February- The Month of Love 2015

February- Well it started out pretty rough. I am just going to vent about it for a minute- I had to have surgery- due to child birth. Never expected to go through something like that- nor do I ever want to again. Brooklyn is well worth anything and everything- so technically I would do it again and again just to have my Sweet baby girl...
Anyway, that was unpleasant- here is why:
 I was scheduled for surgery Monday morning Feb. 2nd - mind you Mitch had 4 TESTS that week AND my mom was sick with the flu AND they were planning on going out of town on Wednesday. When your mom is sick everything falls apart... Moms are so important and so needed. I hope every mother realizes that. Well, Beth saved my bacon and watched Brooklyn- then her kiddos got sick with throwing up stuff- Beth is such a saint. Then Marianne saved my bacon by watching Brooklyn the rest of Monday. My Dad and Mitch helped me at the hospital. Thank goodness for family. By the way Mitch and I have the best family members. Really we do. We are so blessed.  Also, because of the anesthesia I couldn't breast feed Brooklyn for 24 hours. It was just pretty difficult and emotional and hard... then the Lord really wanted to test our faith when the Stake President showed up are our doorstep on Tuesday evening Feb. 3rd, which is when he extended a calling to Mitch... Elders Quorum President of Rexburg Student Married 32nd Ward. Holy smokes... next thing I know I am puking my guts out due to the pain medication... I cried tears that night...honestly, I was very overwhelmed and felt horrible for causing so much added stress on everyone else- especially Mitch. So to get to the point of why  am even typing this experience down.. is for this reason- to remind me of sweet blessings when times are hard. The first  two weeks of  February we down right rough and even though they were rough,  I found out that my Savior was the one person who loves and understands me perfectly- because he too has felt my same emotions, physical pain, worries and concerns. February  truly means the love month this year from my family, from Mitch - not only for Valentine’s day- which I love, but because my Savior wrapped his arms around me and helped me get through some really challenging days.
I know that he is there to pick us up when we are down and to walk with us when we have really good days as well. He is always there- comforting us and bringing us peace.
For Valentine’s Day Mitch got me a beautiful rose and we shared some chocolate covered strawberries- went a delicious breakfast and then spent the day outside enjoying this crazy warm weather in February.
Brooklyn turned 4 months old.
She has eaten rice cereal and prunes! Yum!

February 2015- let’s finish off with turning 23 years old- embracing my age, loving my husband more fully and cherishing my precious baby girl each moment I have with her.

I love February. I love my Savior.