Spring is A'comin

(Written 3/16/2014) Ahh...Spring, sunshine, walks, more road trips, ice cream (wait thats year round), baby lambs, bald eagles, happiness. I've been sort of nostalgic lately even though I always am I feel like I've been more so recently. It has been a little over a year since we moved here to Suttle Lake and it was such a big change for us I'm just remembering what that was like. I was pregnant and pretty bored. I went for lots of walks and saw a lot of eagles. I drank a ton of blended chais because I craved them, and was mostly eating what I could that was healthy from a hotel room while we fixed up our apartment. And now this year so much has changed yet some things are still the same. Having a baby is a total game changer in the best way. I am soooo not bored anymore and just love every minute with her. We still go for walks and have seen even more eagles already this year than last, but the weather is JUST starting to get better. Last year we were remodeling our apartment, and this year we are really gearing up to follow our dream with Arb Design and start flipping houses. Every day it is sunny Hunter and I wish we had our house to go work on all day. It may sound weird to a lot of people but that has been our dream for as long as I can remember. So we are in the process of buying our first home. It is weird to think we mostly likely won't even live in it, but like I said this has been our plan for some time and we couldn't be more excited!

Leighland is now 7 1/2 months and she is just so crazy fun. She cracks everyone up with her sounds and personality. She has been just a hair away from crawling for a good 2 months now. Sometimes I wonder if she even will crawl or go straight to walking because her scooting and rolling method has been working so well for her she may feel like "who needs crawling?!" She is most definitely mobile though. Still her motor skills and vocals surprise me the most. She always seems to be ahead of the curve. She first said 'mama' when she was only about 2 months old and she has really mastered it, says it all the time. We have really been trying to get her to say 'dada' but understandably that is a little more difficult. She is really a great eater too. She always has been so I'm not too surprised there. She still favors sweet potatoes and now another favorite if not THE favorite is peas. Another exciting thing she started last month was swim lessons! She is the cutest in her little baby swim suits, and she is a great kicker in the water. Hunter mostly goes in the water with her but I have had the pleasure of going a couple times as well and it is so much fun. She recently out of nowhere has had her two bottom teeth coming through. They are so cute. Teething has been a little rough at night time and it kind of affects her mood here and there, but it isn't too bad.

Yesterday the temps were in the 60's. Hunter got off work early and we went and grabbed a late lunch, walked around Sisters, bought Lele some new coral polkadot leg warmers and I grabbed some icecream. It was the perfect way to enjoy the sunshine. I am so looking forward to more of it! We also just got back from a mini getaway at the coast. We went shopping and mostly hung out with Hunter's parents. The coast also had great weather and Spring really feels like it is officially here.

6 Months Old

(WRITTEN 2/2014 - posted late) Seriously, how does it all go by so fast?! I can't believe Leighland is half a year old! We love our little sweetie so much. She had her doctors appointment a couple days ago and despite a large blow out when we got to the room she did very well. She is evening out in weight and height and is now in the 75th percentile. This little girl has the biggest baby personality you could imagine. Her giggle is THE BEST and no one can get it as good or as loud as her daddy when he plays peek a boo or tickle monster with her. She is so extremely vocal. She makes a gurgling noise that sounds like a purring bird. It's so cute. She still growls as well. She started solids a couple days after turning 6 months. She has done awesome so far we are just giving her one meal in the evening for now but I will probably bump it up to 2 here soon. She started with sweet potatoes and so far those and avacado are her fave which is great because they also make her sleep the longest! She goes down for bed at about 7:15, sometimes it takes her a bit to fall asleep because she growls, and rolls and climbs around in her crib. In fact we had to buy emergency bumpers recently because she was rolling all over the place in there! She gets so hyper when she doesn't want to sleep, with her it is really the only thing that drives me a little crazy. She can take an hour to get down for a 30 minute nap. She's always been this way and the doc says it's most likely genetic....uh ya think?! Thanks for that Hunt! ;) anyway she still has a feed in the evening usually between 2-4 then she's up at 7:15.

Anything in her sight she will eat these days. She especially loves textured things like hair, fuzzy blankets, tags and she looooves anything with a string or tassel. One day I was on the phone by her and she ate my pj strings, every time I tried to move she cried so I ended up eating breakfast there just so she could chew on the tassels.

A giant snow storm recently hit us hard so we were cooped up for days. The weather has not been on our side so I haven't been able to go on walks with Leighland. I can't wait for spring so the weather is a little more cooperative. Overall though things around Arbville have been pretty spectacular. We are making some big life plans for this year and it gives me lots of motivation, inspiration and excitement! I really don't have a darn thing to complain about in life. It is just so wonderful. Oh and one thing I am super excited about is our mudroom being officially complete. I can't wait to share all of our apartment renovations with you. So that will get coming right up now that internet has returned out here at Suttle Lake!