1. I am grateful that Claire ate pears better tonight. When I first fed them to her on Sunday and Monday, she hardly ate them, and got the weirdest look on her face, like the tasted bad or something. Tonight she still had a weird look on her face, but she kept opening her mouth wide and sqwaked if I didn't give her another bite fast enough. I love that she is learning to eat, and excited to try something new this weekend.

2. I am grateful for all the help I got for my activity days lesson tonight. Nick took the hand outs to Jen so she could make copies. I was also barely on time, and I am grateful for that. I don't know how well it went, some of the girls seemed bored, but I was trying to build their testimonies and give them a chance to work toward their Faith in God award.

3. I am grateful that we have packed for our trip this weekend and can fit everything into 2 suitcases, so we don't have to check a bag. We are flying on different airlines going and coming, so it would be free to check bags on the way there but we would have to pay on our way coming back. It is nice to know we don't have to pay extra coming back.

1. I am grateful we had Rubio's for dinner. I love fish tacos. I probably ate too much.

2. I am grateful we were safe driving in the thunderstorm tonight. I am not afraid of getting hit by lightning in the car, but there was a lot of rain coming down and it was hard to see.

3. I am grateful that I was able to order new glasses for $90.00 today. Hopefully these new ones fit better than my current ones and won't fall off my face.

1. I am grateful I opened up a little bit more at work today. It was so fun when they found out I love Star Wars and started asking trivia questions. I got all of them right and they were impressed. I was a little bit embarrassed about how big of a nerd I am, but it is who I am, and it felt good to be open about it.

2. I am grateful I made really good time coming home tonight.

3. I am grateful for the time I got to play with Claire tonight. She really loved trying to grab the butterflies on her mobile. She is at such a fun age. I love her so much.

1. I am grateful I slept in today. It was really needed after this past week.

2. I am grateful I talked to Amanda in the mother's lounge during Sunday School today. It was good to get to know her. And she reassured me that our new babysitter, her sister-in-law, is really good.

3. I am grateful Sarah called today. I am grateful she trusts me enough to ask the questions she did, and I am grateful that she felt better after our conversation.

4. I am grateful I could feed Claire pears today. At first she wouldn't open her mouth, probably because she thought it was more rice cereal. After she tasted the pears, she wanted to hold the spoon, which made it hard to feed her. We tried again tonight, and she opened her mouth good for them, but she still made faces like she wasn't sure she liked them, so I don't know if she did or not.

1. I am grateful Nick and I got to go to the temple today. The new film was beautiful in every way. And I am grateful that our neighbors watched Claire for us so we could go.

2. I am grateful we found a babysitter who will be a lot more inexpensive than we thought we would have to pay. And she is right down the street, super convenient.

3. I am grateful that we have been safe in Nick's car. Apparently something has been wrong with it that is really unsafe, and we have been driving it this way for months. I am grateful that Grampa discovered what is wrong and is getting it fixed.

4. I am grateful I could go to Mandy's baby shower. I am grateful I got her gifts for super cheap - have to love Kohl's clearance rack and coupons. And I am grateful Gramma sent me home with left overs so we didn't have to cook dinner tonight.

1. I am grateful for Nick. He is the best husband anyone could ever hope for. Today he did 5 loads of laundry, cleaned the house, played with our baby girl, and loved me. I couldn't imagine a better husband. Every girl deserves to be loved like this.

2. I am grateful for cell phones. Tonight as I was walking to the car from work I was talking to Nick, who had his phone on speaker so Claire could hear me. Apparently she looked confused.

3. I am grateful Claire loves musicals. And that her favorite is The Sound of Music. She giggles whenever I sing Raindrops On Roses.

1. I am grateful that I didn't get into a crash today. There were 3 or 4 crashes on the way to work today, which made me late, but I am grateful I was safe.

2. I am grateful Claire let me cuddle her this morning for a minute when I returned home because I forgot my wallet. She is not a very cuddly baby because she is too interested in seeing everything going on around her, so I am really glad she let me cuddle her when I needed her love and to love her.

3. I am grateful I got to talk with Chelley our neighbor tonight. Yea for having friends in the neighborhood. It is good to make friends.

1. I am grateful I got to go to the eye doctor today. I hadn't made an appointment before this morning, and I really wanted to go before our insurance ends I two weeks, and today was the best day for me. So I'm glad that I found an eye doctor who could see me today.

2. I am grateful that Claire is so inquisitive. She wanted to figure out my water bottle tonight. She even tried putting the straw in her mouth as she has seen me do. I love that she is growing and developing.

3. I am grateful that I could go to the Relief Society activity tonight. It was good to talk to so many sisters in the ward.

1. I am grateful I was able to leave for work by 7:10 this morning, and that was early enough for me to miss the worst of the traffic.

2. I am grateful that I found the story of the mother duck in the Ensign. I shared it for family home evening, and I am grateful for the parable it teaches: that no matter how bad of a parent I may be at times, the Savior can help me and by His grace me and my family will be saved.

