas.

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