Snow. It's snowing thick white flakes as I type. Its sticking to the trees and every other surface around but I especially like how it dusts the trees white. I loved it as a kid. I loved to sled in it, ski in it, and snowboard in it. As an adult I learned to hate the snow what with our unreliable car, bad tires, and scary slippery encounters and accidents. I hate driving in the snow. I learned to hate cold weather when I lived in Rexburg, ID for a couple years. Now I live in snowy Utah. Its not as windy or cold here as in Rexburg. Now that I have kids I have had a desire to like snow again because I want to enjoy playing in the snow with my kids. Well as this season has begun I have grown more fond of seeing the snow out my window. It is truly beautiful. It is so bright and brilliant. So white. It reminds me of the Savior's countenance and what Heavenly Father and Jesus have been described as in scriptures to be so bright. Spiritual things aside, I am even eager to go sledding with Grant in it and teach Perry how to snowboard. So I have learned to possibly coexist in a snowy place and actually enjoy myself. I may just accept living somewhere with snow, whereas before when asked where we wanted to live someday I would respond, "Somewhere that doesn't snow." I just need to plan how I interact with the snow, bundle up of course, and never drive and run errands while it is snowing. A bit of planning can make me even love snow with out being frustrated by its existence.
Carly had her 4 month appointment. Now she turned 4 months about a week ago but her appointment was on Friday. She weighs 11 lbs 6 oz which is the 5-10 percentile range. She is 24 and 3/4 inches tall which is between the 50-75th percentile and her head circumference is 39.8 cm, which is between the 10-25th percentile. So she is still long and skinny. Her eczema on the other hand is her main problem. Her cute little legs and cheeks are so kissable but when her skin is clear of eczema it is soooo soft! I can't believe it so I want to kiss them more! So it makes me sad she has to deal with eczema. We cream her down with Cetaphyl and cortisone cream morning and night. The flares come in waves so she's not always exposed to the steroid. I know that its not good in the long run. Since there seems to be nothing external causing the rash the Dr. and I decided to explore dietary options. So the first thing they want me to do is cut dairy out of my diet. This is ironic since I couldn't have dairy at the end of my pregnancy and I'm now lactose intolerant and mildly allergic to dairy. So I decided that I will start that after the Holidays. Then I can cut everything including whey which can be found in certain margarines and a filler for other products such as bread. I just don't feel like reading every label for now. But yes after Christmas and New Years I will start that. The dr. said to do that for 2 weeks. If there's no improvement within a month then to come back to see her. Then we will continue down the line of foods, like soy and eggs and so on.
*I tried to insert a photo here but its just not working... ugh. sorry.*
So enough of the health issues. Carly continues to be a joy in our lives. She is so happy and smiley. She is just adorable. We love her so much. I used to hear stories of moms who just love their babies so much and love the alone time they get with them in the middle of the night. Well in my opinion I would rather sleep but when I happen to change her diaper in the middle of the night..maybe once a week and turn on the little night light she is so happy to see me! She just smiles and smiles and of course I try not to interact so that it doesn't cause a night-waking habit just to smile and play with me but she sure is cute! That is the only time I ever slightly enjoy waking in the middle of the night for her lol.
Some ear and eye candy of Carly laughing :)
And a video of Grant since we don't talk about him much due to Carly's being so cute.
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