B+C+B+C+B+C: Happy 5 months!

Monday, July 7, 2008

Happy 5 months!

Today Brianna is 5 months old!
She continues to be a joy, and occasionally a trial :)

Brianna is:

Loving toys, especially anything that makes a sound
Talkingtalkingtalking (in her own ohhhahhh oww AH oooo language)
Spitting, camel-style
Going longer between feedings, but eating more
Putting EVERYTHING in her mouth
Getting a stronger grip (especially on my hair, which can be uncomfortable)
Frequently smiling, occasionally giggling
Turning 360 when on her tummy
Scooting around the room on her back
Lighting up our lives more than we ever imagined possible

8 comments:

Amy Hunter said...: I love the last one on your list. It's so true, isn't it.

I love seeing how much a baby changes and enriches life.

I remember hearing once that a baby magnifies everything in a marraige. When the marriage is good, a baby magnifies it's goodness even more. The opposite is also true if the marriage is not so good, baby makes the marriage harder.

I'm sure that your marriage has been magnified beautifully and has grown and changed dramatically! Isn't it great. I love how that works. Heavenly Father knew what he was doing when he planted those mothering instincts and desires in us. It is the best.; July 9, 2008 at 12:14 PM
chelsea mckell said...: Amy - interesting comment... (as yours always are!) Reminds me...
I am reading On Becoming Babywise, and the first chapter is all about focusing on the marriage first, before the baby. It talks about how so often, parents will become child-centered, and lose sight of their own romance. While they do this with the good intentions of "putting baby first," it ends up hurting the child in the long run because she doesn't get the benefits of witnessing a strong, secure marriage. The children are treated as the center of the family universe, which fosters the emotionally crippling attitude of "me-ism." The parents intensely pursue the child's happiness, while their own marriage gets lost in space. My husband said he came from a child-centered family, and so he wants us to make sure to not be that way - to put each other first. Easier said than done, though! Planning a date night is more complicated these days! Especially out here in Vernal. We have found that putting the baby to bed early helps :)
Anyways, I think I went off on a tangent from your comment. You know how it is when you start reading a good book - you know it's a GOOD one when you think about it all day and relate everything to it!; July 9, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Ashley said...: That is so great, she is growing up so fast. I love the babywise books, they have a lot of great advice. I agree about focusing on the marriage as well, we went on our first real date this last Saturday and I realized that we need to do this more often.; July 9, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Malerie said...: Happy 5 months, Brianna! You are a cutie.; July 10, 2008 at 7:26 AM
Chelsea and Cody said...: FIVE months?!! I can't even believe it!; July 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM
Debbie said...: Brianna is...LUCKY to have you and Brian for parents! MOM; July 11, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Malerie said...: We love visitors! That would be so much fun. You're welcome any time :) Did you know Julianne had her baby?; July 12, 2008 at 7:05 AM
Amanda said...: Oh boy they do grow so quickly!! I read that babywise book right before I had Grace. It had some great points that have helped as I have tried to figure this parenting thing out! How long will you be in Vernal?; July 12, 2008 at 5:17 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Monday, July 7, 2008

Happy 5 months!

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