Sunday Soup on Tuesday

It has been too long since my last Sunday Soup. Since I am enjoying a Stay at Home Mama day with my little and this may be the only time that I get an extra minute to catch up (as baby girl is taking a really good nap), I figure why not. So enjoy my Sunday Soup on this Tuesday. So without further adieu enjoy our little happenings as of late.

1. On Easter Sunday, the Prius battery died. We somehow made it to church and back, but then it died before our Easter afternoon brunch with the Ogles. Our sweet friends loaned us their car for three days until we could get a new battery. Being a one car family has its challenges. We are just so thankful for sweet friends who made such a huge sacrifice to help us.

2. I have enjoyed Mama Monday's with my sweet friend, Kristin. It is such a fun example of what my summer may look like.

3. I am counting down the days until I get to spend my days with my little. She and her daddy are my heart.

4. My two loves have been sick the past two weeks. Poor daddy had to take a few days off to feel better and then another to take baby girl to the doctor. Mommy took off on Tuesday to make sure all of her sickies were gone.

5.  My first grade teammate and new mama friend returned to school. I surely have missed her and can't wait for more play dates with her sweet baby girl, Miss Cassidy.

6. We celebrated our first Easter as a family of three. 

7. Ray and I helped host an Easter Party Service celebration with our ABF and La Mirada/Kidz Pointe. 

8. To celebrate Earth Day, I took 17 children outside to paint with water. They LOVED it!

9. We met baby Haley. She was absolutely perfect. 

10. Baby girl started officially teething. A little pearly white popped up this past Saturday, April 26th.

11. Aubrey has been army crawling for several weeks but is now pushing up on her hands and knees and is able to rock a bit. 

12. I did my first bit of baby proofing our house today. She definitely is interested in door stoppers and chords. Oh no. 

13. We are already making plans to do a College Station, Sugar Land, and Alabama trip this summer. I can't wait to spend time with our family.

14. I have loved spending our afternoons outside. It is the perfect weather. 

15. One of my worst nightmares came true this week. I fell down the stairs with Auby. Thank goodness I fell on my bottom and held tightly to her. She was absolutely fine but let out a big scream once she realized we had stopped. I simply scared her. While baby was ok, I sadly had multiple bruises all down my legs and backside. I guess a 4:00 in the morning adventure down the stairs to get more formula and an exhausted mommy was a bad decision after all. Loosing footing is never fun especially when you are carrying your little with you. But like I said... on a good note. Mommy and baby are fine and now I'm super careful with her!

I hope you have enjoyed this edition of Sunday Soup. Here were the ups, downs, and everything in between. Baby girl is starting to stir and it is time for more mommy/daughter play time. I wouldn't miss that for the world. I wish you a wonderful day and look forward to more Sunday Soups coming soon... even if they are on a random Tuesday.

Sunday Soup: 2.16.14

This week we have had our fair share of exciting opportunities as well as were faced with some difficult challenges as well. So join me for this week's edition of Sunday Soup. May these moments never define me, but help to act as a reminder of what is truly important. In no particular order, they are as follows.

1. We celebrated LOVE day at home and at school.
2. We enjoyed several days at home with the family. We had lots of play and tummy time in our little girl's indoor "playground" upstairs.
3. Monday, I went home sick from school. It seems as though a really nasty tummy bug has gone around at school and work.
4. Our little girl has been congested for what seems like weeks. She isn't contagious but has to just work through it. Even though she's super snotty... she's a happy girl.
5. We said our good-byes at Buca di Beppo to one of our college crew as he welcomed the next steps of his life's journey in North Carolina. We will sure miss you Mike!
6. After some very hard days at school, we enjoyed some lazy days at home with the family for some much needed relaxation.
7. Aubrey wore her very first Valentine's onesie.
8. I'm co-hosting a baby shower this next weekend for a bestie and her little lady that will be born in early April.
9. The cops showed up at our house this week in regards to a noise violation called on Toby. It seems as though if they are called back to our house they can serve us with a citation for every offense. After further review, it seems that the fine can be up to $500 for each citation. The worse part is that a neighbor is so upset at the few times we let him out in the backyard that they called the police instead of letting us know or speaking with us first. Talk about total heartbreak and frustration.
10. Baby girl officially found her toes and is doing everything possible to eat them. It is quite hilarious.
11. The weather was gorgeous this past Saturday. The whole family went for a walk in the park.
12. Aubrey had a horrible night of sleep and is fighting it so very hard today.
13. Mommy of course took way too many pictures of baby girl.
14. We are excited to be visiting our families within the next few weeks. It will be so fun to visit, catch up, and share baby girl with them.

