Fitness Friday Among Other Things

Fitness Friday is here, and I dreaded getting on the scale this morning. I was pretty certain that I would gain weight this week. I was wrong!
Start Weight: 203.6
Today's Weight: 200.2
Weight lost: 2.6lbs.
Doesn't seem like a lot, but it's a small step in a long journey. I know after having a baby that weight loss isn't going to come as easy as it did before I was pregnant. 60 pounds in 5 months is fast! My goal is to be 20 lbs lighter than my original weight by vacation time (May). So I've got about 3 and a half months! I think I can definitely do that!

Mason had his first taste of veggies yesterday! I gave him some sweet potatoes for dinner, and he scarfed them down! With his chunky little butt, I think he isn't going to find a food he doesn't like.

Also, we got Sophie in the mail today! Wahoo! I showed her to Mason and squeeked her a few times. He looked at me, smiled, and started chewing away. I think the two of them will get along very nicely!

As far as the Etsy store update. All of my fabrics have come in, and I started making some magnets last yesterday. They are turning out super cute, and I may keep a few for myself :) I mean everyone needs their fridges to be stylish too right?

For your viewing pleasure, little Mason and his yummy first taste of real food.

Who can resist those baby Yoda ears?



His new buddy, Sophie.

Rambling

Just wanted to say, I failed miserable at taking a picture a day. However, I am playing around with my camera a lot more, trying to figure things out. I'm getting some very helpful tips from free classes online (not really classes, more like reading a PDF). I'm hoping Mason's 5 month pictures next week *YES, 5 months NEXT WEEK!* will be awesome.

Looking forward to getting my supplies in the mail! Once that happens and I spend a few hours making some things, my etsy store will be up and running. I hope to have the Grand Opening on Monday! Hopefully on Monday I will have a link for everyone to check it out!

Mason sttn (slept through the night) again last night! Hoorah! I was thrilled to hear his little happy squeals this morning at 7:30. I did wake up at 4:30 and have a bit of a freak out, but once I checked on him saw that he was still sawing logs, all was right with the world.

Tomorrow is Fitness Friday, and I'm just hoping that after the bad week I've had that I haven't actually gained weight. If I maintained, cheers to me. I know I probably won't lose, but that's what I get for having a few too many gin and tonics last Saturday eh?

Eventually I'll have a blog that has a freaking picture in it. I feel like such a blog slacker for not having some form of visual entertainment.

Also, I am planning on having a giveaway to promote my Etsy items. I'm wanting to give away something neutral, so I am thinking of doing some burp cloths that aren't too "girly" or too "boyish". Thoughts? And if anyone (c'mon blog stalkers) would like to host the giveaway, I'd be more than happy to let you! Once I get the creativity juices flowing, I could definitely send pictures, details, etc.

Happy Thursday!

And So He Sleeps

Through the night, that is.

It's not like he hasn't before. This time was different. He slept the entire night in his CRIB. I knew the day would come, and it was only a matter of time. Yet after many nights of waking up, not being able to get him back to sleep, and throwing him in the bed with me, I thought the day would never come.

He took all of his naps in his crib yesterday, and put himself to sleep each time. So last night I read him a few books, put him in the crib, turned on his Soothe and Glow Seahorse, and left.

After an hour of going back and forth giving him his pacifier back, or rolling him back onto his back (because he was getting frustrated, not because I mind him sleeping on his stomach), he finally tuckered himself out and gave up.

The kid is a stomach sleeper now. Which of course, is not recommended by most. However, he can roll over now. He has good neck and head control, so he's not going to smother himself. And I am not going to set my alarm every 3 hours just to creep in his nursery and roll him back over, jeopardizing all of my hard work to get him to fall asleep in the first place. Ultimately, he'd roll back over anyways.

So at 6:30 this morning, I heard Mason making his usual happy noises, and dragged myself into the nursery to see him. He was on his tummy, looking up at me with his sleepy baby eyes, and smiled the biggest toothless smile I've seen.

You know how you always say "I will....when I am a Mom." or "I will never...when I am a Mom." I always said to myself, "This baby will sleep in his crib from day 1. He's gotta learn that its his, and Mom and Dad's room is strictly Mom and Dad's." Why did I have this mentality? Because I don't want a 2 year old who refuses to sleep in his own bed, since he still finds comfort in being with Mom and Dad.

