"May God bless you and keep you always, may your wishes all come true, may you always do for others, and let others do for you. May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung. May you stay forever young.
May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true, may you always know the truth, and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong, may you stay forever young.
May your hands always be busy, may your feet always be swift, may you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift. May your heart always be joyful and may your song always be sung. May you stay forever young." -Bob Dylan


"Not talking about a year, no not three or four. I don't want that kind of forever in my life anymore. Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it end. So give me your forever, please your forever. Not a day less will do from you.
People spend so much time every single day runnin' 'round all over town givin' their forever away. But no not me, I won't let my forever roam and now I hope I can find my forever a home. So give me your forever, please your forever. Not a day less will do from you.
Like a handless clock with numbers, an infinite of time. No not the forever found only in the mind. Forever always seems to be around when things begin, but forever never seems to be around when things end. So give me your forever, please your forever. Not a day less will do from you." - Ben Harper

Thursday, November 3, 2011

5 Months!

















Happy 5 months to Elsa!
(once again, a few days late)

14 lbs 4 oz.
26 1/2 inches long




















This month:
She met Scott, Jill and Matthew. Her first play date went well. Matthew shared his book and they chewed it together while Jill tried to read.
















She started raising her arms up in the air. One day I was dancing around her while she was in her exersaucer and she joined me and put her hands in the air and smiled really big. So sweet.
She also started saying her "m's." Maybe a Mama is in the works?

This month was a HUGE month for us. Shane has been to at least one interview a week in the past 6 weeks. He was offered 3 jobs last week. They all had positive aspects and negative aspects, but we felt the most peace towards one. I am so proud of Shane for his patience, trust in God, and perseverance. I know it has been a discouraging process, but we knew this trial would one day end, and the lessons learned in the process were worth it. We grew together through it all.

I love being home with Elsa! Her personality is developing more and more every day! She is so sweet and happy! We have a lot of fun together. I have my bored and lonely days considering the amount of time she sleeps, but I'm learning how to make the most out of nap times. I've been running 5-6 times a week for the past 4 months, but this week I started P90X during Elsa's mid morning nap. We'll see how long this lasts. :)

I have never been good with change in the past, but marriage and parenthood has been WONDERFUL! Shane and Elsa are huge blessings and I could not be more thankful!
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  1. LaurenNovember 8, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Happy 5 months Elsa!! Congrats once again Shane! And I look forward to seeing you all ripped when we come home for Christmas Rebekkah!Now that the sun disappears so stinking early keeping me from being able to run afterwork, I might just have to pick the P90X back up myself!

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