Jesus on the Bus

A few Sundays ago we were waiting to receive the Sacrament and Katie was looking at a little booklet that she had been given in nursery. It was a booklet about "Our Sacrament Manners." Each little page had a picture and a way to act during Sacrament Meeting. Things like whisper, bow your head, listen to the prayer, think about Jesus, bread, water, sing with the heart, etc.

Katie saw the "whisper" card which has a person putting their finger up to their lips. She starting singing super softly to herself, "The mommy on the bus says, "shhh shhh shhh"" then flipped the page and sang another verse (though I can't remember it now) and then flipped to a picture of Jesus (think about Jesus) and sang, "The Jesus on the bus says.....(pause). Mom, what does Jesus on the bus say?"

I turned to her and said, "I love you."

"Oh, just like the Dad says!" and she resumed her singing.

Exciting to Me, Boring to You

Sometimes I forget that people read my blog. And I feel like I am on the computer too much and I'm trying to "quit." So I think less about blogging these days. I apologize to those who religiously click on that bookmark to see what we're up to.

Here's my Millie. She's almost 9 months old now.

She still only has two teeth on the bottom. Doesn't this cheesy gummy grin just kill you!? I can't stop laughing when I see it. She doesn't usually look like this which is why it's so funny to me.

She is crawling really well and still pulls up to standing next to everything. She says "mom," "ma-ma," "da-da," "mmm" (for "more"), and is pretty close to "baba" (baby). She likes to blow spit bubbles and moves her mouth like she is practicing talking but doesn't let any sound come out. She eats a LOT - cheerios, bread, yogurt, oatmeal, pasta, tofu, egg yolks, and baby food.

In the past two weeks she's become attached to a baby doll and a blanket. Her separation anxiety is minimal. She likes to see me, but as long as I am nearby she is usually happy with other people holding her. She seems to feel especially comfortable with men. She will sporadically give me kisses when I ask her to, and she has waved good-bye a few times to Derek.