2 months!

Avery 8 weeks old - April 20
Avery with Grandma Stout - April 2nd

Avery with Grandma Ahlstrom - April 18

I can't believe that Avery is two months old. The time has gone by so quickly and now I go back to work on Monday. My leave has been great. We have enjoyed visits from both Seth's parents and my parents. Our mothers have both been able to spend some extra time here which has been really enjoyable not to mention extremely helpful.

The wonderful blessing about going back to work is that I will only be working 3 days a week. It will be really hard to leave Avery but I am also looking forward to getting back to work. My only concern is that I can get my mind straight at work. It is amazing how pregnancy and motherhood can fry your brain. Two weeks ago I had a doctor's appointment and ended up wearing to different shoes, at least they were the same color. I didn't even notice until I was in the room with the nurse. I even had to wait longer than usual in waiting room. I starting laughing so hard that I had to show her. She got a good chuckle. Then two days ago I had a follow up visit, to check my blood pressure. Luckily I got off my blood pressure medication two weeks ago and it is stabilizing. Well that day I locked my keys in my car. We have only one key to my car so I had to call a locksmith. He had the door open in about 1 minute and $40 later Avery and I were on our way.

Happy Easter

We enjoyed a wonderful Easter here at the Ahlstroms. It was wonderful having conference on Easter Sunday. One thing that particularly touched me was the prophet quoting Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart...in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths" He said this has been the theme of his life.

This morning we dressed Avery up in her Easter dress and took a few pictures. She looked so darling. One fun thing is that she had started to smile in the past week and a half. Although she smiles when she wants to smile so they are hard to catch with the camera. We just love this special spirt the Lord has blessed us with.

First Family Picture