Sick

We have been so looking forward to today. We have been signed up to go caving with a group from the school and it sounded awesome! We would be equipped with helmets with lights on them and all! We even missed the ward camp out for it! However, yesterday morning Ben and I woke up with sore throats. That was the worst of it, other than slightly runny noses. Jacob was having a really rough day. We thought he was teething, but after the way we've been feeling all day today, we're sure he wasn't feeling good.... poor little guy. Today we woke up feeling awful. We both took theraflu, which knocked us out! Fortunately, about the time we couldn't keep our eyes open anymore, it was time for Jacob's morning nap. Thank goodness for that!
After a nice long nap, Ben had to go to school to finish two projects and some homework that are due on Monday. Jacob and I stayed home and TRIED to take it easy. But even though Jacob isn't completely healthy again, he still had enough energy to keep me busy! After a while he got all cute (well, cuteR) and cuddly and actually snuggled with me while we started watching (drum roll please!) Gone With the Wind. I watched that movie in my high school history class and wasn't too fond of it. I mean, if you're going to spend four hours watching a movie, it might as well have a good ending! It's not like Pride and Prejudice or something, where it's well worth it! So, I'm not really sure what possessed me to watch it again. I guess I for some reason thought that it wasn't as bad as I remembered?? But, after 2 1/2 hours I couldn't take any more and turned it off. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE old movies, and it's fascinating for me to learn about the Civil War. But I couldn't go on watching her torment Rhett Butler and Ashley what's-his-name! lol.
Aaaanyway, it was funny. This week Jacob started saying "please" in sign language. It absolutely amazes me at how intelligent he is! Not just him, but all babies! It's so incredible to think that we all started out as the little helpless beings, but have this big grown up spirit in us, and an incredible mind! And that this is just the beginning. We feel like we're adults, and we've learned and grown so much so rapidly, but we're still just little children in the eyes of the Lord. We know so little in comparison to Him. Yet we are His children, and have the potential to become exactly like Him. It is so incredible and mind-boggling to think about. I love this gospel. And I am so grateful for our Savior and His Atoning sacrifice that makes it all possible. I'm learning more every day of the Lord's wisdom in placing us in these precious families and allowing us to have our own. It truly does bring us the most joy and happiness and is the only way we can become like Him.