Two Months

The little guy that rules this household is now two months old (on Monday)!

 

 Kamden's two month stats are:

Weight: 9 lbs. 14 oz. 13%

Height: 21.8 in. 10 %

Head Circumference: 37.5 cm 7%

He is a small little guy but he's still meeting all his milestones and he is a strong little boy! The doctor was impressed that he is already working on learning to roll over and he holds his head up great! He was the center of attention at his appt. with two of the receptionists holding him and a few patients saying how adorable he was! I had to laugh because he was totally hamming it up for them with grins and coos.

He got his two month shots and they wiped the poor boy out! He slept most of the day except for eating and a little while otherwise. He did spike a little bit of a fever but not much.

Kamden is starting to smile and it warms our hearts to see him happy! He is staying awake longer at times but during that time he still likes being held. Our little guy is a great sleeper usually sleeping for a 6-8 hour stretch and he is always happiest in the mornings after being fed and having his diaper changed!

If Kamden is not yet asleep he doesn't like being in the dark so we always leave a back light or the light on his white noise maker on. He also dislikes having a dirty or wet diaper still and that happens often. We are finally starting to put him in size 1 diapers and he's starting to fit into some of his 0-3 month bodysuits and tops are finally fitting better, although he still fits into some of his newborn bodysuits and his 0-3 month pants are too big on him.

We could go on forever about our Bubba Bear and we just can't get enough of him! After he fell asleep last night Nate was looking into his bassinet and called me over saying, "Really, isn't he just the cutest thing ever?" I had an overwhelming feeling of love and gratitude for this life of ours and the sweetness that comes with our growing family. It is great and we are truly blessed!

A Sneak Peak

Here is a sneak peak of what we did yesterday!
(P.S. Tiffanie, this one is for you! Fall in the East! Miss it much?)

Just one of the many (a lot) pictures I took!

I have been dying to go on even just a fall drive and take some pictures of fall but lately Nate has had to work late or else we have just had stuff to do before it got dark. However, Nate kindly decided he would plan yesterday to get off early, notified his boss ahead of time, and we took advantage of the afternoon! 

We had a couple of other fun discoveries on our hike too, besides the pretty fall colors!

I'm hoping to get a post up this week of some of the things we have done lately here and there that I just haven't had the time to blog about. Stay tuned for our adventures and discoveries!

Plus, we have a two month old post coming up soon! How exciting!

Endurance

*Just some thoughts today*

"A reliance upon the merciful nature of God is at the very center of the gospel Christ taught...There can and will be plenty of difficulties in life. Nevertheless, the soul that comes unto Christ, who knows His voice and strives to do as He did, finds a strength, 'beyond his own.' The Savior reminds us that He has 'graven us upon the palms of His hands.' Considering the incomprehensible cost of the Cricifixion and Atonement, I promise you He is not going to turn His back on us now. When He says to the poor in spirit, 'Come unto me,' He means He knows the way out and He knows the way up. He knows it because He has walked it. He knows the way because He is the way."
-Jeffrey R. Holland

I believe the merciful nature of God and the ability to endure have quite a bit to do with each other.  

One definition of endure is to suffer without yielding or to suffer patiently. Without this mercy could suffering really allow patience. I don't believe so. It is only through the mercy of God that we really can access the ability to endure. 

It also seems to me that it is in human nature that we look inwardly and sometimes forget to look outwardly; to look to others. I also believe it is our human nature to forget we all suffer and it's not easy for anyone to suffer patiently. "The grass isn't always greener on the other side." We all experience different struggles but to each of us they are struggles and they are real. When we can learn to look outwardly even in our own journey, during the struggles, we gain a bit of an idea of the merciful nature of God. However, God's mercy is a perfect mercy and ours will always be flawed in this lifetime. It can never be perfect as we haven't experienced the struggles of others as both our Father and our Savior have endured.

Through the perfect mercy of our Savior we find the ability to endure and to love, or to overcome rage, anger, hurt, jealousy, envy, hate, and more of what we all experience. After this is when we find ourselves starting to look outwardly, focusing on others more instead of ourselves and learning what mercy really consists of.

This isn't easy but do we learn anything when everything comes easy? 

Loving Forever

Tonight, I sit alone in the living room. The quiet of a sleeping baby and a snoring husband make me feel welcome in this little world of ours. It gives me reason to be happy, to smile, and to feel satisfied with life. Some moments challenge me to find the patience; the patience to push through until I find that satisfaction again. But the moment that it comes, whether it is cuddling that sleeping baby, hugging that snoring husband, or seeing them play together, it comes in full force and I can't help but be blown away! I have been given goodness! Something I couldn't have created by myself and I am grateful that God has made it that way.

Tonight, I am loving that goodness! I am loving forever! My forever with these two boys! I can call my husband that, a boy. I am allowed to after he begged me to buy legos for our seven week old son so they could play together! He can't complain but I love that about him!

It is refreshing. It feels good to be needed. To be wanted. To be loved by my boys! And in return, I need them, I want them, and I love them. I think that is part of why God created families! There is something about those relationships that warm our hearts and remind us of the goodness there is in life, in this world. That no matter who imperfect we are apart, we come close to perfect together! And the imperfect part only makes us need and love each other that much more.

Are you loving your forever?

Six Weeks Old

Our little man is six weeks old today!

Aren't the men in my life handsome?

Kamden is almost completely rid of his thrush and gaining weight better! He gained a half a pound and now weighs 8 lbs. 14 oz. Hallelujah! 

P.S. I must say Maryland is close to making up for my missing Idaho in the Fall! It is so pretty here with the trees! Kamden and I went on a drive this morning before our doctors appointments and let's just say there will be many more Fall drives before this season ends! Pictures to come!

Not to mention, Kamden is so excited to meet his Aunt Shanon! We pick her up at the airport tonight!