3. I am grateful I have a to do list for tomorrow. I probably won't get done half of the things on it, but I'll probably get more done than if I didn't have a list.

1. I am grateful I got to talk with Mandy today.

2. I am grateful for the thunderstorm today. They are so cool to watch. Claire loved watching it too. I love showing her new things.

3. I am grateful Nick and I watched "The Natural." I had never seen it before, and I liked it.

1. I am grateful I had a lot better day at work today. I was more social, I did good work, I started redacting documents, I enjoyed it more.

2. I am grateful we went on a walk to menchie's and Target. I enjoyed it a lot. Menchie's was tasty, and Target was fun. And Claire was,so tired when we got back that she went right to sleep.

3. I am grateful that Rachel Konishi told me there is an app that will let you ride UTA buses and trains for free until September 30. Now I just need to figure out how to get it to work on my phone. The commute might be a little longer that way, but it would save us $10 a day.

1. I am grateful that Nick filled up the water balloons for my activity days activity tonight, since I didn't have time to do it myself. He is such a good help to me.

2. I am grateful that we had leftovers to eat so we didn't have to cook dinner tonight. Since we didn't have time for that.

3. I am grateful I could talk to my parents. They liked the video of Claire rolling over - they were watching it as I talked to them.

1. I am grateful I was in a much better mood today than yesterday. I am not sure what the difference was, but it was a lot better. It might have helped that work was more interesting.

2. I am grateful I got Nick to cheer up today. I love that I could make him laugh, and it completely changed his demeanor. I love it when he is happy.

3. I am grateful we both saw Claire roll over today, back to stomach, and that we got it on camera so we can send it to our parents.

4. I am grateful that I work downtown. I love cities. I just wish I wasn't away from my baby for so long every day.

1. I am grateful there were no cars coming when I accidentally turned the wrong way onto a one way street. And I am grateful that I didn't get a ticket for it.

2. I am grateful that I saw a rainbow on the way home tonight. It was Heavenly Father trying to remind me of covenants.

3. I am grateful that Claire was so happy to see me when I got home. It is so hard for me to be away from her for so long and I am afraid that she will resent me for it, but her smile and laugh are the best things in the world, and I know that somehow she loves me anyway.

1. I am grateful that Claire pooped this morning. She hasn't for several days, and I think it was starting to bother her. I hope she poops again tomorrow so she can feel better.

2. I am grateful I made comments during relief society today. It means I am feeling more comfortable in this ward, and more confident in my relationship with Heavenly Father, since I am willing to share my testimony more.

3. I am grateful for phones, that I can talk to my parents and brother in California. I love them and am excited to see them in a few weeks.

1. I am grateful we got to go to the ward camp out. It was fun, Claire loved it (and stayed warm), and we didn't have to cook dinner last night or breakfast. Plus cinnamon rolls on a stick were a hit.

2. I am grateful that getting cleaned up from camping didn't take as long as I thought it would. Especially since the house was a mess before we left.

3. I am grateful Granny was having a good day so we could stop and visit her.

4. I am grateful I got a short nap today. I am still tired, but how much more tired would I be without the nap.

1. I am grateful that I got another job!!! I sent in my resume to a document review company, and they called me for a phone interview and told me to come in on Monday. It pays more than my last job, but probably won't have benefits. But still. An answer to so many prayers for sure. I will keep looking for an attorney job, but this is good in the meantime.

2. I am grateful for priesthood blessings. I've had a lot of them lately, because I've been so nervous about not having a job, and after today they all make sense. The last one I got really confused me because it said I would take a temporary job before getting an attorney job. And now it makes sense. We will be taken care of. Heavenly Father loves us a lot. I hope I trust Him better next time.

3. I am grateful we bought plane tickets to go to California at the end of the month. Nick's mom is dying to see Claire.

4. I am grateful we tried something new for dinner. We tried an eggplant recipe. We probably won't make it again, at least not anytime soon, but it was fun to at least try something new.

1. I am grateful that I watched Claire roll over today! It made me really happy. I could tell that she was going to roll when I put her on her stomache, and a few seconds later, over she went. I tried to have her do it again so I could record it, but she didn't. She just spun 180 degrees on the ground before she got mad.

2. I am grateful for free root beer floats from A&W for national root beer float day. Of course, the ice cream was melted before we got it, and the stroller got a flat tire on the way there, but it was still a good outing and tasty treat.

3. I am grateful I updated some stuff in Claire's baby book. Yea for keeping records.

1. I am grateful I got a job interview set up for Friday.

2. I am grateful Emily gave me some ideas for who to apply to if the places I have applied don't work out.

3. I am grateful Gramma brought books for Claire. Yea for literacy.

1. I am grateful Nick made dinner when I was super lightheaded, even though he had been fasting longer than I had.

2. I am grateful that I didn't have to feed Claire at church. I love nursing her, it's just really nice to be able to be in all three hours of church without having to leave to nurse a baby.

3. I am grateful I haven't been panicking about not having a job today.