It was so great to have General Conference. I really loved it! Jake and I were able to go to Saturday morning session and I felt that every talk was about something I had been thinking or wondering about. BLESSING! On Sunday we stayed home and enjoyed the entire day together with our little family. I can't tell you how amazing that was!
One of my favorite talks from General Conference was Elder Bednar's talk on tithing. The thing i liked best about it was Elder Bednar revealing some ways that the Lord blesses us without us even knowing. He calls them "significant but subtle" blessings. I realized that I need to be more observant of the blessings that He gives me and look for the not so obvious ways that He strengthens me. I know one right now: Jake is gone 5 nights of the week and gone everyday. Heavenly Father has strengthened me to be able to bear that well. I was thinking about how it would be so hard for me earlier in our marriage etc. but I am so grateful that I have been blessed to be able to be ok with it for now. I'm especially grateful for little Avery to help me not be alone.
In his book "Increase in Learning" Elder Bednar addresses the fact that The Holy Ghost speaks in quiet, delicate and subtle ways. I started thinking about how I feel the Holy Ghost in subtle ways and what things distance me from feeling the influence of the Holy Ghost. It's a good thing to ponder and something I've been trying to do more lately. I realize that in the times that we live, having the Holy Ghost to be our companion is a vital thing everyday.
I really like how the Lord works "subtly". It requires us to be patient and inquisitive. Seeking, asking and knocking. It's so easy to just go through the motions of just reading scriptures, but I have tried to ask more questions and it gets me more focused and provides a better STUDY of the scriptures and the words of the prophets. On days that I actually do that, it makes such a difference.
Hope you all enjoyed Conference if you were able to watch it! If not, you can find it on the church's website: http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng.
Friday, October 11, 2013
This video...
So funny! I'm seriously laughing so hard right now!
Thanks Amanda for sharing! :)
hehehe!
Thanks Amanda for sharing! :)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
loves
I just wanted to make note that Avery is giving kisses. It's hilarious! She'll grab my hair and face with her hands and pull her face to my chin or cheek and attack it with her slobbery open mouth. I love it!
She only gives kisses when she wants to, definitely not on command, but it is great! She has given Jake and Megan kisses too! I'm not sure who else, but it is so cute and hilarious!
Avery had her 9 month check up yesterday. She got her flu shot and another shot and I just hate them.
She's doing great developmentally as well and is such a joy!
the end.
She only gives kisses when she wants to, definitely not on command, but it is great! She has given Jake and Megan kisses too! I'm not sure who else, but it is so cute and hilarious!
Avery had her 9 month check up yesterday. She got her flu shot and another shot and I just hate them.
Head 17 inches 31%
Length 27.75 inches 53%
Weight 16.67 lbs 23.35%
She's doing great developmentally as well and is such a joy!
the end.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Quiet mornings
Some days are busy and full of things to check off my to do list. I care for Avery and enjoy her smiles and loves and developmental changes, but with all the other things I am doing, I sometimes neglect to fully realize the joy that she brings me. With days like that, I truly have come to love and cherish quiet, peaceful moments that I get to enjoy my daughter and truly just love her with no other distractions.
This morning was one of those times.
She woke up and I came in to get her, greeted by smiles, gasps, and kicks. She had a wonderful night! She slept from about 10:30-6 am!!! I can't believe it! That's two nights like that in a row! I hope this becomes a habit. :) I nursed her for about a half hour then fed her her breakfast of peaches while I ate my Cherrios. She is a messy girl and hasn't had a bath for 2 days so I fill up the bath and give her a quick bath. She loves the bath. I lotion her up and get her dressed for the day. All the while, she's smiling and "talking" to me. She's getting tired, so we sit outside on the steps and watch the cars go by for a few minutes. She's snuggled close and I love every minute. Then we come back inside and I read her a book and put her down for a nap. I love my daughter!
I love caring for her and being her mom! I hope I can remember on those busy, hectic days that are sure to come, to slow down and cherish each moment with Avery Mae. After all, I know she is growing and I will never have this time, this day with her again.
Avery Mae, I love you!
This morning was one of those times.
She woke up and I came in to get her, greeted by smiles, gasps, and kicks. She had a wonderful night! She slept from about 10:30-6 am!!! I can't believe it! That's two nights like that in a row! I hope this becomes a habit. :) I nursed her for about a half hour then fed her her breakfast of peaches while I ate my Cherrios. She is a messy girl and hasn't had a bath for 2 days so I fill up the bath and give her a quick bath. She loves the bath. I lotion her up and get her dressed for the day. All the while, she's smiling and "talking" to me. She's getting tired, so we sit outside on the steps and watch the cars go by for a few minutes. She's snuggled close and I love every minute. Then we come back inside and I read her a book and put her down for a nap. I love my daughter!
I love caring for her and being her mom! I hope I can remember on those busy, hectic days that are sure to come, to slow down and cherish each moment with Avery Mae. After all, I know she is growing and I will never have this time, this day with her again.
Avery Mae, I love you!
