Here’s my interpretation for Challenge #2. You’re supposed to let the an embellishment (in this challenge, ribbon) dictate the design for your card. Well, I got some chipboard that I wanted to use, so I used it instead of ribbon. The sketch is GREAT!
I had a spa day today! I used my rad gift card from the in-laws…the head to toe package at Jackson Massage and Day Spa. Let me just give you the itinerary for the day:
The workers at the spa were all: “Are you comfortable?” “Are you relaxed?” “Can I get you anything?” “It’s all about you today.” (how NICE!) Also, got to listen to beach noises and relaxing music all day long (gladly no new age mumbo jumbo though). They did the massage and facial first and I seriously though I wasn’t going to be able to finish out the rest of the day I was SO freekin’ relaxed (can you really be freekin’ relaxed??? ….anyway). Wanna see the toes?
Sorry if toes gross you out!
On to a card….I’ll post down a little so you can scroll past the toes, but still look at the card in case you’re squeamish (I know feet gross some people out)
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That Happy Birthday image is Stampin’ Up! Everything else is non-SU!. I think I’m enjoying stamping again even though I’m not a SU! demo anymore. I can use other products on my projects and not feel like I “need” to be selling only the stuff I’m using. So I’ll probably get lax about posting recipes for cards, but I think people mostly just look at the pics anywayz….Ok so maybe only I do that. Still reading??? Yes? In that case I’ll ramble on a little more.
Knitting: I’m knitting a Booga Bag. I’m a little late on the bandwagon with this project, but it’s so darn cute I don’t care.I’m about halfway completed. No pic…maybe tomorrow. It’s so bright and colorful and easy to knit! Can’t wait to finish.
Employment: Starting my new job at the hospital Monday…no longer a “lady of leisure” as my grandmother put it…yeah right…a nursing student isn’t “leisure” anything. Wish me luck.
Bye for now.
Check out Sarah’s challenge here. All my supplies and Images are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
My first submission:
So I finally got around to making some cards…now that things are settling down from having a new baby, school’s out, holidays are over…etc…. On to the cards already! All images &C Stampin’ Up!
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I love, love , love this card. I tried to get close so you can see the glitter!
The close up:
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ok so I was totally on a ribbon kick there. But when you find a good idea…might as well run with it. Stamping last night was FUN! I think I’ll do it again tonight. Check back tomorrow for some more cards!
Here’s the proof:
^Balancing a block on his head….BE AMAZED!!!
^Sweet Potatoes (yes he’s wearing 2 bibs people)
^Baby’s First Car aka the Tot Rod (Christmas present from Ma)
^The 2 littlest, cutest (sharpest) teeth evah!
and a slight mush-goatee…but gladly no mush-sideburns…this time at least
the mush is peas to be exact.
we’ve also tried and liked green beans, sweet potatoes and bananas.
next week: carrots or pears (we’ll play it by ear) .
Here’s out new afternoon to evening routine:
3-4 get home from daycare and eat a bottle…quick nap
play until 5:15
5:15 eat some baby food
play with toys in highchair or on the floor until bathtime around 6:30.
in bed by 7
Oh – and we have another tooth…which brings our total to 2!
Here’s how Halloween went down here:
Nathan went to Daycare dressed as an RN.
He’s wearing Thomas scrubs (made by me), a stethescope and a name badge (made in photoshop). Daddy says he’s the cutest male nurse ever!
Wanna Trick or Treat at our house?
A close up of the jack-o-lantern (I totally stole this idea from someone else):
We had several Trick or Treaters at our house. There was several princesses, two dinosaurs, at least two Spidermen (WAY down from last year), only a few “scary” costumes though. I gave out M&Ms, Snickers, Milky Ways and Twix. Some kiddos took more than one piece of candy! And their moms were standing right there….tsk tsk.
Here’s a scrapbook page dedicated to the awesome pic I posted last week:
He’s such a cutie!
I don’t!
