Just Around the River Bend...

Too much Disney...I KNOW! LOL :-)

Well, I really can't complain, life is pretty great! Hubby continues to work SO HARD and after some brief job struggles (quite the stressful few montsh) the Lord has lead our family to better a more stable place that continues to allow me to stay home and do what I do best, be a full-time Mommy! Little girl amazes me everyday with how fast she's learning & growing! I LOVE my calling in Young Womens and am getting ready for Girls Camp (coming up in less than a month)...Assistant Director baby...I'm in the big time now (lol!) Not to mention I'm taking a class this semester and am just two classes away from finally getting my AA, the first in my family to get a college degree, SO EXCITED!

But somehow with SO MANY blessings in my life I'm still feeling a void :( I'm pretty sure I know what that "void" is but have been avoiding those thoughts like the plague! I don't want Satan to have even a little sway on my positive outlook and attitude. Still, I have begun to feel the slight achings that seem all too familiar... After a corrective surgery and failed procedure I could have easily slipped into old emotions and downward spirals. However, I'm happy to report that was not the case I continue to push forward and live in the moment.

I feel, in my heart, the void is there to keep me humble and ever mindful that I must continue to have faith in & rely on Heavenly Father as I cling to the peace that only the Savior can give me. I continue to hope that it will be my time again in the near future... but until then the void will continue to be the reason for this journey of growth! Who knows...maybe my heart's desire is just around the River Bend :-)

Paging Jessie Spano!!!

"Time! There's never any time! I don't have time to..." Ok so if you were an avid "Saved By the Bell" fan you know exactly what I'm talking about. And if you weren't... why are we friends again?! LOL!! Just kidding!!!

Between Girls Camp, Young Womens, Family, Friends & Housework I seriously need some of those magical caffeine pills :) And I haven't even started my online class yet! Yet with with all that being said, I know I am SEVERELY blessed for my righteous endeavors and gaining great experience and patience through it all. Glass half full, glass half full :) LOL

However, my biggest challenge right now continues to be THE POTTY! Chandani is making GREAT strides in potty training and continues to surprise me everyday as she goes "pee pee" and does the ocassional (and much celebrated) "poo poo" like a big girl! Gotta love how motherhood changes the subjects of your previous conversations and blog topics :)

All in all, I would say the Lord has blessed my little family beyond understanding so far this year. And though we are asked to continue to walk a path of sadness and tested patience we know that the windows of heaven will be opened to us once again, in the Lord's time :) Which reminds me, anyone happen to have a "Celestial Watch" cause I do get curious from time to time. Awww...note to self... must ask the temple for one of their clocks (LOL!!!) Can't blame a sista' for trying!

It's "Potty" Time Up in this Crib :-)

Well, the year is wrapping up and so much has happened that I can't possibly sum it all up. However, I can say we are definitely on our way to Potty Training with our little girl :)

"Slow and Steady wins the race" is my motto for 2011! Whether it's getting in shape, potty training or about a thousand other resolutions I have ahead of me I keep reminding myself it's not a Sprint it's a Marathon and I have a year to do it in so plenty of time.

Thought I'd post this very short, but SUPER cute video of Chandani singing on the potty...don't worry it's totally Rated G :) We call it "Twinkle, Twinkle while we Twinkle"!!! Enjoy :)

Shopping Pro!

So, I needed to run and get a few things, at the grocery store, the other day. We pull up, jump out and look for a "Car Cart" to cruise in while mommy grabs a few things off the grocery list. However, to our dismay...no car cart :( So I say to myself "well, this is a fast visit...maybe she'd be ok just walking through the store real quick". She's always been a "rider" in the grocery store, but there's a first time for everything :)

Here she is, a BORN SHOPPER...


But then she got tired and find a genius way to "hitch a ride"...

Big Sister!

Well, the day we look forward to might not be here yet, but I can tell you one thing for sure, the day Father in Heaven blesses us with a new, little spirit in our home...Chandani will be the BEST Big Sister ever.

Everytime we're at a playdate with someone who has a little baby, Chandani LOVES to play with the baby. Sometimes she'd even rather play with the baby over the big sister (LOL) We are currently up to five baby dolls now, not sure how that happened, and she loves them all. Carrying them around, singing to them, trying to feed them Cheerios or a bottle and snuggling them warm my heart and always makes me smile!

Just the other day we went for a playdate and while the big sister was using the potty Chandani climbed down on the floor with the little sister. What I caught on film may be the CUTEST thing I've ever seen...

Hi Ho, Hi Ho...it's off to climbing she goes!

So if you asked my little monkey where her MOST FAVORITE place to be is lately...well, ok...you probably wouldn't really understand anything she said (lol!) But if you walked into my house, 9 times out of 10 you'd find Chandani on THE COUCH! :) Our Chandani is quite the little climber and LOVVVVVVVVVVES climbing off and on the couch all day long :) She looks like such a little woman sitting up there with her cup of Cheerios, pointing at the tv & going "Mom! Mom! GaGaGa Daaa Mmmmm Bpst...hahahaha!"

I Love It...

HALLELUJAH!

Don't pass out everyone...I am actually blogging again :) I've officially updated my layout, picture slide show of Miss Chandani and song list! Gotta love mastering something you've been behind on.

Our biggest joy continues to be our soon to be 20-month old litle (not-so-baby) girl and all the fun new adventures she brings into our life. Her vocab is up to about 11 words consisting of "mama, dada, duck, cracker, kittycat, hi, bye, yesss, NO!, teeeese (please) & our most recent word WIPESSSSSS"! LOL! And she officially said her first sentence two days ago which was "I love mama!" and then pointed to ME...talk about the best day of my life!!!

Along with some vocab we're also learning sign language and have mastered the sign for "cracker, milk, water, cookie and her FAVORITE sign...MORE!" Her favorite songs to sing and do the hand motions to are "Itsy Bitsy Spider, Popcorn & The Wise Man/Foolish Man Song" but her favorites to sing (whether mama sings along or not) is the "ABC Song & "SUNBEAM". Every now and then I hear her singing "Na da da da da da na DAAAAAA" as she jumps...it's hysterical!

And our little genius LOVESSSS to count to three. Which usually goes like this "Un, Ooo, thEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" which she shrieks as loud as our ears can stand and then laughs :) She's quite the little ham and laughs at her self all the time...whether mama & dada are laughing or not.

Ravi and I are just simply IN LOVE with watching our little girl learn and grow at each level of life. And although we can't wait to give her a little sister or brother one day we are enormously grateful for the opportunity Father in Heaven has given us to spend "every moment" with Chandani celebrating her victories and helping her through trying milestones :)