What I should do more often...

"Christlike communications will help us to develop righteous relationships and ultimately to return to our heavenly home safely. May we treasure the divine gift of communication, and may we use it wisely to build and to assist others on this marvelous journey through mortality. May Heavenly Father bless us to this end."

- L. Lionel Kendrick

It seems that lately I have been saying things without them going through my "you shouldn't say that" filter. I use to be very good at making sure that I only said nice or proper things to people. However, lately it seems as though I say exactly what is on my mind, which obviously isn't the best thing to do. I feel that I have an obligation to help people to understand why things may not be as they are perceiving them,(which I know is terrible) and during this process I hurt feelings. I don't mean to, it just happens. Then once I realize that what I said was hurtful and try to explain, it seems I make things even worse. So I am writing this as a new leaf. I am going to try to be more Christlike and more thoughtful about the things I say. I am going to try to be more understanding and more more willing to listen to those around me.

It Fits!!

So the other night Jason and I were looking through our photo albums and when we were going through our wedding album I got curious. I ran down stairs grabbed my wedding dress and put it on. When I came out Jason had to help me zip it up, but it still fit! It was so fun to put it on again, and I must say that I feel the need to wear it several more times, since it is the most expensive article of clothing I have ever bought. Wouldn't a wedding dress party be fun?? I always think about throwing one so everyone could wear there dress again, but I don't know if people would want to (any input??). Anyways, here it is documented that I still fit into my wedding dress after having a baby. :)

It was nice too because Jason danced with me a little when I was in it. I love those sweet moments with my hubby!

Brooke's 6 month update

Here are some of the fun things that Brooke did this past month. She is now 6 months old, and getting bigger every day. She weighs 16 pounds 8 oz, and she is 26 inches tall. She is still our very active baby. She doesn't like to go to sleep or miss out on anything, she doesn't like any baby food. We have tried lots of veggies and even though I didn't want to give her fruit yet, I tried it out of desperation. She hates it all and shuts her mouth and turns her head with every bite. (If you have any suggestions please let me know.) She is very happy and smiles every chance she gets, and she is the best baby.

Here she is just looking so cute.

She does a really big smile now.I know she is sooo beautiful... brag, brag...This is her cheesy smile that she started to do. It is a fake one that she would do for us because of the reactions we would give to her when she would smile. She hasn't been doing it as often as she use too.Here she is trying to drink from a sippy cup, she does alright with it, but I'm not sure she actually gets anything out.
She like to sleep in the corner of her crib like this.
Here was her first miniature golf game.
Brooke's first trip to the beach.
Hanging out with Ashley at the beach.

Her favorite part of the beach was talking as loud as she possible could, to anyone who would listen.

She liked the water but not the waves.

Playing with her buddy Parker.
Visiting Grandma in Oceanside. We had such a great time, and Brooke loved getting to hang out with Grandpa, Grandma, and Max (the dog).

Meeting Grandpa Postl for the first time. I love the look on both of there faces in this picture.


Brooke loves to eat Jason's face. Mostly his nose and hair.
MMMMM...

Oh no! What have I done???....Something very very bad!

The day started out like any other.. and then I got an idea. That is where it all went wrong!

Brooke has always had long hair, however......

she has also always had a mullet, a bald spot, and a simi-mohawk.
She how bald she was in the middle, well I just wanted to even things up a bit...
oops, this trimmer is a lot shorted than I thought it would be. Too bad I just did a huge piece of hair in the front.
Brooke had no idea that I was messing up her cute little baby hair. Poor little baby just smiling away.
What have you done to me mom? I look like baby J.I. Jane. (This is where I started to cry)Oh my goodness, what have I done? I have a boy now.It is more even though.
Thank goodness for headbands!

She won't be seen without one for awhile.That was my terrible idea, that I wish so bad I could take away. I just can't wait for her hair to grow out, and it will be even. Jason came home, and even though he wasn't mad you could tell he was as sad as I was.... We will keep you updated on how fast the hair growth is coming. :)

Sea World and my poor sick baby

When my sister was in town, we all went to Sea World together. However it just so happened that Brooke was really sick for the first time in her little baby life (she has only ever been a little tiny bit sick). It was such a sad day for her. Here are some of the saddest little photos of her -

The day started off well enough. She was asleep and doing fine -

We then went to the shamu show and her little nose started running and it would not stop. She also broke out in a really bad rash all over her face ( I was really worried about this) but realized that it was just a bad heat rash.
Jason got to pet his favorite animal - a dolphin. So cool!
We then bought her a Sea World hat so her rash would get better, but you can see how darn sick she was in these photos. Her nose was all bright and runny, her eyes were red and puffy, and she was not herself. It was funny though because she would still try to smile and have a good time. When she would smile it would make her eyes close, and she would get mad at herself and rub her face really hard because it made her want to sleep. Brooke does not sleep when anything cool is going on. I take that back she wont sleep when anything at all is going on.
One plus side of the sickness for Brooke, is that she enjoyed eating her snot! mmm...yummy....salty! Her little tongue was out all day licking it up.

One of my nephews kept telling me how creepy and ugly my baby looked. Just what I wanted to hear, it was funny though.

She was so sick she actually fell asleep in Jason's arms. Something that would never happen on a normal day, because there is just too much to see and do when someone is holding you. (Yes I was a little jealous)

She is feeling much better now, but she still has a cough and sneezes a lot. I know I am a new mom, but it was one of the hardest things to be at sea world and enjoy it when my baby is sick. Now our whole family is sick, and we are all getting better together.

The Ostler's

I got to see my oldest sister Christa, her husband and their four children for the first time since my wedding. (Which was three years ago!) They live in Virginia and they came down to Oceanside to stay with my mom, so we went to visit them as well. It is so crazy to me that I have a sister that is 17 years older than I am and that I barely know. It was so much fun to get to know them better and to see my cute niece and nephews. My niece Jazzlynn is taller than me and she is so beautiful and mature looking. I can't believe that it is the same girl that I remember holding in my arms when I was little. We all had a great time together and here are a few getting to know you photos.

Jazzlynn and Cache meeting Brooke for the first time.

My sister Christa and I.
Cord who is 4 with baby Brooke. It was so fun getting to know him because he was just a little baby last time I saw him.
Cache and Brooke.
Camden and Brooke.
My nephews and I.
It was so much fun and I can't wait tell we get together again!

The Very First Food... Brown Rice Cereal

Make sure your volume is on for this one!

We started Brooke on rice cereal a few days ago. I was trying to hold out until the 6 month mark, but she just wanted food so bad. Here is how it went -

Eating the bib before the food.

The very first taste.The second taste The first gag (she has my gag reflex)Still not quite sure if she likes it.One more bite will decide....Yeah, she loves it!!

Ready for the next bite.