Things I'm Lovin'

Despite my months and months of blogging silence, I thought I'd pop in and record some of my favorite things right now as much for my sake as for yours.  So here goes in no particular order.

• Sleeping at night.  Sounds strange, I know, but my baby miraculously only wakes up approximately twice a night.  To some moms this may not be a big deal, but my last son woke me up 4-6x/night for 6 months.  I love waking up at decent time (I do sleep in a little) and still being able to function and feel like a human.  
• Snuggle nap time.  I've been getting a power nap nearly every day.  For the most part, it looks something like this.  Newborn baby snuggles are the best!  Especially cause they can't kick you or accidentally whack you in the face.  
  
• Coffee and tea.  I love good coffee or a cup of tea.  Before the baby was born, I broke my addiction to caffeine and only had a few cups of iced coffee a week.  I hate feeling like I need caffeine to function and I also wanted to cut out the sugar involved in a daily cup of coffee.  However, now that the baby is here as well as cooler weather, I have a hard time resisting the urge to drink something every single morning.  Most days I don't "need" the caffeine, I just love the taste.  I love to froth up the half and half with some kind of flavor (usually vanilla) in a little blender and then add it to my tea or coffee.  So yummy!  I should probably break my obsession so I can loose the extra baby weight but right now I'm still lacking the motivation. 
• Talking about baby weight, I love being skinnyish! I'm not wearing my pre-pregnancy pants or anything but I love being able to sleep on my stomach, bend over, sit up, hug my husband, wash dishes without getting my belly all wet, etc.  Such a nice feeling!  Hopefully, in another week or so I can start working out again at least a little bit and work on getting back into my skinny jeans in time for my annual Holiday weight gain.  I was out at the store the other day and for the first time in my life I seriously considered buying jeggings.  I'm kind of an anti-leggings person and I used to laugh at jeggings.  However, they might be a nice alternative to hiking up my maternity pants constantly.  Anyone have experience?  
• My kindle.  This one is kind of a love/hate relationship.  Often times reading for too long on the kindle will give me a headache since I don't have a Paperwhite.  However, it works amazing when you are trying to breastfeed and fend off two toddlers as well.  The past few days, I've been forcing myself to take it easy one thing that is saving me from extreme boredom is obsessively reading this series.  It isn't the best book ever but it is super addictive and easy to read kind of on the level of the Hunger Games. Feel free to comment and let me know of your favorite addictive books.
  
• Song on repeat: Saints Out of Sailors by Flannel Graph.  I just randomly stumbled across this song on Spotify and now it is stuck in my head all the time and I can listen to it on repeat more than any other song I know of right now.  
• Cooler Weather.  I've been taking the kids outside nearly every afternoon lately.  Levi and I just curl up with a book on a quilt and the big kids ride their bikes.  It is still in the 70s just about every day but there is no humidity and a beautiful cool breeze blows nearly every day.