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Yoga raincheck

Well, it wasnโ€™t meant to be my night for yoga. I was a couple of minutes late to class, since Livi needed a full belly and I pumped before leaving her with her Daddy. Class was completely PACKED and they had already started the opening talk and meditation. I walked into the room, saw that…

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Freedom to move

Guess whoโ€™s in the clear?? Source At my midwife appointment today, she told me Iโ€™m โ€œfree to do whatever I was doing before.โ€ Music to my ears. Even though Iโ€™m still recovering, I feel great and am excited to get back into the things I love. Iโ€™m so excited to take a Zumba class this…

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WSU Week 4 + February Schweaty Workout

This yearโ€™s Winter Shape Up has flown by! I really hope youโ€™ve enjoyed the workouts so far- thank you so much to those of you who have rocked out the workouts and left feedback for me. I design all of these workouts for you, so I love to hear what you think! Hopefully youโ€™re already…

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Fam field trip

Why hello, farmerโ€™s marketโ€ฆ Itโ€™s been awhile! Yesterday we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weather and hit up the Saturday market, which is smaller than the Sunday one, but still has quite a few vendors. Field trip for the entire fam ๐Ÿ˜€ We picked up some goodies for dinner, and since we were…

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Baby Language

One of the most challenging things in the first couple of weeks was having no idea what the cries meant. All I knew was that they broke my heart, and I immediately wanted to figure out what was wrong and what we needed to do to fix it. A Facebook friend left this video on…

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House divided

Over here, itโ€™s an equal split between the early birds (Bell and I are wide awake) and the night owls. (Pilot and baby are snoozing away) Early bird gets theโ€ฆ waffle ๐Ÿ˜‰ A quick breakfast with two Vanโ€™s waffles, topped with almond butter and jelly, a salad with Goddess dressing and an egg + tea…

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2/3: Thoughts from the week

-The stability ball has become a permanent fixture in here- thank you to those of you who recommended using it as a rocking chair. Of course, Livi is a huge fan. I think itโ€™s because I spent most of the last 3 weeks of pregnancy on the stability ball, gently bouncing and encouraging her to…

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All over the place

Itโ€™s Friday!! Thank goodness ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m so glad you liked the February list! Iโ€™ll also be posting the Schweaty February Workout on Monday as part of the last week of Winter Shape Up workouts. You guys inspired me with your comments, so I decided to go through the intimidating mail pile. I got distracted midway…

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Storytime

One of the things we love to do with Livi is read to her. Itโ€™s one of our morning activities, and weโ€™ll always read her a book before we tuck her into bed. Sometimes theyโ€™re childrenโ€™s books, or Tom and I will just read aloud whatever weโ€™re reading: Last night she learned about 357th Fighter…

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10 Ways to Make February Fantastic

Oh, February, month of love, chocolate and football. Something for everyone, right? Iโ€™ve always kind of liked the fact that February is a little bit shorter. Back in elementary school days, I was always excited about Valentineโ€™s Day (and reading the valentine from whomever I had a crush on. Iโ€™d analyze whether the cartoon one…

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Bucket lists

Of course weโ€™re savoring the moments over here -because as I was crying to Tom the other night, before we know it sheโ€™ll be going to prom- but a large majority of the time has been focused on necessities: eating, sleeping, growing, bathing, diapering. Livi and I get to play in short bursts in between-…

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Kitch Blitz

The weather here has been outta control gorgeous lately, so yesterday morning, Livi and I met up with Meara and her kiddos at La Encantada. Since weโ€™re in between seasons โ€“Tucson canโ€™t decide if it wants to stay spring until spring, or randomly turn into winter- no major purchases, but lots of walking and window…

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