Super Bowl Weekend

The rest of the week was spent hanging as a family. DJ had a slight fever Thursday and Friday from his shots so we didn't want to do much. He really wasn't cranky but we still wanted to take it easy. We watched a bunch of movies. We have Netflix and haven't been using it much since DJ's been born. I finally got motivated to redo our queue with the new releases we wanted to see. Most of the movies we had seen on TV. Friday we watched Adventureland. This movie is based in Pittsburgh at our theme park Kennywood. It was an ok movie, just neat to see a place we went to every summer growing up. Saturday we watched the new Indiana Jones and Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Both were good. Benjamin Button movie was just a neat concept, a little slow at times though. I am ordering chick flicks for this upcoming week, so hopefully Dave doesn't mind. :)

Friday we got lots of rain. Dave had a surprised planned Saturday but since it was still raining he didn't want to do it. He wouldn't tell me because he wants to do it another weekend. Since the rain stopped somewhat in the afternoon, we drove down to the outlets. Dave needed some new shoes and jeans. I didn't mind at all because I LOVE the outlets. We were also looking for warm, winter clothes for DJ for when we fly to Pittsburgh in March. I ended up finding a pair of jeans for myself. I have been trying not to buy anything until I lose this baby weight. The problem is I'm in a weird stage right now. Neither my pregnancy or before baby stuff fits very well. I hated buying the jeans because I don't want to stay at this weight, but I need something I can wear when I do go out. Dave found a pair of shoes but no jeans. We found a few pants for DJ. He's just so skinny that most of the clothes are too big for him. He's also tall so we have to put him in a bigger size which makes them too big. There were a bunch of things at the Carter outlet but Dave wanted to check the other stores first. It started down pouring so we didn't get a chance to go back to Carter's. Luckily my mom wants to go down when she comes out at the end of February, so hopefully they still have some of their winter stuff left.

Today was the Super Bowl. DJ woke up with a slight fever so we didn't do anything for it. I did get a chance to run out and get my eye brows waxed. I needed to get them done sooo bad. They haven't been waxed since November, so they were out of control. I feel so much better now that they are waxed! I also need my haircut, but I'm going to wait until we go home to Pittsburgh. I want to grow my hair out and I have a stylist who I feel confident will give me a cute haircut to allow me to start growing it.
I was very happy to see the Saints win. I think they deserved to win. I never thought I would be happy for another team winning the Super Bowl when it's not the Steelers. We had some delicious nachos and some desserts. It was nice having an excuse to eat junk! Back to taking our walk everyday tomorrow.

I received my starter kit for my company on Friday. I have been going through all of the supplies and organizing everything. I am hosting a party Feb. 28 where the guests are going to make a card. I'm still trying to figure out what that will be. I am going to a demonstrator meeting on Wednesday night. I'm going to participate in the card swap so I will have some great ideas after then. I am really looking forward to meeting local demonstrators and to hear how to grow my business some more. I just ordered business cards, address labels and a few other things to help with my business. I have also begun joining some local groups on this website meetup.com. They are local crafting groups that I'm hoping I will meet others who want to learn some new techniques from me and hopefully order supplies. I'm debating on making my own group but there's a monthly fee that I'm not sure is going to be worth paying. There's a money back guarantee after your first month if it doesn't work. I might try it just to see. I can also write it off on my taxes next year so we'll see. If I do make a group, I will post the name so you can join if you are interested.

I don't have much planned for this week. I plan on taking DJ for a walk everyday. Wednesday night I will get some time for myself when I go to that meeting. I am definitely looking forward to that! I hope to get some crafting done this week as well. I need to start using my new supplies. Check my other blog this week for pictures and updates about what I do with my company. Have a great week everyone!

2 Month Check Up

DJ had his 2 month check up yesterday. His height is 23in, which is 50%. His weight is 8lbs 12oz which is 5%. The doctor is a little concerned about his weight since it is pretty low. She said it's good that he's grown cause that would make his low weight even more of a concern. We have to go back in a month to check his weight again. If she isn't happy with the amount, he's going to have to get blood work done. So I'm hoping we don't have to go through any of that. I am going to be making a conscience effort to feed him as many times throughout the day that I can. He's normal day schedule is eating every 3 hours. He's been sleeping through the night after his late night feeding. His last feeding has been usually between 11 and 12 and then he will sleep until between 7 and 8. I'm going to be getting him up at 7 and his last feeding will be between 12 and 1 now. This will allow him an extra feeding each day. Hopefully that will help his weight.

The rest of his check up went great. The doc said he's looking good. It was his first batch of shots. I know I was definitely not looking forward to this. He had to swallow one. The nurse said it was like sugar water. He did fine with that. Next came the needles. Dave held his legs while I held his upper body. The first one he started crying but not an ear piercing cry like I thought. The nurse was great and did the shots really quick. I didn't watch because I didn't want to jump while I was holding him. He only cried while the shots were given to him. I was soooo happy and impressed. The rest of the day he was a little tired and had a slight fever but he was still his normal, happy self. That makes me feel so much better because he gets shots every time we go for the next couple of appointments. I won't be as nervous taking him for his 4 month check up and shots.

