Baby Marin: Week Twenty One (5 Months)

Tomorrow, our little peanut will be 5 months old. This past week has had its ups and downs but through it all she still continues to capture our hearts. I wouldn't be surprised if in the next week or so we see a tooth poking through her sore little gums. It's been quite an uncomfortable experience so far and I know that it is no where near the end. But, we are learning and loving through it all and that has to be enough.

Marin is constantly rolling over. I have been needing to go in a few times every night to make sure she hasn't rolled herself into a corner of her crib. She is still trying to get a handle on how to control all of that. Since we no longer swaddle her at night, she roams ALL OVER THE PLACE. I am on constant watch right now with the baby monitor. I hope the end of that is somewhat near.

Anything that is close to Marin eventually gets into her drool covered hands and into her mouth. She has to touch and taste every little toy. She is a drool machine and has been destroying bibs throughout every single day.

Ryan did take some awesome photos of her this week but I can't get them off of the camera. We are having a bit of a file conversion issue. Once I get that figured out, I'm sure you will be seeing those photos. They are cute. Marin is pretty darn cute. Stay tuned.

Week 21. 5 months old!

Currently Clicking: Week #18

Each and every week, I gather links of all of the places I have been perusing in the great, grand internet. There are plenty of people out there doing big things and small things. Some of these are practical, some are inspiring. This week, I found a stay at home yoga studio. I am wondering if live music is losing its edge. I am dreaming of recipes that involves toast, the benefits of journaling, how to drink a gallon of water or more per day, living a more simple and intentional life, and a few drool worthy house tours. 

• I am always trying to find time to get back into shape after having a baby. I really like yoga as well. Here is a virtual, stay at home yoga studio.  Improve your health, reduce stress, and move in the direction of your goals. 
• This is an interesting ready about why concerts have stopped being fun. I am a musician, performing music in front of a group of people is on a whole different level for me in life. Have we lost our reason for live shows? I sure hope not. 
• I love toast. I would eat it every day and some week I do that. It is versatile and delicious. Here is an Ode To Toast, vegan style. 
• In the past, I have kept a journal for years and years. Since having a baby, I haven't really devoted the time towards this timeless act, but maybe I need to. I have stacks and stacks of beat up, moleskine journal all over our home. I can go back and read exactly what I was experiencing through out the years. They are timeless keepsakes. Read more about the benefits of keeping a journal. I feel the need to return back to this practice. 
• I have been trying to drink more water lately. It has so many benefits but it is always a matter of remembering to do so and not getting to the point where I would drink gallons upon gallons because I am so thirty. The Freckled Fox has a plan for drinking a gallon or more of water per day. 
• Everything about this post resonates with where I have been lately. I desire a simple life, free of distractions, that allows me to focus completely on my family and our dreams. Read more about a simple, intentional life. 
• We will end today with two house tours. One is in the state we live in. Another one is what loft dreams are made of. 

Life Lately: Fourth of July

(This post is inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe. I love her blog so very much.)

loving the opportunity that I have to only work in the office three days a week. 

celebrating every time Marin rolls over or almost giggles. We are so close. 

enjoying slower evenings with Ryan after Marin is in bed. 

obsessing over the Barre Method workout videos that I have been working through. 

preparing the same meals over and over again. 

wondering if we will be able to put our house on the market in the spring. 

packing my breakfast, lunch, and snacks every day. I am the bag lady. 

checking our bank account and wondering how we have no money even when I am doing No Spend July. How does that work? 

wishing I could just work in a creative field all of the time and not just on the side. 

drinking iced tea with Doterra Lemon or Grapefruit. 

planning to teach a few Doterra Classes this month. 

reading this book. I can't put it down. I have to force myself to go to sleep. She makes me want to work my butt off. 

listening to the new Lana Del Ray record. 

watching Longmire & Friends. I am excited for Netflix to bring back new seasons of this & this. 

marveling at how quickly our weeks go by and realizing that I will have a 6 month old in August. 

feeling the need to recharge and relax more than I do. 

Baby Marin: Week Twenty

Marin is 20 weeks old this week. We are inching our way into being 5 months old. 

Marin at 20 Weeks: 

+ We have established a great bed time routine that includes bath time, nursing, and getting her to bed around 7:30 or 8:00pm. She is still sleeping through the night. 

+ We have finally stopped swaddling her at night and let her sleep in her cute footy pjs. She is starting to move around a lot at night and the swaddle wasn't helping. 

+ The grandparents brought home a high chair for her yesterday and we can't wait to start using it. 

+ We are currently reading short stories about Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends. 

+ We hear more noises come out of her mouth every single day. 

+ Giggling is so close. 

Mama at 20 Weeks: 

+ We hired someone to clean our house this week and I feel like I've won the lottery. 

+ I am eating well and working out when I can. I recently became obsessed with the Barre Method and have a few videos that I do when I get the chance. I recently just hit a weight goal that I haven't seen since before I was pregnant. 

+ I am trying to keep up with everything....work, editing a wedding, writing the blog, Doterra, another business venture. Life is nuts but I love it. 

Dad at 20 Weeks: 

+ I have a sneaking suspicion that he has a pact with our child to let mommy change all of the poopy diapers. 

+ Him and Marin started re-watching the Harry Potter movies. 

+ He is working away at King Soopers and doing some more video work for them. 

+ He is slowly building his ever growing Blu-Ray collection. We even have received a few for the little one when she is a bit older. 

+ We've been having someone help mow our huge, unmanageable lawn as well. He probably feels like he has also won the lottery.