She's here!

I'm just a proud abuelita!

 

Adelaide Laney Jenson

October 24, 2013

 

John and Adelaide

Tom and Adelaide

Hannah and Adelaide

Tim and Adelaide

"You're so lucky, John" (Tim's quote)

James and Adelaide

Abuelita and Adelaide

 

John and Laney said that in the weeks before she was born they wondered if she was stubborn. They said it took several nurses, a doctor and 1.5 hours to get her in position for a stress test.

 

Laney was scheduled for a C-section on October 24, but went into labor the night before. Adelaide was born at 8:08 am October 24. John said she was angry that they didn't let her do it her way so she pooped all over the doctor. He said, "She's just like her parents...full of crap."

 

She may be stubborn, but she is a very good baby. She hardly ever cries.

 

However, they feel that she picked her name and refuses to be called anything but Adelaide.

 

I may have mentioned this before, but here goes...

 

I was nearly 25 years old when John was born.

He is 25 now when Adelaide was born. I am 50.

I just think that is a cool pattern.

 

My mom is the oldest of her family.

I am the oldest child and grandchild

John is the oldest child, grandchild and great grandchild.

Adelaide is also the oldest child, grandchild and great grandchild.

I think that is cool, too.

Beat the Bishop Challenge

Bishop Smith challenged us to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. Then he told us we could Beat the Bishop if we read more, and told us how many pages we'd have to read each day to finish all the standard works by the end of the year. I know I could read the Book of Mormon by then, but All the scriptures?

My first thought was, "That's so much. I don't know if I could do it."

My second thought was, somewhat facetious, "Ann, just what in your life could you NOT give up to do this?"

So I made my plan and I started reading. I am at Deuteronomy 11 as of this morning. I've been reading for 8 days. That's a total of 271 pages in 8 days.

It's been really interesting reading about Moses and the children of Israel. Even after 40 years wandering in the wilderness and all the miracles they had seen the people still didn't have faith. Every little thing would get them complaining again. "Oh, no! We're thirsty. We should have stayed in Egypt where we always had enough to drink."

How often do I do that? In my eating alone?

How often do I think about the good old days when I never worried about eating the right foods?

How often do I feel sorry for myself because I need to eat this way for health and can't be part of the world?

This is the hard part of the journey. I am wandering around in the wilderness of processed, high-fat junk food. I'm seeing blessings here and there, but my faith is still weak. Time will make it stronger, and I need to keep my thoughts on the blessings He has given me from eating this way and be grateful for the healthy food I have so abundantly.

The speaker at church yesterday talked about the law of the harvest. He said we forget we need to plant so we can harvest. I am planting right now with every grain of rice I eat. When I choose to eat wrong I am ripping the seeds back out of the ground.

He said we would get 100 fold return on our efforts. So far:
1. Discomfort during exercise is gone.
2. More energy and endurance.
3. My heart supplements have been cut in half.
4. My hormone supplements have been cut in half.

I'm so impressed!

Last week was a hard week for several people we know. Most of all for an elderly member of the ward. He is still struggling a week later. When Hannah learned about what was going on she wanted to visit this person to give comfort and try to help. She prayed for him.

What 17 year old is outside herself enough to care that deeply about others? To want to help a 70+ year old man because she felt so much compassion for him?

She did this without any prompting from Tom or I. I was so impressed with her.

What a silly cat!

First off...I updated the post in January which is titled "The Holidays" I was looking through and realized I had left out some really neat stuff.

 

 

 

I always suspected I was really a cat lover, but Tevye has been showing me just how much.

This was the ideal place to store Hannah's cello until we got a cat.

The case is made of fabric so he just climbs it like he would any tree.

 

From here he jumps to the top of the Grandmother clock 

 

 

  

 

 Best Friends

 

He loves any blanket...especially if they are soft and fuzzy. 

"Go get your own. This one's mine!"

 

His new favorite place.

 

 And...

He's great training for being a grandparent.