Weekly Dosage of Marley Updates

I just got a message from my sister asking "And where is my weekly dosage of Marley updates?"

I feel bad that I am late posting again...

I have lots of lame excuses.

One of our computers crashed, thanks to my stupidity of carrying it in the same bag as a full baby bottle. This computer happens to be the one I use the most and now I am with out my photoshop and up to date school projects... The past couple of days have been rough.

1) First Halloween

Marley was a pea pod. You think this would be a simple concept for people to understand. But alas Marley was referred to as a "Frog Prince" for most of the night. Yes, people thought she was a boy. I added a big green bow on top before we went out. How could anyone miss that? Girl's are not allowed to wear green I guess.


2) Treats!

We had a ward carnival and when we got home I got all our treats out on the floor. I turned around for a second and little miss Marley had broken through the plastic on one of the cookies. What a sneaky girl!


3) Winter Gear

It was cold last week so we bought Marley a winter suit. I didn't like the emblem on the front so I sewed on some green hearts to match her cute hat. Marley did not appreciate my hard work.

I love this picture below!

4) Puppy Playdate

Our friends Alanna and Joe got a puppy over the summer. Of course we had to have a playdate. Arby and Marley had so much fun together. (I told you Marley loves dogs.) We need to have another playdate soon.

5) Marley's First Real Hairbrush

I had to buy Marley a real hairbrush yesterday.

I don't even use a hairbrush myself. My hair is so thin and it gets frizzy if I brush it. I've always just combed it with my fingers. But Marley needed something to handle her thick mane yet smooth out the bed head. Now her lovely locks are under control... Most of the time.

Have a great week!

napping

:)

Looking Back

I've been looking back at posts from when Marley was first born and I came across this picture.

Can't wait till I do that again. (Sarcasm)

But she was worth it.

Videos Galore!

Another beginning to another week. Can you believe Halloween is almost here? I need to fix Marley's costume. I don't even know what I'm gong to be. Ryan and I have been slammed with school. In fact, I should be doing homework but I'm blogging instead. :) Lucky You. It's another Lucky Monday.

Here are my favorite moments from the past week.

1) Marley loves the IPhone.

I got an application called "Peek A Boo". It starts out with a smiley face and you touch it and a picture of an animal pops up making the animal sound, and then it starts all over again. It has kept Marley busy. She loves it.

2) The Ukelele

Ryan and I play guitar and Marley always want to play with us. So she plays the Ukelele. She knows how to hold it and pluck the strings. She wouldn't do it for the camera but soon she'll be a ukelele master.

3) Instead of Napping

I've mentioned before how Marley loves books. Well, I keep a board book in her crib because sometimes she lays down and flipping through it helps her sleep. This last week Marley has not been napping and looking through this book instead. I lay her down she looks like she is about to fall asleep and when I walk out, and come back to check on her she is sitting up reading/looking through the book. Little stinker. Also she is really good at standing up now and swear she says "Hi". Do you hear it?

4) My Journal

I discovered my Journal from college today. It also includes entries from when I first met Ryan. It has been really fun to read. There was one entry where one of my roommates was about to get married. I was wondering alot about who I would marry and when. Little did I know I would meet him 4 months later. I can't believe there was so much I had forgotten. I was running 5 miles everyday back then. I had a goal chart I would cross off everyday. Ummm.... What happened? :) So I'm going to start running again, setting goals and keeping a journal. Yep I will. Wish me luck.

Last Week...

The original title for the post was "AHHH! I'm late!" and some people thought I was pregnant. I am not. I was late at posting my Monday Update. I'll be careful what I write on this blog. :)

The highlights of this past week are:

1) Pumpkin Festival Farm Town Adventure Wonderland

I'm not exactly sure what the place was called but you get the idea.

There were hayrides, farm animals, craft booths, pumpkin carving contests, huge HUGE pumpkins and FACE PAINTING!

Best part: Grandpa, Grandma, Cousin Hunter and Aunt Deedra all joined us.

Worst part: I did not have my camera (But I did have my phone).



2) Baby Bedroom facelift

I saw this ball bouquet at a Down East Home Store and made Ryan buy it.

Which inspired me to make these Jungle Animal Silhouettes. I got the idea from here. It cost me about $5 to make each one. Love them!


Please excuse Marley's cram packed bed. She plays with her stuff animals as she falls asleep and she sleeps on top of a comforter (it makes the bad softer) and has a blanket on top of her. So high maintenance.

Another Week

It's another Monday... And it's almost over. Another Lucky Monday to look back at my favorite highlights of the week.

We'll start with Marley since she had a crazy week.

1) Marley is growing up too fast.

As you may already know from the last post, Marley is crawling, but that's not all. She is pulling her self up to a standing position with everything. Her favorite is the dish washer door because it's lower and easier to use.

She also sits up in her crib now when she wakes up. It was weird to walk into her bedroom Sunday morning to see Marley sitting up and not laying down.

She can now say "Mama". :)

She is also teething again! She already has two teeth and it looks like two more are coming in the bottom.



2. Marley has sweet kicks... Thanks to the Shoe Carnival Buy One Get One 1/2 Off Sale!


3) Marley has a BFF.

Her name is Kailey. Her mother watches Marley during the week so I can go to school. Friday we watched Kailey so they could go on a date. Best Friends Forever.


Now let's get to Ryan...

4) Ryan loses 20 lbs.

Ok ok. That's a lie, but he looks like he did. What is his secret? He shaved his beard.

Before

After

He's a new man! We had Marley watch as he shaved so she wouldn't be startled. She was still a little shocked to see him without a beard. By the end of the day she was fine though... :)

As for me?

Nothing too exciting yet. Just school and lots of reorganizing. I'm giving Marley's bedroom and our bedroom a facelift. But you'll have to tune in next week to hear about that.

Have a great week!

Guess who's crawling?

Today I found Marley napping like this.

Yesterday she pulled herself up to a standing position using the couch. That's where I put everything to hide from her. Nothing is sacred anymore.

It took her 10 minutes and it was not the most graceful act I've ever witnessed but she did it. And she's been trying all day today to do it again.

Marley has also figured out how to crawl. She's very excited about it, although her preferred method would be the worm. The 1980's funk dance move?

Since her new skill she has been all over the kitchen floor and chewing on pieces of carpet. She goes to the edge of the living room where the carpet meets the kitchen floor and pulls out pieces of carpet to put in her mouth. O dear.

I realized this new accomplishment means I must accomplish some things myself. Mopping and sweeping the floor perhaps... and vacuuming more often. I miss the days when Marley's naptime meant naptime for me. :) Now Marley's naptime is a race to clean the house so I can spend the rest of the day moving her away from the guitars, and taking pieces of carpet out of her mouth.