A sunny day needs...

some new shades. Belize here we come!

Of course, she wanted the camera.

Ready for some beach weather! 

My favorite stage so far....I think...

Once again....I am loving this stage. Four...five months old are SO. MUCH. FUN. 

Marin is hilarious. She loves to play and laugh. She is so alert and playful....BUT....she can't move yet. So she isn't getting into everything! :o) We are having a blast with this sweet girl! 

Playing with her first "light up" toy.
If you could fly by moving your arms up and down, she would be in China right now. 

In case your wondering, she didn't work up a sweat.
She drools. A lot. 

Finally...a sunny day....

Moving Announcement

This was the picture I used for our moving announcement.
I just used Picasa to add the address and 
then printed them out at Walgreens.
I love those jeans.
I love her in a box.
We just love her. 

Treasures and Toys

So we went to a Catholic church/school children's garage sale....oh my! First let me tell you that Marin is in a really fun stage right now. She loves to PLAY. Like really play with her toys. (I uploaded a video on Facebook and I will try and get it on here.) It is so fun to play with her and to just watch her pick up her toys, shake them, chew on them, etc. I always want to get her new toys for her to explore eat but they are expensive. So went to this garage sale just to see what we could find. Well, the kid now has enough to toys for her first year of life, plus Christmas, and her birthday. :o)  Grand total: $28.

A little walker/rider toy for a few months down the road...maybe a Christmas present.

A chair that will go with her pink footstool.
She is going to have a little reading nook in her new room.
The plan... slipcover that cushion with some cute fabric and a little monogramed pillow...
can't wait!

We had been looking for one of these exercausers for a while. But they are like $80 new. YIKES!
We found it for $10. She LOOOOOVVVEEEES it.
We actually found this at a different garage sale. 

This random pile was all FREE stuff. It's hard to see their cuteness with our rug.
(That is an Elmo in there, Sweet Kate. Marin wants to be just like you.) 

But the cute fire truck and fireman and dog...FREE.

The barn with rattle farm animals...FREE.

Fish bowl with cute fishies...FREE.

Um, I couldn't pass up the girl in her airplane for a $1.
She can "fly" just like her daddy.

A grand picture of the loot. 

Melissa and Doug puzzle...either .50 or $1. I can't remember.

Books, books, books!!!
4 for $1!!!

All her fun gadgets and gizmos that light up and sing.
I can't wait to play with her! 

Her own computer so she can leave ours alone. 

This actually is one of those trays that you can put on a little table for when she starts
standing up. But it has a lot for her to play with...

Like I said, the kid has enough for the year, Christmas, birthday all combined. I don't care if I did go a bit overboard. :o) And just so you know, I did get rid of bag of stuff she no longer likes. Bring in new stuff...get rid of old stuff kinda deal.
But I have a very thorough, strict, OCD cleaning process that all of this stuff goes through before it goes to the little Beluga. :o)

And now for the sweet girl...

She loves to "stand up".

Love that sweet laugh!

Having a ball!

I am so loving this stage!

We move next week and we are leaving for our trip to Belize. Ready for some sunshine!

Some May Happenings

1. Sitting Up: Marin wants to be able to sit up by herself so badly. She has gotten pretty good with sitting up with the help of the Boppy pillow. She looks so cute playing with her toys.

2. Eating Cereal: Marin has had her first taste of cereal and she is a fan. I still nurse as her main form of nutrition but she was just way too aware of us eating, so we started giving her just a little for fun. And she has fun! I have made her some carrots and squash but I think I will wait until after vacation to let her eat fruits and veggies. She loves to help navigate the spoon to her mouth. Fun for her. Not fun for mom.   (Video below)

3. Rolling Over: The girl is on the move. She can roll over from front to back and back to front. She can do it pretty well but after a while she wears herself out and she gets stuck on her belly and needs a bit of help. The scary part about all of this is that she will do it at night in her crib. But instead of turning her head to the side to breathe, she just smothers her face in the mattress. I watched one night and every few seconds she would lift her head to breathe. I rolled her back over on her back but she just went back to her belly with her head flat in the mattress. Uh, I can't do that. So I did the only rational thing to do and put her in the bed with me. By the way, I haven't mentioned this but I have a nighttime condition called "when my husband is away, I can go into crazy wackadoo mode and think of insane things that can happen to my baby in the middle of the night".  For example, one night I just knew the humidifier was going to catch on fire. Just so you know, our humidifier like most humidifiers is filled with water. Another night, there was a black widow spider in her room that was going to crawl into her crib, unwrap the blanket she was swaddled in,  and bite her. And if there is a storm, you can forget it. That kid is with her scared momma. Yes, we have started saving for the therapy she is definitely going to need because the 31 year old mother needs her 4 month old to sleep with her because she is scared. Oh dear. 

4. Spitting: This is her favorite new hobby. If you need a new facial cleanser, just hold our baby. 

5. Fighting Naps: Not that she has ever been a long napper, but recently she is just to busy to nap. She is very aware of everything that is going on and she DOES NOT WANT TO MISS ANYTHING!! Little miss priss....

About to spit....

Sitting up like a big girl!

Spitting....

Playing with her toys!

"Reading" The Foot Book

Burke's friend Kate and Mike came to visit! I claim them as my friends now too. And if we lived
close to one another we would do so many fun projects together and spend lots of
money. Burke is thankful she lives in Wichita. 

Marin Eating Cereal for the 1st Time from Stacey Brednich on Vimeo.

She kept her eyes on the bowl of cereal for most of the feeding. It was pretty funny. 

Marin Eating Cereal from Stacey Brednich on Vimeo.

Burke makes a comment on the video about Marin ready to drink beer. For those of you that are wondering, he was joking. Clearly, we will wait until she is 2...

I love this picture for two reasons.
1. The double chin and drool.
2. That sweet old lady gum smile!

Marin Rolling Over from Stacey Brednich on Vimeo.

This wasn't her first roll over but it is one we got on video.

Vacation Time Yet??

Marin is ready for the beach!

Of course, she wanted to eat the hula skirt!