Celebrating Three Years of Marriage

Another Monday, another week beginning. I continue to feel so blessed that I am able to take so much time off to spend with Brynn. She changes so much so quickly, and am so glad I am here to enjoy that. Lately I have beginning to feel anxious already about going back to work in the fall. I know it is only going to get worse as summer approaches and we get closer to the next school year. I keep putting off making phone calls about daycare. I for some reason thinking that maybe, just maybe, I won't have to. Ha. That is unrealistic, but I can dream.

St. Patrick's Day is this week, and also mine and Dan's 3rd wedding anniversary! (However, we have been together 8 years:0) I am really excited about the gift I got him this year :) I will share after I give it to him. Here is a picture of us on Trunk Bay Beach at our wedding!



On our anniversary night, Dan and I have a baptism class at our church. Brynn will be baptized HOPEFULLY May 15th, however, that is fishing opener weekend... so that is something Dan and I have to figure out. Our other option is June 12th, and that seems so far away. Brynn will be 5 months already. In the Catholic church, they don't have baptisms during Lent, so that is why we have to wait until May. My sister and Dan's brother will be Brynn's Godparents.

Brynn has continued to be a happy baby (for the most part) during the day, and tends to become fussy in the evening... which is too bad for Dan. Around 7pm... it begins. I have began to notice that it seems to be due to her being overly tired. If I am able to rock her to sleep, this helps a lot and she will sleep pretty much the rest of the night. White noise helps a lot too.. so between the vaccuum cleaner and a white noise app on my phone, they have been life savers!

Dan and I have celebrated our anniversary up in Duluth since before we were married... then it was our dating anniversary, now it is our wedding anniversary. We look forward to it every year. Last year when we were up there, I was pretty down in the dumps. It had only been 2 months since we lost Elizabeth, I had a horrible self image of myself, carrying the weight I had gained, with nothing to show for it. When we were up there, the weather was so nice, and I swear, everyone up there had a baby in a stroller. It was really tough on me. I NEVER would have thought that the following year, we would have a beautiful baby joining us to celebrate. I feel so blessed and thankful. I am excited to bring Brynn on her first "trip." I am also looking forward to just a weekend with the 3 of us... no visitors, no dogs, just us 3 as a family! Of course we also look forward to the food :) Blackwoods is a must. Hopefully Brynn will be a good little traveler. I hope it goes smoothly!

Dan and I had been planning on trying to get down to Uruguay this summer, as I have mentioned in other posts. We decided not to go. Dan only would have a week off of work, it takes a whole day of travel, and apparently Montevideo, which is where the embassy is and where we would be staying, doesn't have much for tourists. We would have to take day trips places... with an infant... and that would be hard and spendy. So, for about 4.5 days, we would spend about $4000 alone on airfare, we decided it might not be worth it. SO onto planning another trip for the summer... I will be sure to share when we decide what to do!

I joined Anytime Fitness last week. I have been to the gym 2 times, and plan on going tonight. I am having a hard time with it. 1- I feel so down about myself, looking in the mirrors that they have and seeing all the work I have ahead of me 2- I know what I used to be capcable of. I ran a half marathon 1.5 years ago! I hurt when I try to jog... and it may be something I need to go to the Dr. for. I had complained about pelvic pain during my pregnancy, and it has gotten better since I had Brynn, but it still acts up. I don't think that is normal. If that continues, I don't know how I could play soccer this summer. I am hoping with some strength training and continued exercise, it gets better.

And finally... looking forward to the warm temps this week and getting Brynn out for another walk!!

Here is my favorite picture of Brynn from last week. It was taken 3.11 (Brynn was 2 months!)


Here is a picture of me and Brynn at the Wild game!