Thoughts of Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving has come and gone, I have had a lot of time to be able to reflect upon my many blessings in my life. I have been greatly blessed with so much that I know that I cannot even name a fraction of the things that I am grateful for, but here are a few things.

~I am so blessed to have FANTASTIC, AMAZING, WONDERFUL, and INCREDIBLE FAMILY.

~My PARENTS have taught me, cared for me, done whatever they possibly could do for me, been examples to me, and most importantly...LOVED ME!!!

~My HUSBAND is the PERFECT man for me! He is my BEST FRIEND, I love to talk to him all of the time. The LOVE of my Llife, it amazes me how much I love him, and how it is always growing. He is also a great FATHER to our beautiful daughter. He is continually trying to become better, a better husband, a better daddy, just all around a better person. He accepts me for ME, and is always encouraging me to follow my DREAMS!

~ELIZABETH ADELAIDE is a piece of my own HEART, just growing in another body! I love her SMILES and LAUGHTER that now fill up many moments of my days. The LIGHT, CURIOUSNESS, SPARKLE, and JOY that overflow from her gorgeous eyes help me to really take a look at our wonderful world.

~My SIBLINGS, IN-LAWS, GRANDPARENTS, NIECES, NEPHEWS, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS, and BEYOND are all such a large contribution to my wonderful life.

~I am grateful for all of the other amazing people that are in my life. FRIENDS, TEACHERS, LEADERS, and NEIGHBORS.

~I love the knowledge that I have of the GOSPEL! For the ATONEMENT, TEMPLE BLESSINGS, FOREVER FAMILIES, FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE!

~I am thankful for my HEALTH. I can breath, walk, talk, see, get medical attention if necessary, and care for myself and my little family.

~I am greatly blessed to have all of my needs met. A HOME, CLOTHING, and FOOD on my table.

~I am grateful that I am able to have ways to keep in touch with my loved ones, through AIRPLANES to be able to fly home, INTERNET to be able to email and blog(oh, and can't forget facebook), and TELEPHONES to call and hear a loved ones voice that is hundreds of miles away.

~I am thankful for talented AUTHORS that write amazing BOOKS! I am in love with the WRITTEN WORD!

~I am blessed to be surrounded by the beautiful creations that the BEST ARTIST, our FATHER IN HEAVEN, made. SUNRISES, SUNSETS, RAINBOWS, SNOWFLAKES, STARS, CLOUDS, TREES, MOUNTAINS, FLOWERS, GRASS, SUNSHINE, LAKES and OCEANS, and so much MORE!

~I am grateful for the spectrum of vibrant COLORS!

~MUSIC and DANCE, bring life to my days.

~SILENCE is a blessing for me to be able to THINK, PONDER, and REFLECT about my life.

I could go on and on, but most of all I am just grateful for the AMAZING life that I have!

Pictures from Thanksgiving(Thank you Aunt Jessi for taking them)

My little three month old

Well it is the 19th of the month once again, and Elizabeth is getting older. She has now reached the three month mark. I can't believe how time flies while I watch my little girl grow, learn, and discover new things. Here are some of the things she is doing now...

~Sitting up with props
~Discovered her amazing hands
~Grabs and plays with her toys
~Loves to stand up on laps(who wants to sit when you can stand, not Elizabeth!)
~Loves to watch her hands and fingers
~Can bring her hands together, and like to hold on tight
~Grabs onto her legs
~Can push her head and shoulders really high off the ground to look at us
~Loves to chew on Brian's fingers
~Has become a very slobbery baby
~Does not like loud noises, and gets startled easily
~Sleeps really well, at night and during the day, and eats only four times a day
~Does a great impression of an airplane(amazing body strength, to hold herself perpendicular to the ground)
~Likes to repeat sounds(she says, okay, da, and a few other things)
~Starting to blow bubbles
~Loves playing games, especially the Kissing Game, which leads to my favorite...
~Giving kisses to Mommy and Daddy!

It's been a busy month!

Some pictures from the last few weeks

 

Today I took the opportunity to get a bunch of really cute pictures of my little Elizabeth Adelaide. She was so good for me as a took a couple hundred pictures(think I got enough).  I have a bunch of them that I love, I will share a few of them with you.

Elizabeth's Size
(We do not have a doctor appointment until after the new year, so I had to do measurements myself, so them may not be as accurate)

Weight~approximately 13.5 pounds
Length~approximately 23 3/4 inches
Head~approximately 15 3/4 inches
Clothing~end of 0-3 months
Diaper~Size 2

What else???

Last week I received a message from one of my good friends.  We are catching up with each other a little bit, and one question that she asked me was, what else do I do, other than be a mom.  Well, I have to say that this question made me have to think for a bit.  What else do I do?

Honestly, most of the things that I thought that I do I usually do them with Elizabeth either with me, or for Elizabeth.  She has just become such a huge part of my life right now.  That's not to say that every second of every day I am with Elizabeth.  I do get some alone time during the day(nap time usually), and when I do, these are some of the things that I do:

~Sleep(this is becoming less prevalent then it was a little while ago since Elizabeth is now sleeping through the night. YAY!)
~Pay bills(such an exciting one, I know)
~Read(books, magazines, scriptures, cereal boxes, anything I can get my hands on.  I love to read!!!)
~Take pictures(I know, I know, most of them are of Elizabeth, but I have been working on my photography skills while I do this, and it's one of my creative outlets)
~Clean(sad to say the house doesn't clean itself, but it does feel good when I get something cleaned)
~Blog(this is another creative outlet of mine, I especially love doing Elizabeth's, for some reason I just love trying to think of what someone else might be thinking-just ask my family, I am always talking for someone)
~Check on the outside world(through email, facebook, and family/friends blogs)
~Teach in primary
~Go on walks(I do take Elizabeth with me, but it is a time that I feel rejuvenated myself)
~Make bows, bracelets, and what-not(most are for Elizabeth, but I really enjoy creating them)
~Design(I love coming up with new designs for different things.)

This has been an eye opener, as I have thought on this question of "What else?"  I am glad that my friend asked me this question.  All said and done, I do lots of things.  I love being Elizabeth's Mom, I have the opportunity to do many things with my role of being a mother.