Monday, September 16, 2013
when did my baby get so big?
Avery Mae is 8.5 months old!
I seriously can't believe it!
She is such a doll:
-loves playing the piano
-loves grabbing anything and everything
-loves being teased by Mommy and Daddy
-tickled
-sucking on everything
-playing with the nail clippers and her comb
-smiling and grinning always
-sitting and playing on her own for long periods of time
-almost crawling
-soooo vocal
-very content to play by herself
-on her belly she'll rotate around in a circle and scoot a little bit, push herself backwards but not quite to the crawling stage yet (thank goodness!)
-napping really well
-not sleeping super well at night, but we're working on that one
-eating 3 meals a day of solids
-likes puffs and can pick them up all by herself (has done that for a while)
-waving!
-will grab your face, glasses, hair so watch out
-loves walks
-puts her pacifier in her own mouth
-still swaddled at night
-listens to motab or primary songs to go to sleep
-in swing for naps still....yeah gotta break that one.
-loves books especially her "Baby Animals" book and "Bedtime Peekaboo" book
-wrestling and playing with Daddy
-loves her little doggy toy
doesn't like:
-when mom eats ice cream or peppers (random I know but it gives her terrible gas)
-when she can't tear the hymnbook apart at church
Funny things:
-she kicks her legs like crazy when I come in to get her after she's woken up from her nap
-she gasps a lot when she's happy. I'll do something to make her laugh or smile and she grins while taking a huge gasp of air
-I feed her shirtless because I am not good at feeding her. She gets so messy!
-She is a slow eater. Just like her momma!
-If I put my hands in front of her, palms up, she'll slap my hands and get all happy
-I give her a bath almost every day and she loves it.
-Her hair is growing growing growing! It looks so cute! I hope it stays this blonde for a long time :)
-When she gets tired, she'll get more cuddly, she'll lay her head down and suck her pacifier. She doesn't really cry or fuss when she's tired, but she'll just get really chill.
-she's getting more particular about strangers so she'll get this really funny scared face on and start to fuss a little if she's with someone she doesn't know and (i've noticed) is more loud than she's used to. If people are quiet and chill with her, then she'll be fine.
-vacuums and blowdryers scare her
When does she cry?
-at night
-if she's scared
-if she doesn't feel very well
-other than that, she hardly cries at all!
She is such a good baby and we love her so much! I seriously can't imagine life without this little girly! She makes life so fulfilling and Jake and I adore her!
-more pics soon to come but Avery woke up:)
She is such a doll:
-loves playing the piano
-loves grabbing anything and everything
-loves being teased by Mommy and Daddy
-tickled
-sucking on everything
-playing with the nail clippers and her comb
-smiling and grinning always
-sitting and playing on her own for long periods of time
-almost crawling
-soooo vocal
-very content to play by herself
-on her belly she'll rotate around in a circle and scoot a little bit, push herself backwards but not quite to the crawling stage yet (thank goodness!)
-napping really well
-not sleeping super well at night, but we're working on that one
-eating 3 meals a day of solids
-likes puffs and can pick them up all by herself (has done that for a while)
-waving!
-will grab your face, glasses, hair so watch out
-loves walks
-puts her pacifier in her own mouth
-still swaddled at night
-listens to motab or primary songs to go to sleep
-in swing for naps still....yeah gotta break that one.
-loves books especially her "Baby Animals" book and "Bedtime Peekaboo" book
-wrestling and playing with Daddy
-loves her little doggy toy
doesn't like:
-when mom eats ice cream or peppers (random I know but it gives her terrible gas)
-when she can't tear the hymnbook apart at church
Funny things:
-she kicks her legs like crazy when I come in to get her after she's woken up from her nap
-she gasps a lot when she's happy. I'll do something to make her laugh or smile and she grins while taking a huge gasp of air
-I feed her shirtless because I am not good at feeding her. She gets so messy!
-She is a slow eater. Just like her momma!
-If I put my hands in front of her, palms up, she'll slap my hands and get all happy
-I give her a bath almost every day and she loves it.
-Her hair is growing growing growing! It looks so cute! I hope it stays this blonde for a long time :)
-When she gets tired, she'll get more cuddly, she'll lay her head down and suck her pacifier. She doesn't really cry or fuss when she's tired, but she'll just get really chill.
-she's getting more particular about strangers so she'll get this really funny scared face on and start to fuss a little if she's with someone she doesn't know and (i've noticed) is more loud than she's used to. If people are quiet and chill with her, then she'll be fine.
-vacuums and blowdryers scare her
When does she cry?
-at night
-if she's scared
-if she doesn't feel very well
-other than that, she hardly cries at all!
She is such a good baby and we love her so much! I seriously can't imagine life without this little girly! She makes life so fulfilling and Jake and I adore her!
-more pics soon to come but Avery woke up:)
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Talk about a busy summer full of fun!
That is why, I am sad to say, I have not blogged for a while...
Not really, I wouldn't trade it for the world! We had a great time with family. I'll just do a quick update and review of all the places we've been and things we've done. Hopefully I'll get the pictures up here too.
