And the summer ends

I've had about a dozen blog posts in my head over the last week and a half, but none of them made it through my fingers. So, highlights:

- Today is my last day with X! He starts daycare TOMORROW. I return to work next week. Feeling sad about this, but it had to happen some time.

- X has learned to turn over both ways, and can sit up unassisted for up to a few minutes.

- X is sick for the first time ever. It's just a little cold, but the congestion is bothering him.

- I've been sleep training him, and have been making progress. The key seems to be giving him a big dream feed around 10 or 11 p.m. He's slept through until 6 a.m. a few times!

- K is moving into the pre-K class at school, WITHOUT his two best friends. He loves his teacher and is a little upset about moving. He'll also start soccer in the fall, with one of the two missing friends.

- We bought a new (to us) car! A Volvo wagon. We're donating our ancient Nissan Maxima.

- Last week was our ninth anniversary. Our weekend getaway to Cape Cod didn't happen, thanks to Hurricane Irene. ("Mommy, we didn't have a hurricane. It was a tropical storm." Got it, K.) But we did have a lunch out with X on our actual anniversary, and a date night the next day involving live music and beer.

- Assorted stories:
1. When deciding what to put in K's teacher's thank-you package, I suggested a bottle of wine. K chuckled and said, "I don't think she'll be wanting that."
2. K closed the closet door on his finger. I asked what he was looking for in the closet and he sobbed, "I wanted to look in the mirror to see if I was handsome."
3. I attended the Harvard Mediation Program's annual potluck, where I had a long conversation with an older attorney who declared biglaw inhumane. As I left, I said, "Nice talking to you," and he replied, "Get out as soon as you can!"