005 | inventory – Cafe Du Martin

This post has been a week in the making. Things have been crazy busy around here and we have been recovering this week from a super hectic schedule lately + getting sick over the weekend. Hopefully things calm down for a bit before the real excitement happens during the month of April when we celebrate a 2 year old at the beginning of the month and a fresh new babe at the end of the month! Making: lots of meals lately for new mamas! I feel like I have made an extra meal every weekend for the past month or so to be delivered to a sweet family with a new baby. This was a gesture that was totally lost on me as a person without children. Now anytime I see a care calendar pop up in my email inbox I sign up right away. Those first few months with new tiny humans are tough and cooking is the last thing you want to do/can do with any free time you have.

Drinking: way too many La Croix for our budget’s liking. I have been so terrible about drinking regular water during this pregnancy. I’ve also been craving wine like none other, but obviously not indulging (sad face).

Reading:A lot lately! Which has been awesome. One of my New Year’s goals was to up my reading game and I have been successfully finishing at least one book a month (all two months of this new year hah). Last month I finished The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene for a book club. This month I finished reading Rapunzel Let Down (another bookclub pick that I just didn’t have the time to finish in November when we originally read it). Currently working my way through a lenten bible study for my moms group at church – Mary: Virgin, Mother, and Queen by Fr. Mitch Pacwa and reading Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin (with the rest of the world right now). Up next for my bookclub is The Robe by Lloyd Douglas.

Wanting: to really buckle down and get things organized around here in preparation for this new baby. I need to start making some lists and getting things in order because I’m feeling really anxious that big things will be left undone and we will bring this new babe home to a disaster of an unorganized house.

Listening: to multiple Disney soundtracks: Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Mulan. I have to admit that when I can I try to convince my tiny friend to pick Mulan more often than not…not trying to knock the other two soundtracks but lack of lengthy songs/mostly instrumental (looking at you Cinderella) songs gets to me after a while. When it’s MY choice to choose what’s on our Spotify rotation I have been defaulting to my boy John Mayer. It’s really time for him to have another tour. I’ve been to three of his tours/shows and really I can’t get enough. Also some new-to-me podcats I’ve been really into lately: Rose Buddies Podcast, Matrimoney, and The Mom Hour.

Eating: um…everything. I have hit that point in my pregnancy that after 8pm all my body wants is to consume all of the food in our house. I am currently participating in a health + wellness challenge with my bootcamp so I have been trying really hard to keep my nighttime snacking on the healthier side but I feel like this baby really could use some ice cream..and by some I obviously mean a pint…all to myself. I mean herself.

Smelling: bleach + cleaning products. I scrubbed down our bathrooms today for the first time in entirely too long and my hands are still lingering with the scent of all-purpose cleaner. I’ve been thinking about switching some of our cleaning products (I lead an exciting life, ok you guys?) and not necessarily going all natural, but I guess more conscious about what we are using? I just feel like for so long I have just bought the generic all-purpose types of cleaners and haven’t really put a whole lot of thought into it. Recommendations welcome!

Enjoying: the last couple of months being pregnant with this babe, afternoons spent outside in the sweet spring sunshine, thinking about the crazy that this summer will bring, playdates with sweet little friends.

Loving: introverting at-home date nights with my husband and my toddler’s huge word spurt in language development recently. The conversations we have been having during the day have been a constant source of humor and I’m loving this personality she is developing (although sometimes her attitude can get in the way;).

Hoping: for a smooth labor + easy delivery + healthy baby at the end of April.

Feeling: tired, stretched, and a bit anxious. At the beginning of the day I’m still feeling pretty great but post putting my toddler to bed and I’m pretty much done for the day. My body says it’s time to throw in the towel and set up shop on the couch and my belly says there’s no more room to stretch anymore. I’ve also been feeling a bit anxious lately about labor and delivery lately. Just thinking back to our previous experience and the pain gets to me sometimes, but I’m sure I’m not alone in these thoughts and that plenty of other moms pregnant with their second child have felt the same way.

Wearing: pretty much all maternity clothes all the time. I have a few tunic tops that can pass for bump-friendly clothes but other than that this belly has taken over and the majority of my pre-pregnancy clothes have been stored away for the time being. Noticing: small things I want to change about our house. I’ve been watching entirely too much Fixer Upper lately and while there is a part of me that wants to knock down a couple of walls and embark on a total kitchen reno, I realize that’s just not realistic at the moment. But there are a few things I wouldn’t mind changing up – hanging up a few things that have been on my honey-do list, shelves for the bathroom, making our laundry room more efficient, a book shelf for the office/study/guest room.

Bookmarking: pretty much anything and everything that Nell writes, some unexpected fashion inspiration, and meatless Friday meal inspiration because, Lent.