What have you been up to this week?

Sunday Soup: Febrauary 2, 2014

 Wow! The weeks sure fly by and it seems like it's time for another Sunday Soup! Well this one will just be straight and to the point with this week's creations.

1. Sunday we enjoyed a night of Super Bowl and ABF fun.
2. I spent a few "extra" hours at school attempting to catch up. As if that would be possible.
3. Ray and I celebrated our first Parent's Night Out. I sure do love our church for hosting and taking care of our sweet baby. Ray and I enjoyed dinner at Breadwinners and an after dinner coffee at Starbucks.
4. We attended our sweet little baby bestie's 3rd birthday party.
5. I enjoyed a ladies night out with my bestie. Pedis and Mexican food are two of my favorites.
6. We remembered a year ago this week when we discovered we were blessed with our sweet bundle.
7. Aubrey learned a new trick this week as she began to pet and love on her puppy friend.
8. Toby turned 7 years old on Groundhog Day.
9. Phil predicted another 6 more weeks of winter. I am very much hoping for a few frozen days indoors. Fingers crossed another day off with the husband and lady.

That's about it for this week's addition of Sunday Soup.

Sunday Soup: January 26, 2014

This Sunday's soup is seasoned with a sick baby, a day off, some tummy time, space travel, a date night, and a trip to the park. This week was filled with its ups and downs and everything in between. So sit back and take in this week's Sunday Soup: January 26, 2014.

1. The Thursday before, our baby was diagnosed with RSV. Daddy stayed home Thursday and Friday. With Monday being a day off with MLK day, mommy stayed home Monday as well.
2. With a sick baby, we made sure she had lots of rest.

 

3. Baby says she's only a little bit sick as she plays with her new dolly, baby Lucy. 

4. As our baby got a bit healthier, she enjoyed some good play and tummy time. Aubrey says, "Hey, I think this thing is supposed to play music. I'm a little bit confused.

5. Daddy enjoyed a day off and tried a water deprivation chamber. Daddy's "space ship travel" was amazingly fun, but as he said was basically an expensive nap. The night before was a bad sleep night with baby and instead of enjoying the dark pod filled with salt water, he fell asleep instead. 

6. Friday night, I enjoyed a night with my two greatest loves. I couldn't be a happier mama and wife! I love these two more than words.

7. After days of frozen temperatures, Sunday provided a gorgeous day of playtime at the park.

8. Sunday night, we met with our ABF for a leadership and planning meeting.

 After much prayer, we are excited about our new Engage Initiative, The GROW Initiative: Giving Riches in Other Ways. It will be a wonderful way to serve others and show God's love to all people.

This week has surely been a week of ups and downs. Our sweet girl being sick, sleepless nights, the craziness of school and going back to work, trying to fit in a new work out schedule, and being mommy.wifey.andteacher has been a true challenge. While I have been met by many days of exhaustion and tears, I am thankful for the privilege of being all three and know that a balance will soon find me. So here's to next week and to the smiles, the snuggles, and the blessings in between.

Sunday Soup: January 19, 2014

So I thought it would be fun to do a Sunday Soup. When I think of soup, I think of all the ingredients put together to make something super tasty or at least pretty interesting. While I'm not exactly speaking of food in this case, I'd love to put all my thoughts or the weeks tidbits in a post to remind myself of all that is going on in the Zellner home that has made up our week! This Sunday, I'm going to dish about home, school, health, job, and of course follow it up with a few pictures. I mean what's more delicious than that? Anyway, sit back, relax, and enjoy a good tasting of this week's Sunday Soup!

