April 20, 2012

after a trip to the DMV

a poop-splosion

a bath- in the big people tub

and some time with uncle Josh

we spent some time outside

as soon as I laid her down she started kicking, smiling and laughing

she LOVED it

and her outfit WAS cuter before she pooped all over it

after all was washed and clean we headed home to mow the lawn

I strapped her in the carrier and we did our thing

our lawn mowin thing.

I started sweeping and Anna died laughing.

She giggled and giggled.

Apparently she finds dangling and sweeping funny.

what a thrill seeker.

I am now on instagram: jaahansen

5 months

14.15 lbs

at 5 months you...

love to eat your hands

growl like a crazy monster

laugh

love to be outside

love to go on walks

are a bit of a thrill seeker

have your first cold :(

talk up a storm

rub your feet together constantly

sleep 11 hours a night

hide your face when you eat

are very happy 90% of the time

like to lick everything

like to stand up

wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

drool

track your moms every move

love to sit up

love to be left alone sometimes

like to people watch

are getting good at tummy time and hitting the things on your playmat

like to get a tight grip on my hair

are grabbing and throwing things

smile all the time

will only take short naps during the day

love other little kids

are the cutest baby ever!

we love you Anna!

you are growing so fast and becoming funnier everyday.

See this guy...

we are now the same age for the next few months!

Anna and I love him so much and think he is the greatest husband/father we could ask for!

he is fun, supportive, loving, caring, sarcastic.... this list of wonderful qualities goes on and ON!

We are sad he has to work ALL day but we woke him up with breakfast, singing, presents and cuddling so HOPEFULLY he has a good day. Now we are off to go take him lunch.

Happy Birthday Jon!

daily task

VOTE FOR ANNA!

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Happiness

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{photo by Holly}

1. Give up your need to always be right. ask yourself this question: “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”

This one is easy because I am both :)

2. Give up your need for control. “By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu Dang, I don't like this one.

3. Give up on blame. Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.

4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk. Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don’t believe everything that your mind is telling you – especially if it’s negative and self-defeating. You are better than that.

“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

5. Give up your limiting beliefs about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!

“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind” Elly Roselle

6. Give up complaining. What if I only complain to Jon?

7. Give up the luxury of criticism. Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.

8. Give up your need to impress others. done. sort of. I care more about my husband and child than i do about others thoughts of me.

9. Give up your resistance to change. “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” Joseph Campbell 2012 could bring some MAJOR changes... I guess I will have to deal with them

10. Give up labels. Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don’t understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open. “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Wayne Dyer

11. Give up on your fears. does this include snakes, scary people and somebody stealing my child?

12. Give up your excuses.

13. Give up the past. but it brought me so much joy.

14. Give up attachment. This is a concept that, for most of us is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too, (it still is) but it’s not something impossible. You get better and better at with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things, (and that doesn’t mean you give up your love for them – because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another, attachment comes from a place of fear, while love… well, real love is pure, kind, and self less, where there is love there can’t be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot coexist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.

15. Give up living your life to other people’s expectations.

I will just focus on the 2 people pictured on here and see what I can do!

How Preemie Moms Are Chosen:

Do you ever wonder how mothers of premature babies are chosen? Somehow, I visualize God hovering over Earth, selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger. "Armstrong, Beth, son. Patron Saint, Matthew. Forrest, Marjorie; daughter. Patron Saint, Celia. Rutledge, Carrie; twins. Patron Saint. . .give her Gerard. He's used to profanity." Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles. "Give her a preemie." The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy." "Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a premature baby a mother who knows no laughter? That would be cruel." "But does she have the patience?" asks the angel. "I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of its own. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy. This one is perfect. She has just the right amount of selfishness." The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?" God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says momma for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it. I will permit her to see clearly the things I see--ignorance, cruelty, prejudice--and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side." "And what about her Patron Saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in the air. God smiles. "A mirror will suffice."

I am one lucky girl.

Happy Easter!