Baby Update

Oh and I forgot to mention, I had my second doctor's appointment last week and everything looks good and is on track. I'm four months along this week and am still wearing my regular jeans, although a couple of days ago I had to start putting a rubber band around the button to allow a little more room. So I'm very slowly getting bigger, but am thankful at this point that I get to wear scrubs to work everyday and not have to worry about trying to squeeze into something less comfortable. No real sickness at this point although I keep myself and my husband up all night tossing and turning. Is it weird that ever since I got pregnant I feel most comfortable sleeping on my stomach? I hope that isn't bad. Anyway we can find out in less than a month what the gender of our baby is!! We could either add yet another girl to our family or break the pattern and have the first grandson! Needless to say we are very anxious!

My Grandma Bohn

I've recently been thinking a lot about my Grandma Bohn who passed away last April and since it was her birthday a couple of days ago I just wanted to mention a couple of things that I loved about her. A few words that come to my mind when I think of her are:

House-dresses - from before I can remember this was the most common article of clothing in my Grandma's wardrobe.
Quilts - almost every time I went to my Grandma's house she would always have a quilt waiting for my sister and I to tie. She would make one after another and give them to the Humanitarian Center; so many if fact that I'm sure they almost did not know what to do with all of them.
Charity - in my eyes my Grandma was a perfect example of charity. She lovingly served so many around her and loved them no matter their situation. Every summer when my sister and I would stay there for weeks at a time, my Grandma would always take us with her to visit those in need. She taught me how to love and care for people with disabilities and how to reach out and befriend someone in need of a friend. If there is one thing I love about my Grandma Bohn its that she never let an excuse stand in her way of giving service. There are many times I think she could have told people that she had her granddaughter in town and wasn't available, but instead she gladly excepted the opportunity and took us with her-- that I will always be grateful for.
Love - I feel there was more love in that woman's heart than I can only hope to have a part of someday. There was never a moment in my life that I didn't know that my Grandma loved me, loved her family and friends, loved the gospel, and loved the Savior.
Humanitarian - when my Grandma wasn't making quits for the Humanitarian Center she was busy crocheting hats and booties and making colorful toys for children in need. And she never passed up an opportunity to involve me in her service projects.
Hot chocolate and cinnamon toast - I can remember every morning waking up at my Grandma' s house she would make us a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows and toast with cinnamon-sugar on it while we watched our cartoons.
Knitting - while I never learned, my Grandma was notorious for knitting, especially dishrags which was her specialty. They always made good gifts.
Journals - when staying at my Grandma's every summer, Hanna and I would always sleep in my Grandma's room. Every night was the same routine; she would get ready for bed, read her scriptures, write in her journal, then work on a crossword puzzle until she was ready to get into bed. She was an avid journal writer and rarely missed a day, even if the entry was only a quick sentence. We would always ask her questions about our mom when she was young and my Grandma would hunt down the right journal and read us some entries about our mom. I will always be grateful to my Grandma for consistently writing in her journal so that I can always have her history with me and learn from her experiences even though she is gone for now.
Puzzles - along with the other many projects my Grandma had going, she always had a puzzle out that she would work on which I loved to help her with.
Faith - one thing is for sure, I never had to question that my Grandma knew the gospel of Jesus Christ was true. Her whole life was centered around it's principles and teachings. I too know the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and am grateful to know that I will see my Grandma again and be with my family forever.
Schwan's - another sure thing at my Grandma's house was Schwan's, especially Golden Nugget Bars, French Toast Sticks, and Tortellini.
Plucking Bread - This was one of my Grandma's specialties dishes and one that we all looked forward to at any family gathering (...as long as she did not but dried fruit in it). It goes great with hot chocolate and sure brings warmth to your heart and your taste buds.
Christmas trees - And lastly for anyone who knew my Grandma knew she loved Christmas trees. She was an avid collector and has a whole room filled with many different kinds of Christmas trees from all over the world.

I feel so lucky to be able to call her my Grandma and am thankful for everything she did from me. Love you Grandma!