B day... Branding and Bozeman

Today has been a B day. Big day of Brandin and going to Bozeman! Chaney Maubry and I got up Bright and early at 445 to leave at 515 this morning. Maubry and I dropped Chaney off to help some friends from college at a branding and Maubry and I headed to Bozeman to visit a good friend :) 

After 8 long months Chelsea finally got to meet Maubry! :) (Chelsea married one of chaneys college roommates and I haven't seen her since their wedding in August) we had a fun day of shopping...auntie Chelsea spoiled little miss with some cute new duds that I can't wait to show off. And then we went to lunch and were again spoiled by our sweet friend :) it was a fun girls mornin and Chelsea loved on Maubry a lot and it was fun to catch up! 

(See her new shoes)

When we were done with lunch little miss fell asleep in the car so we dropped off Chelsea and headed to the big branding in Wilsall. We got a tad lost on the way up but once we found it and everyone came back from lunch Maubry LOVED watchin the action. She is so good with new experiences... Very serious... But good. After awhile she was talkin up a storm and loving watching her daddy rope and wrestle calves :) 

She was a little overdressed for the occasion but thankfully we found a sweatshirt and some booties... She fit in better after that....

And lastly... When all was said and done daddy took little miss for her first ride on a horse and she loved it. She just loved the horse too. She petted him and talked to him and squealed... My was it sweet :) 

Love her expression In the one above!

It was a fun full day! Thankful to spend time with friends and watch Maubry experience some new "firsts"

8 months

8 months. 8 wonderful, growing, challenging, blessed, perfect months. My precious girl is 8 months today. I can hardly believe that in 8 short months I've become a mommy, birthed a child, and watched that child learn something new everyday.

My little miss has taught me more about what my relationship with God is/should be like than any other relationship I've ever had. As I watch her learn new things all the time I see that sometimes she gets frustrated but she looks at me and then tries again. Just as we should look to Jesus and keep on trying. And the TRUST that she has in me.... She literally relies on me to give her life and she never argues, whines or denies that truth. She just knows that I will take care of her. And it makes me wonder... Who do we think we are to not trust God? Or question Him? Or deny Him? He paints the clouds in the sky and hangs the moon up every night... Don't we think He will care for our needs? His children made in His image! I also see the way she is CONSTANTLY growing, developmentally, physically, mentally and emotionally, shouldn't we ALWAYS be growing too?! Striving to learn. Achieve. And get better. We shouldn't stay like infants waiting to be fed, changed and held.

Being a mom is the greatest gift a woman can be given and I will always be thankful for my treasure. She teaches me more than I could ever really learn.

Back to miss maub:

In the past 8 months Maubry has learned to crawl, pull herself up on everything, giggle, throw fits, do "more" in sign language, squeal, screech, babble, say "dada", drink from a sippy cup, feed herself and so much more.... It's amazing to me what one person can learn in 8 months! She truly does light up my life.

Maubry loves to play outside in the stroller or in the dirt, as long as she is outside she is happy(usually). She loves people and animals (especially dogs). She does not like the wind, it makes her gag and blink a lot! And the sun makes her eyes VERY squinty! She loves anything that makes her think she is big, like standing or self feeding. Bath time is her favorite time. And she loves to be read to, she also like ripping pages out of my books.

Basically Maubry is an 8 month old girl who loves life and I am a borderline (ok maybe over the line) obsessed mommy! We love spending every single day together and look forward to many many many more months!

it's been awhile...

So it has been brought to my attention that I haven't been doing a very good job of keeping this thing updated....so I guess I will try to fill in some of the blanks...

Or maybe just start fresh...

Maubry is now 7 1/2 months old. She is growing up so fast...sigh...but at the same time I love to watch her learn and grow and discover new things everyday.

 For example just this week she has basically gone from my little baby to a big girl...she is now crawling (not perfectly but she definitely has it figured out, by next week she will be unstoppable).

 She also loves to feed herself...if I cut up pieces of sweet potatoes she loves to pick them up and eat them and say "nom nom nom" (I am not kidding...she does it all the time) She can also drink out of a sippy cup or a straw. And they way she drinks out of a sippy is hilarious! As one man described it perfectly, "bottoms up". She throws her whole body over backwards and drinks all dramatically and then slams the cup on her tray. I am telling you... this girl is a crack up. Maubry loves to be outside.




 She also likes to look out the window...we have low windows so I can set her up in front of the window and she will lean against it with her chest and just talk and wiggle and giggle.

Our little girl is a pretty happy one. With the exception of, her recent fear of men....if they try to hold her or play peek-a-boo or stare at her she will start to cry the SADDEST cry you've ever seen. I am talking bottom lip out, big frown, SAD eyes and ALLIGATOR tears. It's heart-breaking and funny all at the same time, I know that sounds bad but it's true.

Maubry is a very INTENSE baby, she focuses in on something and you can't distract her. I think she will be and olympian or a millionaire or something. She has the focus and intensity already.

 We are LOVING watching her change and grow all the time, it just happens a little too fast. But every moment with our girl is sheer delight (even her fits make me laugh).

As for Chaney, he is loving his new job and is very happy to be in his "home-state" of Montana.

*But for the record his license still says he is from Oregon and mine is in Montana, so really, I am the local hehe.

Chaney has just started going to open gym basketball this week and is enjoying getting to know some of the true locals. We are starting to get involved in the community and open gym has been a fun way for Chaney to do that.

And I am just continuing to love being a wife and mommy and learning everyday. It is not always easy but I do LOVE my life. God is challenging me and growing me in ways I NEVER expected, which is hard but so good.

I spend a lot of time with Maddie (the bosses 15 yr old daughter) she is my "adopted" sister. We bake A LOT and are starting a garden.

Also, Chaney and I are working on a "yard" for this summer. I grew up with a big beautiful yard and have LOTS of memories playing in it and want Maubry to have somewhere to run and play.

Chaney and I have found a church we like...and our bosses have been going there for years so that is awesome. Maubry has been going to physical therapy twice a week, she has torticollis (aka crooked neck) and so we are blessed to have good insurance right now for her so we can get it corrected. Praying God does a miracle in it all...and other than that we are just loving life. Thankful for the MANY blessings God has bestowed upon us and praying about how we can be a light in the world, this community and just throughout everyday.

Hope this helps catch y'all up a bit and isn't too scattered or random ;)