Despite spending so many hours of the day awake, I am actually accomplishing very little due to a very resourceful time stealer!! He is packaged in such an adorable cute bundle, sweet and innocent, but oh so effective! I think you can easily forget just how many hours of each day are taken up with feeding, burping, nappy changing and settling a newborn! No sooner have you completed the cycle and it seems to be time to start all over again! But one look at Miss Kaitlyn and I am abruptly reminded how short this stage is, how quickly they grow and within the blink of an eye that tiny helpless newborn morphs into a bossy little toddler!
Ashton is still very good, he still seems to have one stint each night of 4 hours sleep, so for that I am very greatful. He is still a little jaundice and I have had him to the drs and today the dr thought he was looking a bit better which is good. Ashton even managed to pee all over me at his drs appointment!! I had to walk out of the clinic with the baby capsule carefully concealing the massive wet patch on my pants as it looked like I had peed myself!! Boys and their fountains are such little treasures!
I have not taken any more "good" pics of Ashton this week but have plans to set up and take some more tomorrow with all the kids. Lets hope the best laid plans do not go astray! It has just been so hectic this week with school going back and having to get back into the routine of it all again. But tomorrow I have plans to get some really lovely shots of them all together. Fingers crossed my plans come to fruition.
On the scrapping front I can share the news that I have been chosen for the Aussie Scrap Source DT along with the very talented Kathie Link and Louise Nelson who bring so much diversity to the team. I had 3 LO's up today on their blog! Part of me thinks I must be slightly insane to take on such a venture at this time of complete bedlam in my life, but I try really hard to manage my time and committments effectively and so far am all up to date! So here are the 3 LO's I had up on the blog today.
We were asked to do 3 layouts about ourselves or products we loved. This one is just some random and possibly little known facts about me. Like the fact I was born at home, I arrived so quickly Mum never had the chance to get to hospital. Another random bit of info is that I was run over when I was 4yo! Obviously I survived the ordeal!
I just love the new Crate Paper line and was thrilled to be able to work with it. Dont you just love the unusual mix of colours! I also wanted the layout to be a bit about me as well, so this is about how I always wanted a daughter, but in the end having one made me realise just how much I love having a girl, like a dream fulfilled!
This is my favourite of the 3 LO's and I had to use the beautiful and feminine papers of Websters Pages! I feel like I have been pregnant so many times it has become quite normal for me to be in this condition! LOL!!
Well, my computer time is at an end, there are little rumbles eminating from the time stealer!! Once again he is staking his claim on my time and the cycle of feeding, burping, changing and settling happens all over again. These are the simple joys of motherhood! TFL!!
It's hard to get anything done with a gorgeous newborn. But don't worry, Paul can do the work!! Seriously, enjoy every minute as I can't believe mine is almost 5 months old already. It's going much too fast!
Posted by: Kym Piez | October 16, 2009 at 05:03 PM
Congrats on your ASS news Janine, your layouts are stunning!! and good to read that little Ashton is settling in nicely -he is adorable btw :)and I loved the pics in your previous post!
Aga xx
Posted by: Agnus | October 16, 2009 at 09:23 PM
They used to put jaundiced babies under a special light, but my wee one is almost 21, so things could have changed. Oh, yes, I remember the "fountain of youth" part of a boy & he's 28! Every time I sat him in the tub-spirt! Got to have fast reflexes girl!
Posted by: Sue Feher | October 17, 2009 at 08:44 AM
congrats Janine ... you are so deserving of a place on the ASS team!! i'm looking forward to seeing your DT projects!!
enjoy every moment with that gorgeous little time stealer too!! LOL!!
Posted by: Nina | October 17, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Janine they are time wasters arnt they but who cares.Its worth it.Congrats on making the dt at aussie scrap awesome gig thats for sure.Take care KErry xx
Posted by: kerrymurray | October 17, 2009 at 06:39 PM
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW, that first layout, I could ACTUALLY lift!! typically you are so ornate with your gorgeous flowers and stuff, I can just admire, but that first one, I could actually do it, I love the design and the concept the whole 9 yards!!
Get some sleep whenever you can! I know that's easier said than done, but try okay!!
Posted by: Jing-Jing | October 22, 2009 at 12:16 AM