Update

I thought I should attempt an update, I blink and another month has gone by, seriously I gotta stay on top of this. Officer has changed shifts a couple times and that seems to throw us all off for a while and then when we are getting used to it changes again. One more time this week and then it won't change for 6 months. He loves his job. I think that certain people are cut out for that kind of job and Officer is one of them. He loves to drive fast and now he gets to without any repercussion. All kidding aside, he is so good with people; I can't believe some of the stories I hear though - I won't share some of them are kind of gross.

Peanut is growing like crazy, I just can't believe that she is 5 1/2 months already. Here's a few pictures, I couldn't pass up the booger bubble shot. I'm learning that she does things in her own time. Practicing physical therapy for 5 years before having her you have in your head milestones that an kids should reach by certain ages. Well I have thrown some of that, alot of that out the window. I know where she should be and how to help, but I'm just kind of letting her do it at her own pace. She is rolling over with a little help and every now and then I'll catch her rolling on her own - I think it is just by accident still. She is loving real food I'd have to say I think her favorite so far is green beans, but pears are a close second. We really don't get any funny food faces though - I gotta be honest I was really looking forward to that. I can't seem to get the spoon to her mouth fast enough, it's hillarious to watch. I think she is teething too, she is drooling like crazy all the time and with a low fever and not sleeping as well right now - I 'm guessing that it's got to be teeth, only time will tell I guess. She is not usually very snuggly , but she loves it when I rub the back of her head, it's so cute she'll just sit there.

Today was pretty cute too. Sundays are just always so busy (especially lately I tell you about that later) between church and meetings but we're always running all day. Peanut does so good to just go with it, I had to take her with me to a meeting because Officer was working and somebody else was holding her. She was fine for a while, but then she just got this huge adorable bottom lip and just wimpered the whole way home( it was a beautiful day so we took the stroller). I thought she was tired, but she didn't want to go down for a nap. She's kind of in between this I only want 2 naps, but I do way better with 2 and a teeny little cat nap to make it til bedtime at 8:00. Well, she just didn't want to go to sleep. I fed her, changed her, played for a while, but when I put her down she just wimpered - she normally doesn't fight it too much and has a way different I don't want to go to bed cry, but this wasn't it. She did fine if I sat and combed her hair, or held her hand, but as soon as I left she just wimpered more. It was so sad, I finally just caved. I just sat her in my lap and she was perfectly content with that; I talked and played and sang with her for a couple hours until it was time to get her ready for bed. She went to bed just fine; I guess she just really needed some mom time. I hope this doesn't lead to the whole separation anxiety thing. Anyway I'm loving being a mommy. We've been way busy with our church callings. I'm the (newly released as of today) ward activities chairperson and I'm also a bear/wolf den leader. I didn't realize how much time is involved with both callings, but it's a lot between planning meetings den/pack meetings and activities. Each week I have 6 eight and nine year old boys come to our house for den meetings. I really love it, but it is exhausting by the time they leave. Last week we made bird feeders from tin cans and hershey kiss roses for them to give to their moms for mother's day. Amazingly we fit both projects into one power packed hour of scouts. Then I have been busy trying to plan our upcoming ward activity. Officer also just got called to be elders quorum president on top of his crazy work schedule, so he jokes that he is the inactive elder quorum president. I had no idea how much he would be involved with. He's so good to help people move in/out - he's done a lot of that lately.

Our exciting addition to the family, we finally got a family car - well kind of. We needed something bigger because hello car seats are huge and my little protege just doesn't have much room to spare. Officer decided he would make the sacrifice and sell his truck and he'd drive the little hoopty because it gets better gas mileage than his truck did and I don't drive all that far anymore. So, we bought an Xterra. We've haven't given her a name yet, but I say it's a she becasue it's red. Any ideas on names let us know.