It’s been way too long!

I am trying this Live Writer program to post to my blog, so I really hope it works out.

I have been such a slacker with blogging lately and I really feel bad about it. There have been a few times when I wanted to compare Brea with what Eden was doing when she was the same age and I just go back through my blog and find it. Unfortunately, I haven’t been blogging as much since I’ve had Brea and now I have probably forgotten a lot of important things that have happened recently. I’ve also been a HUGE slacker on taking pictures of Brea. I have so many pictures of Eden when she was a baby but I have been horrible about taking pictures of Brea.

Brea is my little princess. She is the sweetest baby I think I have ever seen. Her little personality is so bashful and timid. When she gets really happy, she just buries her head into my shoulder and just wants me to love on her. She has really been a handful and has taught me a lot. Especially patience. I have never prayed so hard for patience. I have learned that when you pray for patience, your prayers aren’t always answered in the ways you were hoping.

Here are a few things Brea is doing at almost 6 months:

- She has 2 teeth already!

- Weighs 15.06 pounds

- Sleeps pretty well at night. She usually has a 7 hour stretch, wakes up to eat, then sleeps for another 3-4 hours.

- She LOVES Eden. She always has the biggest grin on her face when Eden comes around.

- Always has to be held. She is such high maintenance! She thinks that my main job is to hold her 24/7. She doesn’t care that the dishes aren’t done, the house is a mess or that Eden needs some attention, too. It is all about her!

- She isn’t crawling yet, but she rolls where ever she needs to go. It only takes her a few seconds to roll across the living room.

- She loves bathtime

- She loves to be tossed around in the air and being tickled.

I love my Brown Eyed Brea so much! I love walking into her room in the morning to find her happily playing in her crib with a huge smile on her face. There is something special about this girl. She is going to do some great things in her life. I hope I am doing a good job at being her Mother. There are days that I struggle with her, but at the end of every day I look at her with amazement. She is so beautiful and I know she is here in this family for a reason.

Eden is growing up so fast and I can’t believe it. Every day she does something to make Craig and I laugh. She has such a similar personality to Craig. She is so silly, so funny, so sweet and so crazy! Eden is:

- saying new things all the time. She is very observant and will say things she hears others say. Like the other day, she was getting frustrated with trying to put on her backpack. She was really struggling, then kind of gave up and just said,, “oh damnit!”. Oops.

- She would live in the swimming pool if she could. She loves swimming and is getting so good at it! She is in swimming lessons right now and is doing great. She loves that Brea and I sit and watch her do all of her cool swimming tricks.

- She loves to sing songs. Her favorites right now are Happy Birthday and I Am A Child of God. She will sing Happy Birthday to anybody and she is always sure to blow out the candle after each time she sings it.

- Her favorite toys are her dolls, Hailey (her imaginary friend), and her dishes and play food. She makes me dinner at least 3 times a day. Tonight she served up some chicken, cereal and McDonald’s.

- She is starting to talk back and give me attitude.She really knows how to test my patience. Most of the time I have a hard time keeping a straight face when I am trying to discipline her because she says the most hilarious things.

I am going to try my hardest to update my blog more often. For now, here are a few cute pictures of my beautiful girls.

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