What is enough these days?

Chloe's been sick the last 3 days. She's had a fever of 101+. Scary, right?! The second I first saw 102 the first time, it took everything in me to not panic. To keep calm and just call the on-call nurse for our pediatricians office. Oh, and except that he didn't answer the phone... all night... So I called Sunday morning and finally got a hold of him. He said, pump fluids and keep up with Tylenol or Mortin to keep the fever down till I could get to the office on Monday. Blake gave her a blessing last night, and that was such a great comfort for the both of us. My main concern was that the fever would get really high during the night, but after the blessing (I didn't even listen, I was trying not to laugh the whole time because Chloe farted) I felt much better. This morning, and she felt fine, not hot at all! 2 o'clock and she's warm again so I called and took her into the doctors, turns out it's probably just a virus. So fevers usually last about 2-4 days, and that means it should break tomorrow, and Chloe will start feeling better. I NEED for her to feel better.

So now for a different topic, but it will all tie together in the end. General Conference was last month, and I have the hardest time listening to General Conference, I'll admit, it's hard. But this one in particular hit me real  hard. There were 2 talks that were meant for Blake and I. Sadly enough I can't find my notes right now, so all I can remember is L. Tom Perry talked about scripture study. And I don't remember what the other talk was exactly about but I remember the apostle said, that when raising our children, just going to our regular church meetings and mutuals aren't enough anymore. Even when I was a teenager it was hardly enough, I think. So if just attending our regular meetings aren't enough anymore, this means regular family home evenings and family and personal scripture study are a MUST. 

Blake has been trying to get me to read the scriptures with him since we got married. But my excuses were (in the morning before he goes to school) "it's too early, like I can try to concentrate" and (in the evening before bed) "I'm too tired". I'm so lame. I've never ever been good about reading my scriptures. Too many times have I tried and failed miserably about even trying to read the Book of Mormon all the way though. I always make it to about 1 Nephi 8. Ok, don't make fun. I swear I have ADD. There was one time when I was in middle school, that my parents would sit us kids down at night and we'd read the Book of Mormon together, and again let me be the first to say, I'm a terrible listener. But that is the 1 and only time I've made it through the whole Book of Mormon. (How BAD right?! Feeling guilty right about now)

Having Chloe has literally been life-changing. My taste in clothes and overall style (in home) and how I conduct myself is different. I am trying to make attitude changes because I was always pretty negative and mean. It's been hard, and I mean really hard. I have never been one to think before I speak and that's been the hardest thing to change. More than anything I want for Chloe to be a positive person, so I need to be that example for her more than anyone. Blake and I get up every morning around 7 and read a chapter of the Book of Mormon together, and since the last General Conference, I've seriously tried my hardest to read to Chloe every night when she has her bedtime bottle. We started in Matthew, I don't know why but I've always been drawn to that book. (I'd like to name my boy Matthew but the idea of everyone shortening his name to Matt drives me absolutely crazy). We are about to chapter 20 and with every night, it's getting easier and easier to just pause my show on netflix and take the 10 minutes to read to her. I've discovered I'm "killing 3 birds with 1 stone". 1) Reading to her, which will eventually create an interest and love for reading herself. 2) I'm teaching her the importance of studying the scriptures and 3) I'm getting my personal study in while she's still too young to read on her own. I'm so glad we've started this trend. We are starting off the day with a good note AND ending it with a good note. When we read the scriptures, I have more patience throughout the day and am noticing my testimony of them grow. I actually wanted to read another chapter in Matthew after I put Chloe down, and I've never felt like that. Also, while she's been sick, trusting in the Lord has been easier. So to the title of this post, What is enough these days? Will just simply going to church meetings and reading the scriptures be enough for when she's a teenager and raising hell? (Because Karma sucks and she'll probably be like me). No, it's probably not enough, but it's a small step in the right direction, and it can only help. I wish we could be better about family home evening, but since Blake is working every Monday night right now, it's been put on the back burner... Till then, I'll just keep reading to Chloe.

PS - CHLOE FINALLY HAS A TOOTH!! Just had to throw that in there :)