B+C+B+C+B+C: Sitting up

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sitting up

Still playing catchup...
These pictures are the first time I caught Brianna sitting up on her own - about 3 weeks ago. Like really sitting up. Not that awkward phase where they tip over after 10 seconds. And, as usual, it wasnt me who figured out she could do it. Brian did. He is always the one to push her development and discover that she can do new things. Why is that?!

Im so happy she can sit up now. Why - because SHE is so much happier. I understand perfectly - I mean, would you be happy laying on your back or tummy all the time?!

I know, I know - I shouldve put a bow in her hair or dressed her in pink. She doesnt look very feminine here (I wont say she looks like a boy. I hate when people say "oh, your little boy is so cute).

10 comments:

Chelsea and Cody said...: Yeah for sitting up! THAT IS EXCITING! She looks like a beautiful littler girl even without the bow!
Are you ever coming back to Provo?
Also, we just did a trial at 24 hour, and loved it! The equipment isn't as nice, but the people are way nicer! And, I don't feel like everyone around me is trying to show me up...I feel like a loser at gold's!; August 28, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Malerie said...: I think she looks like her daddy in some of these photos. I agree - it's much better when they can sit up. Now more playing time alone while mommy gets stuff done! I get some people calling Madeline a boy even when she's wearing pink and had a bow in her hair! Weird people....; August 28, 2008 at 10:11 PM
Megan Smith said...: Ahhh...it's so nice when they can sit up and play with their toys in one spot (as opposed to pulling out toys EVERYWHERE). If you saw my house right now you'de understand my fond memories of that.; August 28, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Julie said...: GO BRIANNA!!! YAY!!!! and she looks darling and like a girl without the bow!; August 29, 2008 at 7:53 AM
valmike said...: I think that people just speak first and check the baby later. Eryn is mistaken for a boy from time to time clearly in pink with pig tails. Pretty soon she's going to take off and you're job is going to get a lot harder! -VAL; August 29, 2008 at 10:59 AM
DeAnne said...: I don't think your baby looks like a boy at all. She is very feminine. I can relate to people mistaking my little girl for a boy too. Honestly, it's mostly men who do it. It doesn't make any sense, ESPECIALLY when they are covered head to toe in pink...; August 29, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Amy Hunter said...: People are so blind. They always tell me my little girl is so cute. Its just a hair thing, I think. Silly!

Meanwhile, congratulations baby B! How fun! I bet she is going to start scooting soon now! Good luck. hee hee.; August 29, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Amanda said...: That is awesome she is sitting up! what a cute girl! Grace hangs out in just white onesies all the time! I bet Brianna is having a great time discovering the world from a whole new view!; August 29, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Becky and Brian said...: Brianna is very cute and that is exciting that she can sit up. We are waiting for Dean to learn how to roll over.; August 29, 2008 at 8:03 PM
ChrisnDave said...: Hey, fun, I love it! Aren't babies the best!?!? I'll have to take a minute to read through all your old blogs when I have a minute, and get myself all caught up with you and your adorable little family!; August 30, 2008 at 2:22 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

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sitting up

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