"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Five Months Old!

Time sure is flying by! I made a comment to Justin a couple of weeks ago about how I felt like we were so busy all the time and time, days, weeks, months were just passing by so quickly. In our conversation, I mentioned that I couldn't wait for things to slow back down-- but then I laughed as I realized that life isn't going to slow back down for the next twenty years or so. At least we're in it together and enjoying the ride!


Piper is five months old! She has such a cute personality and adores her brother and sister. She just lights up for them. It is really fun to watch as she becomes so much more interactive with Chloe and Cooper. Love it!!

Piper, ready to play video games with Dad. She has started reaching for items we have and she gets so excited when she holds the remote control, the car keys or whatever it is she is wanting!

Piper shares a room with us and just outgrew the bassinet insert/function of our pack n play, where she'd been sleeping since she was born. She still wakes up twice a night (grrr...), so getting her in and out of the bottom of the pack n play wasn't an ideal solution longterm. We bought a 'mini crib' for her and she seems to like her new bed! She has only slept in it one night so far, but I like that she is right at my bed height and I can reach through the rails, while lying in bed, and cover her feet up or give her back her binky-- perfect!!

Here she is showing how big she had gotten in the bassinet!

And taking a nap in her new bed!

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