The number 8

8 Things I do a lot more of the last 8 months:
1. Think about how great life is
2. Play
3. Go for walks
4. Rock
5. Sing
6. smile & laugh
7. pray
8. talk gibberish

8 Things I've done a lot LESS of the last 8 months:
1. Slept
2. Worried about what people think of me
3. Cried
4. Done my hair and makeup
5. Slept in (separate from #1 of course)
6. Worked for pay
7. complained
8. Gotten mad at Stuart.

8 Things Alana likes to do:
1. Eat dead leaves
2. Chew on her daddy's hoodie cord.
3. Play with her tubby toys
4. Practice cruising around the furniture.
5. Feeding herself cheerios
6. Mashing bananas and avocados in her hands.
7. Reading books
8. Yelling

Here are my 8 favorite pics of Alana:(ok, I have about 800 more favorites, but these represent each month of her life!)


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8 Dreams I have for my family:
1. To have our home be Heaven on Earth
2. I hope our children will develop Testimonies of the Savior
3. I'd like our children to Love reading
4. I want to instill in my children a love of music
5. To have my children each sealed to their spouses.
6. To be self-sufficient and wise
7. To help and love each other.
8. To help and love others.

This post has been in honor of our dear one celebrating 8 months of glorious life! Our lives have changed forever. This parenting thing is harder than I could have imagined, and I'm sure it will get more challenging. But we are so grateful to have Alana in our lives and for all that she teaches us!