... and for you I am Thankful

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and as I lay in bed thinking about the day I feel so much joy and love. Last night we traveled to Safford to get me a new car. I was able to visit with my family and get a beautiful new car that I love. Today we spent the afternoon with Bens family and friends. We had a wonderful time. I can't help but feel so lucky to be married to such a giving man. I know he would do anything for me as I would for him. I am so grateful for our marriage and the life we live together. I know heavenly father placed us in each other's paths so we could meet and be together. Ben makes me want to be the best I can be. I fall more in love with him everyday. He has been the best daddy to Aubree and I love watching their relationship grow. Aubree had been one of my biggest blessings. After my brother Dylan died I felt like I would go through these moments where I would relive his accident and the night he passed away, but as soon as I found out I was pregnant it was like I had something to focus on and I felt so much love. My mind never went back to that dark night and I honesty believe that Aubree was the lip  I needed. I have felt so much love since finding out I was pregnant and then her being born I didn't have time to be sad or dwell on Dylan death. I am so thankful for the Knowledge I have that family's can be together forever. Knowing that I can see Dylan again if I love worthy makes my heart hurt a little less. We had the opportunity to go to the mesa temple with some of Bens family the day after Thanksgiving. I haven't been through very many times but I love the feeling i get while I am there. I leave with my mind focused on what's most important and my priorities and goals changed. I want to be my best. While sitting through the session I thought about Dylan and thought he might be watching over me smiling and happy to see me in the temple. I felt closest to him there then I have in a long time. I had no worries and just felt peace.

My little sunshine is now seven months old... She is now crawling, she still loves playing with her toys and empty water bottles are still her favorite. She loves baby food and has been learning how to wave bye bye. She loves giving kisses and sometimes she even will say momma she dada. She is getting so fun and we love watching her grow. 

Can time slow down please!

This six month old sweetheart is growing so fast.. She now weighs 17lbs 13oz and is 27 inches long. I can't believe it has already been half a year, she makes life so much fun . We are finally settled into the apartment and attended church at our new ward. Aubree and I are learning to enjoy taking Stella out twice a day. She has been such a loving puppy to Aubree and for that I am grateful. Halloween just passed us and we got to enjoy making memories with our little girl. Ben carved out a pumpkin for Aubree to sit in so I could get a picture and then we got to dress our baby girl up as the doll Raggedy Ann. Everyone thought she was the cutest thing! She was such a happy girl, just like she is everyday. Thanksgiving is up next and I am looking forward to making memories for that as well as Christmas. Having Aubree in our life has made every holiday and birthday so much more fun. Time had passed so quickly and Aubree had made many milestones this month. We have given her baby food mixed in with the rice cereal,  apples and bananas. She loves both as well as trying to get everything off of mommy and daddys plates. She has mastered the art of sitting up by herself and enjoys playing with all her toys. Thankfully she has not started crawling, just like any other mommy I would love if she could just stay little. I am enjoying this time with her and learning about her sweet personality. She surprises me everyday, just yesterday I caught on camera her waving, and she has given those open mouth wet kisses to a few lucky people including her daddy and I.

F I V E months

Our growing girl is five months old and changing daily. We have been so busy this month and are so excited for our new adventure. We just moved from the lovely house we were renting into a two bedroom apartment a few miles away. The owners of the house we are renting decided to sell their house so in the meantime we got pre qualified to buy a house but needed to save up for a down payment and pay off some debt. We decided to downsize in order to save money and in 10 short months buy a house. It has been a bittersweet move going from a spacious house into an apartment. I didn't realize how much stuff we collected since Aubree had been born. Our sweet pea has her own room and we get to decorate if just like it was.
Little Miss Jane has been full of new tricks recently. She can now roll from her tummy to her back and loves to sit up by herself. She can hold and grab on to anything and everything in reaching distance, and loves to put it in her mouth. Her little high pitched screams cracking us up as well as her baby babble. Food has recently become of interest to her and she loves to reach for it and try to taste it. She has nawed on lettuce leaves and celery sticks and loved it. I can't wait to give her baby food. Nursing is still a favorite for both of us, I feel like we bond after each feeding while she looks into my eyes, grabs my face, plays with my hair, or snuggles into my shoulder. I love learning more about her personality and wish I could understand what she was thinking. I feel so blessed to have her be apart of my life. She is the best part of me and I feel so loved by her.