Super mom fights nature AND the sock monster!!

The room of mismatched socks!!
2 birds = 5 eggs!!

This week I have discovered yet another weakness in my super powers, I can't fight the ways of wild birds and I can't get rid of the sock monster that lives somewhere in my house. For the past couple of years we have had some pesky starling birds that thought our BBQ is the best place for a nest. Last year I kept taking out the nest making materials hoping the birds would just give up, and they eventually did. This year I have not been on top of my game and 5 little eggs are the result. I do have to admit it is fun to see the nest grow and see a new egg every morning. But so much for barbecuing this spring!
About this sock monster....the top picture is my front room covered with mismatched socks. I spent 2 days trying to find mates and make all the socks happy. As you can see supermom failed. How does this happen? Where do they go? I thought black holes were only in space. If anyone can solve this mystery or knows how to get rid of the sock monster, please let me in on the secret. As you can see we have way too many "spinster" socks:)

Mitchial's Baptism!!

Oh happy day!! After 2 missed baptism days we finally were able to baptise Mitchial. He loved practicing with Dad before hand and even laughed when they had to dunk him again! So cute! It is fun to see your baby grow and watch each milestone with a smile on my face. I love Mitchial so much and am so happy that he wanted to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He shared his testimony with the family the other night at dinner, and I loved watching his brothers eyes grow big listening to their big brother share his feelings about Jesus Christ.
I am thankful for my worthy husband to bless our children with the priesthood. He is a wonderful man ( handsome too:).
I am thankful for my parents and that they worked so hard to raise me in the gospel.
We gave Mitchial his first scriptures and I included my testimony in the front just like my Dad did for me when I was baptized! Thanks to all the family that was there to support Mitchial. Little Timothy cried when Uncle Bret went home, he cried when Aunt Nikki and Grandma Stones went home, and even when Uncle Matt and Uncle Cory (and their families) went home...so he cried when everyone went home! Poor Tim didn't understand why they didn't take him too.
I want to take a minute to share my testimony of Easter. I was having a rough day yesterday preparing dinner. I was thinking of my Mom and missing her so much. As I started a prayer asking for comfort and peace my heart was filled with the understanding and the promise of the ressurection. I know it is silly but I thought as I prayed how thankful I am to my brother Jesus Christ who died for me so that I can see my mom again. It was a wonderful feeling to know that I will see my mom again, I have that promise. It was a spiritual Easter for me as I learned for myself about the atonement and ressurection of Christ. Even as I prepared dinner and missed the wonderful meals my mom used to make I thought to myself what a better way to remember her than to follow her traditions. I must say I made the best gravy yesterday. Thanks for teaching me mom!

Bella's progress?

This week Bella has made huge progress, well sort of. We were able to get her to eat baby food again! Yeah! At first it was just a bite or two and now we are up to half and maybe a bit more of the 1st jars. There is one problem.. after eating this is what she looks like.
Primary Childrens wants her getting fed only through a nose tube or a tube placed in her stomach. After many prayers and fasting(thank you everyone) I decided before making the appt for surgery for the g-tube placement I would talk with Bella's regular dr. She went from 14lbs 4.5 oz the week after she got out of the hospital, to 14lbs.13oz all in a month!
She isn't tipping the scales but I think she is petite like her mommy:) Ha ha!
Her Dr. felt no need for the tubes and to continue breastfeeding since she gets so sick on her special formula. I am so thankful for prayer. I felt confident with what the Dr. said and he also sent us home with 4 infected ears (Bella's and Mitchials whose ruptured) and a strep throat. So within a month all of my kids had infected ears....what is that about?
I am sure someone is playing a joke on us. Anyway we still don't know why Bella can't handle baby food and what is causing pain (besides the ears), but we are having more smiles than we used to. I can't ask for everything to be fixed at once, right? Again thank you for the prayers!!