March Madness 2015

So March is a super duper fun month,
It started out with a new addition on the Merrill side- Baby Porter Edwards was born on the 2nd.
Then my sister Kristin Adams announced the pregnancy of her 4th child! Woot! They will have their new addition in September.
We then continued to celebrate the many birthdays - and eat lots of cake and yummy birthday dinners.
This month has been so exciting and full of milestones for Brooklyn.
She has now figured out how to roll over- lightning quick from her back to her tummy. She is babbling non-stop and she loves baby food. She is getting real good and opening up her mouth wide and swallowing.  She is grabbing EVERYTHING that is in her reach- and if its not in her reach and makes it be. It is so much fun to watch her grow and develop. I thank the Lord every day for her and her sweet spirit in our home. She is such a joy.

This last week was a bit rough- Brooklyn had been fussy at night and non of us in the Merrill home were sleeping. So I took in into the clinic to see Dr. Lofgran... 1st diagnosis Acute Bronchitis. 2nd Double Ear infection. No wonder she wasn't sleeping- Tylenol wasn’t fixing anything. So she is on some Amoxicillin currently for 10 days. I am praying that it clears up and she gets feeling better. I seemed to have caught my spring time sinus infection that comes every year. So today Brooklyn and I stayed home from church- being careful not to share our yucky germs.

Mitch has been plugging away at school and will be done with this semester in 2 weeks! Boo Yah!
Another one down! He is doing well and I am so proud of him!

We have been able to spend time with Quinn and Brittany last weekend- we went to Bar J Wranglers and Green Canyon- yeah.. that will be the last time I go to Green Moldy Nasty swimming place. Really.

Grandma and Grandpa Reeser came home from St. George so we have been able to see them.

Last night I went to the General Women's Broadcast with Kristin, Mom and Grandma! It was so much fun. We ate at Rusios' that place was delicious. It is a lot like Zuppa's! Soups, Salad and Sandwiches.

The broadcast was so good. Their main focus was primarily on the FAMILY

A few things I want to remember from that:

The Family is ordained of God.
To overcome Satan we must be filled with light, truth and the spirit.
A home where the spirit dwells takes time, hard work, love and every member of the family.
The Family- A proclamation to the world- we should be living what is stated in that proclamation.
Be a defender of marriage between a man and a woman.
Be a defender of Parenthood.
Be a defender of the home- become the best homemaker I can be.

President Eyring spoke of being a comforter- using the Holy Ghost to comfort those in our lives, mourn with those that mourn. Charity Never Faileth.

Here are some pix our of life in March.

 Also- My team.... beat Mitch's team last night... Wisconsin baby all the way!!!

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.