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Like it a lox

Smoked salmon is back in my life in a big wayโ€ฆ. So salty and glorious. Before coming downstairs to make breakfast, I had to convince the lazy girls it was time to start the day. The one on the left still has night and day in reverse.. especially after last night. Party animal ๐Ÿ™‚ Some…

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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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