First, For the 22-24th of July we were in Bear Lake at a reunion with my mom's family. It was wonderful! I seriously love that area of Utah. BOATING was so fun! The water is so clear and felt amazing! We had planned to take Avery on the boat (we had before) but my mom ended up watching her for us and so I could try wakeboarding again. I got up again, but I am not too good. Everyone got a turn and Sarah and Katie got up! Sarah rode for a while, and Katie just got up and fell, but it was a great experience for them :) We're trying to convince my dad he should get a boat. hahaha! That will NEVER happen.
Just a few days later, we went to Sun Valley! Megan, Adam, Jake and I and Avery stopped at City of Rocks on our way up! It was so great! Really unusual landscape and we went on a great hike there. We had quite the adventure getting there, driving on dirt road for 35 miles in the most desolate place I have ever been. I was eating chips like crazy bc I was so nervous that we would break down and never see the family again. It was crazy! Sun Valley was great though! Seriously the best place in the world. We did the classic SV things such as going out to eat, golf for Jake, swimming, walking around SV, going to the candy store and hiking. We've found a great little trail around that is beautiful. We've hiked it for the past two years and it's perfect. Avery loves going on hikes and being outside so it was great to go with her and Megan and my parents. A highlight would be the annual cherry-pit spitting contest. Megan spit the farthest of all the family and so knowing the competitive nature of the Child family, someone looked up the world record for the longest cherry-pit spit. A tape measure was brought from one of the cars and Megs pit was only about 8 ft from the world record! haha! Everyone was in a frenzy, chanting Megans name and urging her to try it again. Eventually we just ran out of cherries but it was hilarious!
From Sun Valley, we drove straight to Island Park, ID to spend some time with Jake's family at their family cabin. It was filled with motorcycle rides, lazy days reading books, Yellowstone (we went swimming at the Firehole, which was awesome!! There is this place in the river you can jump into the rapids and float down stream. I was scared, but I did it and it was so fun! Go there if you have a chance!) and the Playmill, where a few of our friends were in teh play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which is one of my all time favorite musicals. "Bless her beautiful hide!" "Goin' Courtin'!" "Sobbin' Women" so many fun songs from that one! And they all get stuck in your head!
Avery is doing well, she is a charmer and so stinkin' cute! I love her so much! She has such a sweet personality. She is now almost 8 months! CRAZY! Where did the time go? More later, just had to get this down here. :)
Not really, I wouldn't trade it for the world! We had a great time with family. I'll just do a quick update and review of all the places we've been and things we've done. Hopefully I'll get the pictures up here too.
First, For the 22-24th of July we were in Bear Lake at a reunion with my mom's family. It was wonderful! I seriously love that area of Utah. BOATING was so fun! The water is so clear and felt amazing! We had planned to take Avery on the boat (we had before) but my mom ended up watching her for us and so I could try wakeboarding again. I got up again, but I am not too good. Everyone got a turn and Sarah and Katie got up! Sarah rode for a while, and Katie just got up and fell, but it was a great experience for them :) We're trying to convince my dad he should get a boat. hahaha! That will NEVER happen.
Just a few days later, we went to Sun Valley! Megan, Adam, Jake and I and Avery stopped at City of Rocks on our way up! It was so great! Really unusual landscape and we went on a great hike there. We had quite the adventure getting there, driving on dirt road for 35 miles in the most desolate place I have ever been. I was eating chips like crazy bc I was so nervous that we would break down and never see the family again. It was crazy! Sun Valley was great though! Seriously the best place in the world. We did the classic SV things such as going out to eat, golf for Jake, swimming, walking around SV, going to the candy store and hiking. We've found a great little trail around that is beautiful. We've hiked it for the past two years and it's perfect. Avery loves going on hikes and being outside so it was great to go with her and Megan and my parents. A highlight would be the annual cherry-pit spitting contest. Megan spit the farthest of all the family and so knowing the competitive nature of the Child family, someone looked up the world record for the longest cherry-pit spit. A tape measure was brought from one of the cars and Megs pit was only about 8 ft from the world record! haha! Everyone was in a frenzy, chanting Megans name and urging her to try it again. Eventually we just ran out of cherries but it was hilarious!
From Sun Valley, we drove straight to Island Park, ID to spend some time with Jake's family at their family cabin. It was filled with motorcycle rides, lazy days reading books, Yellowstone (we went swimming at the Firehole, which was awesome!! There is this place in the river you can jump into the rapids and float down stream. I was scared, but I did it and it was so fun! Go there if you have a chance!) and the Playmill, where a few of our friends were in teh play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which is one of my all time favorite musicals. "Bless her beautiful hide!" "Goin' Courtin'!" "Sobbin' Women" so many fun songs from that one! And they all get stuck in your head!
Avery is doing well, she is a charmer and so stinkin' cute! I love her so much! She has such a sweet personality. She is now almost 8 months! CRAZY! Where did the time go? More later, just had to get this down here. :)
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