2paws Designs

8/30/2009

Celebrate birthday card

8:00 AM birthday, cards, dogs, family, stamping 4 comments

I made this card for my mother-in-law's birthday today:

Supplies: miscellaneous cardstock; Autumn Leaves flower stamp; blue stamp ink; Stampin' Up Celebrate stamp and white stamp ink; EK Success corner rounder punch; Signo Uniball white pen. Inspired by August A Year in Cards class at Two Peas.

Dylan's Mobile

9:20 AM baby, Dylan, nursery, video 3 comments

I've put Dylan in his crib almost daily and turned on his mobile. Only in the past week has he really started to notice it and react. I love peeking in at him as he watches the animals go round & round and talks to them. :)

Belly Shot

8:00 AM baby, digital designs, Dylan, family, Photoshop, pregnancy, scrapbooking 10 comments

For last week's digital challenge at Two Peas - Inspired by a Pea - I created this layout of my final "belly shot" by scraplifting Sheri R's Live, Love, Laugh page.

Supplies: Erica Hernandez's Isabella Mini kit; Rhonna Farrer's Celebration kit; Miss Mint's April Morning kit

Family, Photos & Toys

12:00 PM baby, Dylan, family 6 comments

We enjoyed a visit this past weekend with my mother, stepfather and brother:

My brother has been taking photography courses in college and I asked him to do some shots of Dylan while he was here:

We took time on Saturday and Sunday mornings to get some of just Dylan as well as some of him with Trent & me. I can't wait to see the final results of what Christopher took - the few I saw glimpses of on his camera looked wonderful.

Mom & I made a quick shopping trip on Saturday to buy a couple items for Dylan including a bouncy seat. He wasn't too excited by it initially and needed his soothie to relax:

We're slowly trying it out a little bit each day and yesterday he actually fell asleep in it for a 20 minute nap.

He also got a cool pair of shades from his Grama:

He squints from the bright light outdoors even on a cloudy day like Sunday when we first tried them on. I was amazed they stayed on for our hour long walk. He scrunched his face up as though he might fuss, but then began blinking and looking around - almost as though you could hear him thinking "wow...I can see everything now." :)

Got soothie?

8:00 AM baby, dogs, Dylan, family, scrapbooking, stamping 8 comments

Dylan loves his Soothie pacifier from the hospital.

Supplies: Stampin' Up cardstock (light blue); Bazzill cardstock (white); miscellaneous cardstock (navy blue); American Crafts letter stickers (white); Making Memories letter stickers (blue) & date stamp; Staz-On black stamp pad; QuicKutz tab die; Micron black pen.

One Month

5:30 PM baby, Dylan, family, milestones 13 comments

It seems as though the last few weeks have flown by. Hard to believe my baby is already a month old. So much has happened in such a short time...

* had his first restaurant trip and his second (with Mom, Grandpa George and Aunt Mary) - both of which he slept through.

* has outgrown his newborn clothes and moved into the 0-3 month sizes - except for socks which he needed the 3-6 month sizes by 2 weeks!

* needed the straps in his carrier moved up a notch.

* lost his umbilical cord stump on day 26 and now has the cutest belly button:

* spends most days in a white t-shirt, diaper and socks - comfy and super easy for diaper changes.

* made visits to both Dad and Mom's offices.

* loves looking at Mom and Dad and will follow us with his eyes.

* smiles and occasionally has a small giggle.

* makes the funniest faces.

* gets the hiccups at least once a day.

* likes to move his arms and kick his legs around:

* is gaining strength in his neck. He can hold up his head quite well when we carry him around on our shoulder and he loves looking around at everything from that elevated view.

* enjoys listening to classical music.

* took his first "big" trip - a visit to his paternal grandparents' house in Chapel Hill. He was worn out by the end of it:

* sleeps 3-4 hours at a time overnight and takes at least one 2-3 hour nap each day plus little 'power' naps.

* had his one month checkup at the pediatrician's office today. Dylan weighed in at 10lb 15oz and is 23.5in long - no wonder his newborn clothes won't fit anymore!

First Visitors

8:00 AM baby, Dylan, family, hybrid designs, scrapbooking 11 comments

Over the course of a LOT of naps last week, I managed to complete a page for Dylan's scrapbook album about the visitors he had during his first two weeks. I used a template from Scrapbooks Etc to arrange photos of Dylan with his great grandparents, grandparents, aunts & uncles. The journaling on the right lists everyone who stopped by to see him.

Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Scrapbooks Etc template 216 (altered); miscellaneous ribbon; Making Memories chipboard heart & journaling block; black stamp ink; Little Yellow Bicycle brad; Micron black pen. Inspired by the Two Peas July Super Sketches class.

First Restaurant Trip

9:15 PM baby, Dylan, family, Triangle Area 14 comments

Dylan had his first restaurant trip today. We went to lunch with four other moms and babies from the prenatal water aerobics class I took in the first half of the year. It was so much fun catching up and meeting the babies who ranged from our 3.5 weeks up to 12 weeks. We met at Foster's Market in Durham and, thanks to cool weather, sat out on the covered porch to eat.

Dylan was the only baby to sleep through the entire adventure:

Afterwards, I decided to take my chances and detour by Babies R Us on the way home. I needed a couple of items and it was on the way. Dylan woke up about 3 miles from the store and cried a little - stopping just short of the store. I went on after promising him we'd be quick. He was a complete angel in the store - enjoying the ride and looking at the bright lights.

One of the reasons for our stop was a little gift for him - carrier strap covers. Trent & I have been thinking those straps might be cutting into his neck. We also realized tonight that the straps were set one notch too low (our little guy is growing!). After the adjustment and addition of the covers, he was one happy little guy before our evening walk:

Dylan & His Seahorse

8:00 AM baby, Dylan, family, video 11 comments

Dylan loves the the seahorse our sweet friends Laura, Blake & Cameron sent to him. Just before I made this video yesterday, he reached out and touched the seahorse which I took to mean "let's play." He's not quite to the point of squeezing it to turn it on by himself yet. ;) Once his seahorse lit up and began playing his music, Dylan started dancing and babbling: