Hello all and happy new year!! I hope everyone had a great week and set some really good resolutions. Monica and I went over our resolutions from last year and set new ones for the year ahead. I'd say things went pretty well in 2017. I at least partially accomplished my goals for the previous year, but there were also some unexpected curve balls in there such as finishing the basement! Anyway, I'm healthy again because it was back to work for me this week! And things were good around here this past week, though the week did go pretty fast. We are scheduled for a C-section on Thursday (1/11) so the baby will be born sometime this upcoming week! So look for an extra exciting post next week! That said, we spent time this past week trying to make sure everything was ready and awaiting Gram's arrival on Saturday! Phew, she made it before the baby!!
Brooke has been great this past week, and apparently is going through a shoe phase. One day while we were working on dinner Brooke came walking in wearing Monica's boot!
We got out our car seat for the baby and washed everything. Jelly was grateful to have a new place to nap!
She really loves to snuggle into places like that! In fact, today she took a nap in the car seat next to one of Brooke's stuffed animals.
Brooke again returned to her shoe craze and decided it was time to put on daddy's shoes. I got some new shoes this past week because my old ones were REALLY old, and before I threw away the old ones she put them on. She also usually gets one shoe on the right way and one backwards.
Monica's mom sent us a new noise maker/light for the new baby. This one is a butterfly. Brooke has really liked it and always wants to play with "the music". When she first got it I handed it to her and she pulled out the wing and said "blankie!" and then put her elephant finger puppet on it. I don't know if she's realized it's the same as her elephant that makes music, but she sure loves to play with it.
Brooke continues to love books, and has started to memorize many of them! She loves to "read" them to us, and in fact, is currently reading Papillon to Monica and Gram as I'm writing this. She loves to say all the words on the page, though Monica and I were talking about it, and I don't think she knows it's all words. I think she is actually memorizing the sounds instead of a bunch of words, at least for some books/pages. We think this because she doesn't pronounce the words in the book as well as she normally does. Either way it's pretty incredible all of the things she's memorized! She knows a whole slew of books, the ABCs, can count to 13 plus 18 and 19, and loves to look at scripture story pictures.
As mentioned before, Gram came out Saturday to take over parental duties for Brooke whenever the baby comes. Brooke loves to read all of her books with Gram and show her all her favorite games. It's been a lot of fun!
Today at church in Elder's quorum we had our first council. We talked about Priesthood blessings. I'll admit that when I first heard the topic I wasn't really sure how we were going to have a council about it, but it worked out awesome! We talked about the specifics of how to give a blessing, and then we talked and shared stories about times we'd given blessings and how we felt and how we can be ready and prepare. I think one of the best parts was that while we talked I reflected on past times when I had given or been part of blessings and there's a great spirit that comes with that. It was wonderful to feel the Spirit confirming those past spiritual experiences. The Priesthood is a wonderful blessing for us all! I am so grateful for it and the opportunity to hold it and always be available to bless my family in times of need! I am grateful for the gospel and the strength and comfort it provides! In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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