Friday, February 12, 2016

Ash Wednesday {one week later}

Lent is upon us! This is a time of reflection, connection, and rediscovery. Tom and I are giving up sweets. Sweets are definitely a struggle for me now that I'm home. I love having cookies in the afternoon. Looks like fruit is going to be a daily staple in my life.  
{late night DQ on Fat Tuesday. Oh how we miss our ice cream!}

In addition to giving something up, Tom and I are reading "Rediscovering Jesus" by Matthew Kelly. Our church gave us a copy to read and so far I'm really enjoying it.  We've also joined a group of young married couples in our area to discuss the chapters weekly. 
Something kind of silly {but needed} is that we committed to eating every meal at our kitchen table. We had got into a habit of eating on our couch in front of the TV. We're both exhausted by the time dinner is ready so we would just crash on the couch and watch one of our shows while we eat. I've loved eating at the table again. It gives us an opportunity (even if just for 15 minutes) to talk to each other about our day, without distractions. 
Savannah is full of smiles all the time. She really loves to ham it up at mass and smile to all the people around us. She and I went to stations of the cross last Friday (one of my favorite things to do during Lent) and the women around us said they had a hard time focusing...oops :)
Savannah really loves playing on her tummy. It's amazing to think that just last month I was worried she wasn't getting enough time on her tummy. 

She has been rolling over in her crib recently (mostly because she's upset about napping and rolls herself over). Today was the first day she stayed on her stomach and slept like that. It made me a little nervous so I kept going in to check that she was breathing. She survived :)

She's a professional at rice cereal by now. Hopefully tomorrow we will start her on sweet potatoes. I can't wait for her to try different foods and watch her reaction. If she anything like her dad, she'll eat anything! 


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