Rapid learner

It's Tuesday and I am sitting on the floor of the Santaquin house where we are staying, Bentley is in his snugabunny swing cooing and chatting with the bird mobile hanging above him. There is a little mirror in the center of the mobile so he's admiring the person he sees there. It's so cute. I wonder when he will realize that the person in the mirror is him and that it copies what he does. Occasionally he will stare at his reflection and when it doesn't do anything he starts talking; it is almost as if he is beginning the conversation because the other person is ignoring him. Ha ha. My little man is a little person! He is learning so quickly. He is learning to turn over from back to front, he pulls his body into a little ball and TUUURNNNS as far as he can to the side without flipping over. I was impressed. He also loves to kick the blanket off of him and onto the floor. It's a game we play, I put it on, he kicks it off; lather, rinse, repeat.
My little bent loves music, especially church music, he likes to watch Merlin with Mom and Dad and he eats 6 oz every 5 or 6 hours. If I give him a pacifier then he will put himself to sleep; most of the time he will sleep in his swing, but if he is having a hard time sleeping or he is over-tired then all he wants is to lay next to someone (usually me). He smiles when he sees me or Jake and has a little scream/shriek we think is the beginning of a laugh. I love to watch him entertain himself for a long time--then when he finally gets bored he makes very concerned noises that make me laugh. Ha ha. I could talk about his fuzzy blond hair down to his teeny tiny toes all day long.
It's amazing to me that an adult spirit is living inside of that tiny baby body of his. It has vast knowledge and potential and is in a body that is so limited by it's development right now. He relies on me for everything and needs so much attention! He craves love and play time and human interaction, thrives off it even. He is constantly learning, always watching our lips, our body movements, listening to our tones, watching our eyes. Even though he is just a baby I can see the intelligence in his eyes, he is making connections and correlations in his mind that help him understand body language and reflecting emotions and expressions all at two months. I am grateful that God gives us this amazing blessing to be a little like him in the smallest way that we can and yet it is such a large responsibility. Already I am learning so much about the Nature of our Heavenly Father and I have only been a mother for two months!
I have no doubt in my mind that there is a God and that he has a plan for us. Now having one child I understand in a small degree how much our Father in Heaven loves each and every one of us and how he wants us to succeed and grow and learn. He blesses us with challenges and trials so that we can rise above and learn new lessons and skills, just like a small babe. We are Gods in Embryo, we have to learn how to spiritually talk, roll over, coo, crawl, walk...etc. Just like when our children receive shots, pain for no apparent reason,  we too have to have faith that our Heavenly Father is giving us trials for our own good even when they hurt! It's not easy growing up spiritually, just like it isn't easy to grow up physically but the Lord is there for us and he has confidence in us. He has given us a way to return to him through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Don't ever forget that!
I love my little Bentley. I love him more and more every day and He is a constant remind of God's love and plan for me. Well, I have to go kiss my baby. He looks sleepy.

Courtney