We have been so lucky with DJ. I hope everything continues to go as well.

Stampin Up Website

Here is my personal website for Stampin Up. You can use this site to order any supplies that you might want or need. Enjoy looking at all of the great products!

http://brittnysmith.stampinup.net

New Job!!

Well I took the leap and am starting my own business. I am becoming a Stampin Up demonstrator. It's an online store who sells paper-crafting supplies. I will be able to host workshops to teach with their supplies. At these workshops people will be able to purchase the supplies. Since I love scrapbooking and teaching, this was a perfect opportunity. I'm looking forward to doing something everyday that I absolutely love. I hope I will be able to find a group of people who want to come craft at my workshops and buy lots of stuff. I am looking to start with at least one workshop a month. These workshops will most likely be themed based and will make cards, scrapbook pages and different projects. If you read this and would like more information, please post, email or call. I am also going to be starting a different blog that will track my progress and projects. I want to make it public so anyone can read. I want to keep this one private since I have so much about me and my family. I'm hoping the blog builds some of my business as well. When I have that established I will post the url so you can follow me. I am really looking forward to beginning this new adventure. I am awaiting my starter kit this week. Once I have that I am going to meet with another demonstrator so she can help me get started. I cannot wait!!!

Here is my other blog so starting following me!
http://papercraftingdemonstrator.blogspot.com/

7 Weeks

Last week was a very exciting week for us. D.J started smiling nonstop!! It truly is the cutest thing every time he does it. He's started making all kinds of noises too. He does it a lot when we copy him, he tries to copy us back. He also seems to make noises whenever we aren't paying him any attention. It's funny how he's learned some of these things already. He's soothing himself more and more with his hands. He pretty much eats his whole fist but it seems to work when he's upset. He's doing great and we've had a great week together.

I started making new recipes for dinner this week. I'm not a huge cooker so this is pretty big for me! Monday I made beef enchiladas and they were delicious. A definite recipe I will make again. Tuesday I made this chicken casserole which is another keeper. Wednesday was a beef mac and cheese dish. I need to change this one a little when I make again. Thursday we did a Digornio pizza. Friday I made lasagna and garlic bread. All of these are new recipes for me and will definitely make all of them again. I have enjoyed staying at home so I can do stuff like this. Usually I'm so tired from working that I just want to do something quick and simple for dinner. It makes me feel good that I can do something for Dave when he gets home from work. I know he's appreciating and liking the homemade dinners because he's taking them for lunches. He LOVED the enchiladas the best.

Dinners for this week: Chicken and biscuits, chicken fajitas, pasta roll ups, spaghetti and meatballs and some kind of hot dog dish. I'll let you know how they are next week! If anyone has any good chicken or beef recipes let me know.

This weekend my friend Jodi came to visit with her daughter Mackenzie. I haven't really seen her since DJ was born. It was so nice of them to come visit. Whenever I've seen them, Mackenzie was pretty clingy with Jodi. She was that way at first but eventually started opening up to us and playing. It was really neat to see her playing. She kept looking at DJ and trying to give him her books. It seemed like she was trying to figure out why he wasn't talking, walking or playing with her. DJ slept through most of the visit. It will be great when he's a little older and can somewhat play with her. It was such a great time catching up with Jodi. If we transfer from here, I will miss her so much.

I am starting my walking routine everyday with DJ this week. I am going to just take him for at least 1/2 hour walk around our apartment complex. I need to get myself back into exercising and this seems like a perfect way. Hopefully the rain stays away so I can keep it up. I am hoping to get together this weekend with the family I used to nanny. I haven't seen them since November and really want to see how much Hayden has changed. They need to meet DJ as well.

I have been doing some research about what I could do to make some extra money without having to go back to "work." I found this online scrapbooking store that you can become a demonstrator to host workshops and sell their products. I would receive a commission from my sales. I'm going to meet with this lady who does this so I can learn some more about the program. I'm hoping it works out because we wouldn't have to put DJ into daycare and I could still make money. I'm meeting her Friday afternoon so I will update how that goes next week. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Scrapbook Slide Show

If you didn't notice already, I added more pages to my scrapbook slide show. I added the beginning to my baby album and a few more about our cross country trip. Check them out. I'm waiting for the pictures to begin D.J.'s birth and first week pages. In the meantime, I'm finally starting our wedding album. It's only been 2 years since we've gotten married but I'm excited to work on it and remember all the fun we had on that day!! Hopefully I can continue to get a lot done like I have in the last couple of weeks. Enjoy the new pages and let me know what you think about them.

First Smile Video