Then you have a baby. Then you play into your child's needs, and not your wants. The kid refused to sleep in his bassinet, his pack and play, or his crib from the beginning. The only place he would sleep was the couch. Which is why the Mr. and I were restricted to couch sleeping for the first 3 weeks.

After that, he was alright in the bassinet, but attempts at the crib were unsuccessful. So finally, here we are. Mason is almost 5 months now, and he finally sleeps in his crib. All night.

All in all, Mason and I both had wonderful sleep. In our respective rooms, in our own beds.

My little baby is growing up.

Woe Is Me

I'm tired.

It hasn't been a good week as far as the Weight Watchers goes, so I'm not looking forward to weighing in this Friday.

Mason is showing signs of teething, and it can be very frustrating at times. Enter, Sophie the Giraffe. I've heard all of the rave reviews on her, and thought I would have it ordered before Mason was even born. But, life gets in the way, and Sophie should arrive sometime between Friday and next Monday. I'm hoping Mason and Sophie will have a wonderful friendship full of quiet, juicy, conversations.

I need to go to Hancock fabrics to pick up some backing for burp cloths, bibs, blankets and so forth. I don't feel like spending the money.

I need to finish setting up my shop policies, payment info, shipping info, etc, etc.

I need to get Mason on a bedtime routine. So far the kid has taken every nap today in his crib. Thank you Soothe and Glow Seahorse.

I need caffeine before I pass out.

I need to pay bills.

That's it for today. I'll see ya Friday for Fitness Friday post, and let's hope I didn't actually gain weight this week. So much for sticking to the weight loss plan. Arg.

Fitness Friday

Weight: 201.6
Weight lost: 1.6 lbs!
Small number, but I feel like I did really good this week! I ate healthy and drank a lot of water. So I'm happy! Goals for next week: drink more water, don't use more than 7 flex points, and eat more fruit. Here's to a good 2nd week!

Fabtastic

Well today I perused a bit around online and finally ordered some super cute fabric I've been wanting for my Etsy products. Now I just have to wait a long week and a half before I get it and start playing around. The fabrics I purchased are more modern designs that I like, of course. I think my store will offer some new and different items since I'm going on patterns I choose, instead of what everyone is selling.
That's the fun in it right?
Just a quick update, since the little guy is a roller now, I've got to see what he's up to. Be back tomorrow for Fitness Friday!

Broke and Crafty

We are anxiously awaiting to receive the Mr's W2 so that we can file for our return. Why? Because everyone needs and wants money. And we are so ridiculously behind on bills it isn't even funny.

Just to give you a general idea...
The majority of what we owe it at least one month behind. So we can't ever really catch up.

I think I owe an estimated $14,000 on student loans. Most of these I've put into unemployment deferment, but it's still not really helping me when I've got a pile of bills to pay regardless.

On top of my student loans, in regards to medical bills, utilities, and other minor debts, I think we are somewhere close to around $6,000.

So my question is...what's the best method of attack here? I don't think we could consolidate, just because neither one of us has hardly any credit. Well, add being in debt to the mix and most banks are hesitant about lending out money with the way things are in the economy.

All of our income tax refund is going to go towards bills. No shopping extravaganzas for us, no putting back money for a vacation, none of that. Which pretty much sucks considering the amount of things I could buy for Mason with that money. The problem is, I know that the amount we get back from our refund won't really put a dent into the amount of debt that we owe.

Enter, Etsy. Back in early December I mentioned that I wanted to start an Etsy store after Christmas. Well, the store is on the way. I'm going to be making a random assortment of things sch as: burp cloths, dish towels, nursery decor, diaper cakes and so forth. It's not up and running as of yet. I'm still working on policies, shop design and what have you. But I plan on making a few items just to see if I have any interested shoppers. And all of the profits will go straight towards debt.

The biggest thing holding me back so far...well you sort of have to spend money to make money. And as of now, I have none to spend to buy the supplies I need. I also plan to promote my shop, so be on the lookout for an upcoming giveaway!