Leslie's First Swim!

We took Leslie to the pool for the first time today. It has been really rainy here but the sun came out today so we went swimming. We have a pool at our apartment complex so we didn't even have to go far. We weren't sure what Leslie would think about the pool but she loved it. She liked to kick her legs and splash the water with her hands. We will definitely be spending a lot more time at the pool this summer, and we'll have to take her to the ocean soon too.

5 Months Old

Here are some pictures of Leslie recently. She is such a wonderful baby. She is getting big so fast. 

Bryson and Leslie on Father's Day. She LOVES to sleep on her Daddy. Look how chunky her legs are getting.

 Playing with her dress while sitting in the Bumbo.  She loves eating her dresses.

 She knows she's cute!

 I found her like this while she was playing and had to get a picture. 

 Learning how to use technology already. :)

A Productive Day

Today has been amazing! Last night was the third night in a row Leslie has slept in her crib and last night she didn't wake us up once! And she slept in until 9:30 this morning. I am so amazed at how big she is getting. I am so glad she is sleeping in her crib, but I will admit I miss being able to poke my head over the edge of my bed and seeing her cute face. :) She woke up in a happy mood this morning as usual. When I walked into her room she was playing and the minute she saw me she gave me the biggest smile. It was the perfect way to start a day.  Sometimes as a mom you have these grand plans to get things done and by the end of the day none of those things have been accomplished. It can get frustrating but today was just the opposite. Today I washed and folded all of our laundry, picked up around our apartment, dusted, cleaned the bathroom, cleaned the kitchen, made some muffins, made dinner, played with Leslie and wrote this blog all before Bryson came home from work! I mostly have Leslie to thank for my day. She played on her mat or in her bouncer happy as can be while I did the laundry and cleaned and she took two hour and a half naps today. What a wonderful baby! I am one happy Mom.

This is how Leslie sucks her thumb now. :) She doesn't suck it often but if she does she always has her hand open.

Gifts from Grandmas!

Leslie loves her Grandmas! She got a fun play mat that she loves from Bryson's Mom and a beautiful Sunday dress from my Mom. She loves them both. It was so cute to watch her on the mat discovering all the toys around her. She is even starting to enjoy tummy time. The dress from my Mom is her favorite outfit by far! She had so much fun on Sunday playing with the skirt. It had so many layers she could try and eat. :) Here are some pictures:

Thank you Grandmas!! We love you. And for fun here is Leslie's new favorite sleeping spot.

Happy Mother's Day!

I am so grateful for my eternal family this Mother's Day. Because of a loving Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ I will be able to be with them forever. I can't even begin to describe what this means to me and how happy it makes me. I am so grateful to be blessed with Bryson and our little angel, Leslie. They have helped me to begin to understand pure love. We are both also blessed to have wonderful mothers ourselves to be an example to us of loving mothers. I love my Mom so much and look to her for support and advice in all aspects of life. I have always felt her love and that love has made me who I am today. I am also so grateful to my wonderful mother-in-law for raising such a kind and loving man. She is such a wonderful and strong woman and I am so grateful to be her daughter now too. Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful women in our lives; grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends. 

Peek-A-Boo

1/4 Birthday

Leslie is 3 months old today! I can't believe it. She is growing up so fast. Here are some of my favorite things about her:
-she smiles back at me every time I talk to her
-she giggles when Daddy kisses her neck
-she LOVES to talk, she does it all day long
-she follows Mommy and Daddy with her eyes when we walk by her
-when we pray she looks back and forth from Mom to Dad
-she plays with her hands
-she has long fingers and toes
-she sticks her tongue out all the time
-she holds my finger when I feed her
-she has a birthmark on her hand that looks like a triforce symbol :)
-she basically only cries when she is hungry
-she sleeps great (at least when she is in the car seat)
-she always kicks her legs in the bath
-she loves her pacifier
-she holds her head up pretty well now
-her eyes light up when she sees me
-she is so happy

Baby Blessing

Leslie Sharon Shreeve was blessed this Easter Sunday. It was such a tender experience. As Bryson was blessing Leslie I had a strong impression from the Spirit that our Father in Heaven loves her and is looking after her. He is there to help Bryson and I to teach her and take care of her. Bryson blessed her that she would be a great missionary to all those around her and that she would find a man who was preparing himself for her. He also blessed her to be healthy in this life to be able to do all the things Heavenly Father wants her to do in this life. Bryson's Dad was able to come for the blessing. It was great to have family to share this wonderful time with as well as all our friends in the ward.

I love this last one. She was so tired she just feel asleep on the couch sitting up. : ) What a cute girl.

A Rough Day

Leslie had her two month doctors appointment yesterday. She is doing well. She dropped down to the 25th percentile in weight from the 50th so we need to go back to check her weight again in three weeks. But I am not worried. She eats well and the doctor said she is probably just small and gaining weight normal for her but it is good to check. She had to get shots at this appointment and it was one of the saddest things I've ever seen. I had to try really hard not to cry myself. She did really well though and Bryson calmed her down quickly after. When I got home all she wanted to do was cuddle. She would scream if she wasn't being held. This is very different for her. She is usually very independent. By the evening she was doing much better. I'm grateful for vaccines to help her be healthy but I am glad to be done with the two month shots! Here she is cuddling with me on the couch.