Friday, October 29, 2010

A mommy's Love

Today has been "one of those days"(do I need to say more?). Now, I don't want to complain because I know it could be a lot worse, but everyone is allowed to have a tough day every now and then! Right? Well the only reason I am posting about this is because I found a way to turn around my day and it has given me motivation to be happy and keep on going.

It's during difficult times when we often doubt ourselves or certain aspects of our lives, but my hope for myself, and for everyone, is that we can find the quickest way out of the darkness. I've been reading an awesome book I found at my grandma's house titled, "In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms" by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. I LOVE this book. In addition to my scripture study, this book gives me a daily reminder of what is most important in this life- my family!

Today I was reading in the chapter titled, "How Stay-at-Home Moms Benefit Kids". Dr. Laura frankly talks about how silly she thinks the debate on "day-care vs. mommy care" is and how no one can take care of a child better than it's mom. Duh! That makes sense, but I loved the way it was explained by one of Dr. Laura's listeners, "Nobody, nobody could ever LOVE my child and take care of him the way I do- NOBODY EVER!"

This is Brooklee, my daughter. Here she is giving me her "Sassy" face. Something she likes to do a lot recently. Especially when she is going to do something she knows she shouldn't do! This morning may have been full of these sassy faces, but I am her mommy and no matter how hard it gets, nobody can love her better than me. I like that thought. It helps me desire to be a better mommy!

If you need another mommy booster- check out this video- Motherhood:-An-Eternal-Partnership I've posted it on my facebook, but it too makes you appreciate being a mom.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Missing the Frederick Girls!

We are so lucky to be in the Santa Fe Ward. When Alex and I first came here, one of the first families we got to know were the Frederick's. After being pregnant at the same time with Kambrala (the mommy)- her second my first, we bonded and made a friendship I look forward to having for the rest of my life.

Their first born daughter, Lillie is just a doll! I really enjoyed seeing her grow from 6 mos on.
Their second born daughter, Lucy is just a couple weeks younger then Brooklee and they were best friends... even if their was a little jealousy because Lucy had more hair at birth then Brooklee has now!The three girls loved to get together and they played together soooo well together.

Unfortunately, they had to move far far away to Nebraska because Aaron got a new job. Needless to say we were very, very sad when they left.Brooklee would be extremely happy when she saw pictures of the girls on their blog, but I don't know if she was as sad as I when they left...... Luckily, the sadness got to go away.... when I found cheap tickets and flew Brooklee and I to Nebraska to see them!

They were so excited to see each other- here's the proof! Such BIG hugs!
Don't worry they didn't sit around too much, they were too busy playing!
They especially like playing outside... with bubbles and bugs and all sorts of things.
We also really enjoyed going to zoo. They had an awesome aquarium and other exhibits.The trip was a blast, and I have to say that writing this post has made me miss them even more. I'm looking forward to when they can come to Phoenix.... hopefully some time next year! Love you girls!

Picky Eaters?

So some days I get really frustrated with how picky Brooklee is. She used to eat really well, but now that she wants to eat by herself, she has become SUPER picky. Some days she loves one food and the next day she'll detest it. I've heard it takes up to 30 tries before a baby/child will sometimes like a new food. So I am not sure if it's just that, or if I am doomed to have a picky eater as some sort of omen for how picky I was. I hope it's that she just needs to get used to it, but we'll see. All I know is that she sure is cute!!




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Random Brooklee Post!!

Okay.... so I give in. I am finally doing a quick look at Brooklee in the past 10 months! Sorry, the first part of the year through the summer I was busy with school and an internship, but I am back at home with Brooklee, loving every minute! Enjoy the update!


Brooklee @ Christmas 7 mos
8 mos

9 mos

10 mos

11 mos

1 year old!!

13 mos

14 mos
15 mos
16 mos
This blog can also be titled... "Why does it take so long for hair to grow?!" You can really see the slow growth in these pictures.