Brain Dump

I keep going to sit down and blog, but of course I get sidetracked. With my small amount of time, here's a few random thoughts for the day:

• As the days go by, I get more obsessed with my shop- designing, promoting, studying SEO- but then I realized the correct word may be passionate. I guess that's a good thing, right? It started as a hobby, but now something I'd like to take more seriously. I take pride in my work and my customers even more now!
• Micah's getting to the point in his age where I am starting to freak out about making sure he's doing enough "developmental" things. I mostly let him play, explore, cause trouble because I don't want to frustrate or bore him. He still sticks crayons, markers, paintbrushes in his mouth because he knows he shouldn't be! When does this everything in the mouth phase end!?
• I've been doing really well on being aware of wheat and what I'm eating. I haven't had a straight up piece of bread, but it's been long enough that I haven't that when I eat something that may contain a trace amount of wheat my body can tell. And the feeling sucks! I still am trying to prioritize recipe planning and thinking outside the box. 
• I'm starting to get so excited for Spring Training! I drive past the Brewer's training complex every day on my way to work and I get a big smile on my face. Most of all by cousin and her husband will be here so I'm super excited for that. And we're not planning on moving in the middle of when they're here next time.
• Also looking forward to this. No, it didn't fit in with my budget, but it's also been on my Arizona bucket list, so I couldn't pass up the 1/2 off Deal Chicken deal. Sometimes bucket lists outweigh budgets.
• Excited for a weekend of rain! I love overcast skies and having an excuse to lay around and cozy up. 

Have a fantastic weekend!

too much growing up

So much has been happening over here I don't even know where to begin! 

Micah is growing up entirely too fast. This month, he's sprouting a tooth (and its sister), he's crawling like mad, he's pulling himself up on things and standing (including doing this in the crib), oh, and not sleeping (big surprise there!). Slow down there big boy! I have a feeling we're going to have our hands full(er) pretty soon. 

Speaking of growing up, the Grammy's, American Music Awards, and pretty much anything music related were my favorite things to watch growing up. I always taped them and would watch them throughout the year until the next award show. Weird, right? I actually wanted to watch them last night, but between baby food making, adult food making, putting Micah to bed, and getting ready for the week I wasn't able to. What I did do was keep up with the show via social media. So much different from just a few years ago. I mean, I'd catch up on who won what in the newspaper (what's that?) the next day. Now I can read tweets as things are happening. Awesome/sad, I can't decide.

We are currently in the inspection period of our new home, which means if all goes well in the inspection tomorrow, we'll be moving in the middle of March. It's sort of weird to be going from a brand new house to an old home that needs updating. I'm excited about being able to renovate and update things but a little overwhelmed at the same time. I did get some inspiration from the Willo Home Tour yesterday. We originally started looking here for homes when we decided on moving from our current home. While we could probably afford to live there (in some, not all of the homes), one of the drawbacks was that many of these homes only have two bedrooms and one bath, and one of the reasons for moving was to have a lower house payment in a home that actually has value in its location (which Willo definitely does, but a little small for our brood). 

I'm currently starting week 4 of my Team Beachbody program! I'm so proud for having stuck with it for so long! While I've indulged in a little more sugar, most of my meals have been real food (creme brulee is clean eating, right?) and I haven't really been mindlessly snacking, except on clementines. I think I've lost a few pounds, but really I am looking to tone up for the most part and lose a few inches. I'm already fitting back into pre-pre-pregnancy clothes. Yay! 

This week we have conferences which means a few half days. Double yay!

5 random thoughts

1. I just realized that I could plug in my phone to the auxiliary outlet in the car and listen to Pandora through the speakers. Wow! (Yeah, I know, I'm like 60).

2. I really love listening/watching TED through the iPad. I just can't find the time to watch all of the talks I've saved. I need some more cool apps! (that I won't have time for)

3. Isn't this a cool app? With the paper and pen becoming less and less used (sad), this would be perfect for those tech-saavy, busy parents. I just updated Micah's physical baby book (I was a few months behind). I've always been a paper and pen kind of gal.

4. Did you know that when you have a baby, your neighborhood gets 100 times noisier? It does. You hear sounds you never knew existed...

5. I'm really looking forward to Jonathan and I turning 30. Is that weird? I seriously am a believer that "age ain't nothing but a number" and that things get better with time. My twenties have been fabulous and quite an adventure. Now that things are a little more settled now, than say when I was 23, I look forward to what is waiting for us.