1. I started back at the gym this past Tuesday. I actually surprised myself and ran a bit (ok run is a tricky term but definitely jogged). It went pretty well but boy did I pay for it the next day.

2. Our sweet babe tested positive for RSV (a respiratory infection or cold for babies). Let's just say that it is not fun and we have definitely done our best to kick that RSV bug to the curb. We can't wait to get our baby back to normal.

3. I have spent some time this week reviewing materials off of teacherspayteachers.com. There is such a wealth of information. If you're a teacher, I would also highly recommend http://firstgradealacarte.blogspot.com/ I just love this blog as well as all the great teaching tips and printables she provides. She is amazing! I can't wait to share some of these activities with my team and kiddos.

4. This weekend we shared our story of Christ with the Heights Baptist Church. Sadly baby and I were unable to attend, but the husband was there to pray over the church. What an amazing journey God has lead us through. We are truly thankful for Him and for our Fant friends who lead us to The Heights. 

5. My week at school was great and challenging. I have 17 wonderful kiddos. I love being a teacher. I simply wish my brain would work as quickly as my mouth. I cannot tell you how many times I've called a child the wrong name, forgotten a child's name all together, had to stop in mid sentence and figure out where I was going with it, and my favorite forgotten the word and had to play a quick "game" with my kids to figure it out. Mommy brain and lack of sleep sure is tough.

6. It has been tricky to balance my OCD about cleaning and being a new mommy. I of course choose spending time with my daughter but then once she's asleep, I want to sleep and soon realize the house is a mess. I'm really trying to be "ok" with mess. 

7. Limiting sweet tea and sweets in general is such a challenge. With girl scout cookie season and two frozen thin mint cookie boxes sitting in my freezer, I am so tempted. Plus Ray has given up sweets so when those boxes are empty... I have no one to blame but me :(

8. Little lady has had to wear hand sockies or socks on her hands because she will continue to nom on them until they are raw. I'm not sure if we are teething or about to or are just chewing on our hands for no reason... but they do seem to help.

9. Poor Auby hates the nose frieda or the bulb or anything dealing with her nose these days. Having to clear it every hour or so has gotten to where she will break down every time we "assume the position" to clear her nose. It's so sad. She's also perfected the bottom lip pout. Talk about break a mommy and daddy's heart.

10. We have been discussing but are pretty sure we'll be traveling for the weekend come this Spring Break to be with our families.

11. I have gotten back into watching The Biggest Loser. Talk about motivating. I do have to be honest and say though that I totally ate pizza on Friday while watching. I did feel guilty. BUT I ate so well during the week.

12. I lost 1.6 pounds this week. Could it have been water weight? I'm sure it could but regardless I felt great about eating salads, soups, and healthy sandwhiches all week with good portioned healthy snacks. My goal again is to lose 10 pounds by Spring Break. I have about 15 pounds to go until I'm back to my prebaby weight.

13. My favorite part of the day is tummy/play time with my daughter and husband.

14. Taking a shower has been such a challenge these days. As I have been going to bed between 7:30 and 8. Wow! But I've also been waking up at midnight and then getting up every hour or two. 

15. I love that my sweet girl has found her tongue. It is so cute to watch her copy us and stick it out. As Ray says, "we've created a monster." It may also be one of her favorite things, next to smiling and playing with her crinkle toys. 

16. With a sick baby at home and no sick days left, I couldn't be more thankful for this long, extended weekend. 

17. We enjoyed a classroom election. Would pizza or ice cream reign supreme? Ice cream won with a landslide!

Well that's all in the soup this week. I wish you a wonderful week and as promised here are a few pictures from this week.

  Look who found her tongue! Fun time with mommy!

 Our beautiful baby

 Sleepy Baby

 Daddy Daughter play time melts my heart!

 Eating my non-ster crinkle book

 A Healthier Lifestyle

 Playing with Ella in our Bumbo

Day 2 of RSV and sick baby. Hoping we are on the mend.

 Auby LOVES music!

  January Memory Verse

 Cutest Bumb that I ever did see.

 Election Day in Mrs. Zellner's Class.

If you'd like to link up or join in on Sunday Soup.... I'd love to hear from you! What's in your soup this Sunday?