We went for the 2 month checkup today. Nathan was in a good mood first off. Here’s why…he had a HUGE poop right before we went into to see the Dr. I just knew he’d save up a whopper for while we were out and about. I had him in a paper diaper so at least we didn’t have to tote around a poopy diaper. Dr. Payne (yes, that’s the ped’s real name haha), said it looks like Nathan is growing just fine and healthy. He didn’t get his shots today cuz we’re going to be participating in a clinical trial for a new vaccine. So, we’ll be going sometime around the end of the week. So of course when I got home Oprah was talking about autism being linked with vaccines. Grrr…I just can’t bring myself to not vaccinate though. Hey, I’ll do BFing, cloth diapers, and no circumcision, but I just can’t risk Nate getting a nasty childhood disease. Besides, even Oprah couldn’t show any scientific evidence to back up a link between autism and vaccines. So, anywho…
Here’s the stats from the appt:
So he’s still a big baby…good or bad??? Well since ALL those onesies I got at the baby shower are suddenly getting too small, I’ll say bad. On the other hand, he can fit into all his cute cloth diapers – GOOD!!! See:
Also, here’s the first baby smile we caught on camera:
Sorry it’s a little blurry.
So for the past 2 nights in a row Nathan has slept from about 7:30 pm to around 3:30 am. AND then, he doesn’t wake up again until around 6-7am. WOW! He’s such a good sleeper! I only hope it doesn’t get screwed up somehow! Here’s a pic of my sleeping angel:
He’s in his fleece sleep sack since it’s starting to get a little chilly here at night.
Nathan is 8 weeks old today. Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
^ Nathan’s famous not-so-happy look (heh heh…understatement)
^ Yes, he’s trying to eat the swing…but he’s wearing an “I love mommy” shirt, so it’s ok.
See the faces these kids are making???
Nathan has never seen anyone make this face! BUT somehow he magically knows that sticking out the bottom lip will make him look way more pitiful, thus getting more sympathy and cuddles from mama. We have yet to capture it in a digital image, but I’m sure we will soon, as it’s becoming a daily occurrence around here!
Nate’s first day of daycare was today. He was asleep when I went to pick him up. The teacher said he’d cried most of the day. *insert quivering bottom lip here* The guilt is just overwhelming for me. *serious frowny face goes here* He cried the entire ride home. *add an inadequate parent smiley character here* To make up for it I let him nap in my lap when we got home. (can we say pushover???) He’s just so little!!! On a good note: he got entirely breastmilk today! I pumped enough for him to actually have one extra bag left over! Neat!
So It was my 1st day back to school today. Lecture is mega boring!!!! but you guessed that. I got set up to pump on my breaks from class. I’m pumping in a small closet, lined with filing cabinets, in the back of the nursing office. It’s near the copy room, so every time I hear the Xerox machine, I cringe that someone is going to bust through the door and see me crouched in a rolling chair with a machine attached to my boob while reading Cook’s Illustrated. How embarrassing!!!! (for both parties!)
And just cuz I like a good blog post to contain pictures, here’s the pump I’ve been using
It’s the Medela Swing Single Electric Pump. I give it 5/5 stars!
Nathan FINALLY likes the swing!!!
He likes it so much he actually fell asleep in it. And trust me he WANTS his head like that. I tried to straighten it out, but he fussed and just slammed it right back down on the toy tray part. Looks comfortable huh?
And here’s a poop story for your reading pleasure:
So Nate’s last poop was Friday morning. He didn’t poop all day on Saturday, so this Sunday morning I was getting concerned. Well there seemed to be an odor iminating from his pants when i was feeding him, so I checked it out. Well if you can imagine what a baby poop looks like that’s been marinating for 2 days, just take that image and mutiply it by about 10!!!! GROSS!!!! Mama cleaned it up real good though and luckily it was on a disposable diaper instead of our nice fluffy cloth diapers. Wasn’t that sweet? Don’t you feel like you were THERE!
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