General Conference and Stroller Walks

General Conference was nice as usual. My favorite quote:
"The joy of motherhood comes in moments." -Elder M. Russell Ballard
I've noticed a lot more of those moments since hearing that. One of my favorites: going on walks with Noah. He recently upgraded to a big baby stroller. It's a pretty sweet ride with a nice padded seat that reclines. But he doesn't like the reclining feature; instead he sits up and leans forward so he can see everything as we walk. Sometimes he will stretch his arm out, and reach for something in our path. Usually it is a bush or a tree. I slow down and swerve to the side so that he can touch whatever he reaches for. Then he’ll grab and stare at it like it's the most amazing thing he has ever seen. It seems like such a simple little thing--are bushes really that exciting? But seeing the way Noah looks at bushes and the world has helped me slow down a little bit and notice more little amazing things in life and in motherhood. Cheesy, but that's the way it goes.

Bathtime

Noah loves bathtime these days. We used to bathe him on the counter in his baby bathtub, but after he learned how to splash, the bathroom would flood every night. Now we put him in his little bathtub inside the big bathtub, and use the shower curtain to repel some of the splashes.

Here are pictures of a special haircutting bath. I put it off for as long as I could. I did not want to cut his long straggly hair because I don't like doing things that remind me that my baby is getting older and bigger. But Kyle said the mullet in the back was too long, and it was time to lose the white trash look. (After a few minutes of hair cutting, I stepped in and said "ok, that's enough" when I couldn't take it anymore, and so a few of Noah's long hairs escaped the scissors. If you see Noah today, you might be able to see a couple of those long hairs sticking straight up. It's very classy, and not at all whitetrashish.) Noah seemed happy with his new look.