It Matters

A couple months ago Ty and I were discussing bedtime and the lack of routine we had going on. I suggested that we start singing a church song and saying a family prayer before I put Trey to bed, in hopes that eventually he'll take that as a sign that it's time to calm down and get ready to sleep.

 

 

We've been very consistent about it, even when we were out of town for almost 2 weeks, and I have loved it. It's really brought the spirit into our home, and I'm happy to sing reminders of simple but powerful truths: families can be together forever, the temple is a house of God, ...I live in a beautiful world Heavenly Father created for me.

 

 

I'm not sure Trey's having the same experience I am every night though. Most of the time he's bouncing on our legs and twisting around in our arms or trying to crawl off the bed. Sometimes he'll even start babbling during the prayer and afterwards we joke that he's trying to tell us that it was his turn to pray. I just keep reminding myself that it's all about consistency at the stage and that it'll eventually be worth it (essentially what I tell myself every Sunday as well).

 

 

But a few days ago, my perspective changed. We had decided to sing "I Know That My Savior Loves Me" and as always, Trey started out a little squirmy. And then he suddenly calmed down. And was watching Ty sing the words. And then, right as I was singing the words "I know he lives!" my boy looked right at me. Not in a "what's going on, mom" kind of way; it really looked like he was listening to what I was saying. And that's when it hit me. These things matter, and they matter right now.

 

 

Our days are full of changing diapers and eating new foods and learning to crawl and stand up. We go on walks and make messes and cheer when dad comes home and we snuggle and snuggle and snuggle. I feel like some days go by so fast and I'm not even sure what has happened in the last 12 hours, but at the end of the day if my son hears me say that I know He lives, it was a successful day.

 

 

It matters that he knows he has a Father in Heaven.

 

 

It matters that he is aware that he belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

 

 

It matters that he knows the family is of God

 

 

It matters that he knows that Jesus wants us to shine for Him each day

 

 

And it matters that he knows that I know, too.

 

 

And if for now I can only bear my testimony to him in a fleeting moment and with only four words,

 

 

 

It still matters.  

7 Months and a Week With Family

Once the season ended we took a road trip to go see our families! It was exactly what we needed. Time to relax and to just be together. My family was out of town when we left Boise so we drove straight through Reno to Coloma. It was a 9 hour drive and Trey did great! He took a few good naps and cried for a total of about 15 minutes. I'll take it.

 

 We really just wanted to hang out and relax while we were in Coloma, and that's exactly what we did. Ty's local siblings came to hang out with us so we had fun catching up with them and Trey got to play with his cousins! It was so fun for me to watch Trey play outside and be included with all the cousins. So cute! And also so weird that we will now have a kid at the family reunions!

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed a nice walk in Marshall Park and just soaked up being with family!

 

 

Then we spent a few days in Reno with my family. Right when we got into town we went to Reno High School for my brother's induction into the National Honors Society.

 

 

 

Proud sister moment: on top of being part of the NHS, on Sunday I got to watch my brother bless the sacrament and give a talk and bear his testimony about the importance of seminary, all in Spanish. He is such a good kid and a good example to me.

 

We spent the rest of the week running around town and enjoying each other's company. We were lucky enough to have some really nice weather while we were there! We took lots of walks and played with Murphy, the family dog.

 

 

 

 

And while we were out of town, Trey decided to start (army) crawling and his first tooth started coming in! Such a big boy!

 

 

We had such a great time seeing everyone. It's always so hard to say goodbye. We love you guys and will see you soon!

 

Stampede 2014-2015

This season was insane. It was such an adjustment for me to try and go to the games with a baby. It was hard. I think I went to maybe 3 games the first couple months of the season. It was just such a huge process to make sure I had everything I needed, and then haul it all to the game by myself, and entertain Trey while we were there. It was very overwhelming, but once Trey was a little older we got the hang of it.

 

 

 

 

 

I started taking Trey in the carrier instead of the stroller, so it was nice to not have to try and figure out how to get that thing up and down the arena. I started bringing a bottle for Trey instead of trying to find a good place to nurse him. And I started to show up to the games after halftime. I think this was the adjustment that made the biggest difference! I've always been the type of person that shows up to a game at least 30 minutes early and I never leave until the game is over. So naturally I still had that mentality going into this season. But boy does having a baby change every aspect of your life! Once I was able to accept that it's not the end of the world to show up to a game late, things became much easier. We would take our time getting ready at home and just show up to the arena when we could.

 

 

As time went on, Trey and I got into a routine for game days and he even started to enjoy going to the games. He loved watching all the people around us, and all the bright lights and colors gave him lots to look at. He even started sitting in his own chair towards the end of the season!

 

 

This will be Ty's last season with the stampede, and at the end of the day I think what we feel is relief. The reality is that the hours were terrible and it was hard for Ty and for us to have him gone so much. We're excited to move on and start looking for a new career path that will allow us to have the family life we really want.

 

 

Peace out Stampede.