the day of this life

Tomorrow our little girl is 3 months old. I was organizing a bunch of pictures of her today (i.e. sliding pictures into photo albums. I am no scrapbooker) and as cliche as it is, I cannot believe how much babies change in just 3 short months. Amazing. Watching her during that time I have thought much about growth and change. What an enormous part of life those two ideas are. Throughout the scriptures we are taught and commanded to "Come unto Christ" so that we might be changed as we are shown and come to understand our potential; what God would have us be. Interestingly enough we are also asked to become childlike. If we are to be as a child - why do we constantly wish away the now and long for future days when we are more "grown up"?

"Why is the sky so blue today?"

Darla LOVES sleeping with Mom...




Darla LOVES the bath...



Darla LOVES to smile...



Darla LOVES sitting with Dad...



Darla LOVES chilln' on her tummy...



Darla LOVES stroller rides in this beautiful weather...
We LOVE Darla!

just can't get enough

The days are flying...

It's Friday already?

It has been quite the week. Erik has heard back and been accepted to 2 grad schools one in New York and one in New Orleans. We are still waiting to find out from the rest. It's like he's getting his mission call all over again. I've never been so diligent in checking the mail every day (well, I take that back. When Erik was on his mission those weekly letters made me a very diligent mailbox checker). Darla is smiling and interacting more than ever. She was a good sport when I was laying on the couch all of Wednesday with a fever (I'm up and running now...not to worry). She just kicked away in her little chair pretty much all day long. Speaking of a good baby, she is supposed to eat in about 5 min and is basically putting herself to sleep in that same seat. It's hilarious because she moves her head so her blanket rubs against her face and then does this little humming sound as she falls asleep. I love it. As it perfectly states in the musical Wicked -"We couldn't be happier...because happy, is what happens when all your dreams come true..."

Mom Haircut

Yes, to those who have been wondering about the pictures, it isn't your imagination, I chopped off my hair. It was constantly in her face; therefore up in a ponytail every single day...all day long. I'm liking it though. Surprisingly it is much easier than I thought. I'm officially a mom.

Roadtrip!

Darla had her first real roadtrip this past weekend. We headed up to Rexburg to see my brother Jim and his family. She was unbelieveable. We left Friday after she had gotten 3 shots at the Doctor (which was quite the tramatic experience for both her and I). She slept pretty much the whole way to and from Rexburg. It was great to be with Jim and Debbie and to see their amazing little boys. On Saturday Erik was able to go up to Hebgen and snowmobile. I was jealous and missed out on that crisp air, perfect snow, and endless solitude. There's nothing like Hebgen in the winter. We had a great weekend...it was nice to get away for a moment.

A Blessing

Yesterday we were able to bless Darla at my parents house in Salt Lake. There we 35+ people there that love her. What a blessing. We loved being with both of our families and friends. It was such a beautiful day, and she was calm and as beautiful as could be in her white dress. It was one of those moments for me where I actually kind of felt like I was growing up. I have attended so many baby blessings in my life, and yesterday it was my turn; our turn. I cannot believe that Darla is already two months old. It truly has been the quickest, yet longest two months of my life. Time is such a strange aspect of this life. I have always been facinated by it. My time as a mom though has created some of my happiest moments. I love being a mom to this little girl. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect dolly to carry with me where ever I go. . . whether that be in my arms, or in my heart.

Just downloaded...couldn't help it!

She is beautiful, that's all there is to it. Our little Darla Anne couldn't be more precious.

Blogging World

I can't believe I finally let people know Erik and I have a blog. I have mixed feelings about blogs. The other night, I sat here at the computer skipping from blog to blog getting caught up on the lives of people I know - seeing pictures, movies, paintings, and reading about what is going on in their lives. It was strange after I was through, or decided to stop I should say, because I was completely caught up without talking to, or seeing any of those people. I didn't really like that feeling. Those people had no idea that I had visited their sites and read/look at all their posts. This is why I am hesitant to post my blog to the public. I want to so I can quickly share photos and stories of Darla, but I don't like the idea that people can just go to my blog to get the updates or details instead of calling or even getting together for lunch. Does anyone else feel this way? It's just one more technological creation that is taking away the person to person interaction. May be one day we will all communicate through blogs only. No need to call, no need to stop by...just look at my blog.

This is kind of funny though that I am writing this...on my blog. I know I have one, but that is why I keep debating whether or not to tell people "go look at my blog."

Just some thoughts about the blogging world.

Simply...

With Darla as part of our lives now, we are learning more than we ever thought possible. I believe she is teaching us more than we will ever be able to teach her. We are now beginning to understand what patient means, as well as love, gentleness, and joy. She is the joy in our life. Just holding her helps us realize what this life is.