My Life Has Changed

    

          Who knew that one little person could change your life so drastically? In a matter of seconds, my life went from being all about myself, to all about my little girl. At 8:42 on the morning of Friday, February the 13th, my life changed forever. The moment that I felt the doctor pull Ryleigh out of my stomach and she was placed in my arms, I knew that nothing mattered anymore except for the happiness of my little baby girl. Motherhood. You hear so much about it growing up and when you're pregnant so many people offer their advice on the subject, trying to describe how it changed their lives, but there really is no true way to describe the way it feels to be a mother. The joys, the worries, the hopes, and the dreams that surround your little one are truly indescribable. Then there's the sleepless nights, the million and one diaper changes, the constant loads of laundry, but of course all of these are completely worth it because it all comes back to your baby's happiness. As long as she is happy, I will be the happiest person alive!

Vocabulary

drastically (adverb): extremely extensive (a lot)
advice (noun): an opinion offered as a guide
surround (verb): to enclose on all sides
indescribable (adjective): too special to be able to describe
sleepless (adjective): without sleep
constant (adjective):  all of the time

Vocabulary Practice

Take your six vocabulary words and six index cards. Write the vocabulary word on one side of each index card and write the definition of the word on the other side. Use these flashcards to quiz yourself and your friends!

Grammar Point

  There are various forms of punctuation that can be used depending upon the purpose of the sentence. If someone is asking a question they must use a question mark (?). If you are simply stating something you use a period (.) and if you want to exclaim or shout something then you use an exclamation point (!). Using punctuation when we write allows for the reader to know when to stop and take a breath before continuing to read. This helps to prevent run-on sentences which don't allow for our writing to properly flow.

Grammar Exercise 

Using the information given in the grammar point, return to my paragraph and identify the various forms of punctuation and types of sentences. Then, write your own examples of each of the three types of sentences.