I intended to compose an eloquent posting to pass on the following information, but there’s no long drawn out way to say this…I’m no longer a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. A few months before Nora was born preparing for workshops became more of a chore than the fun it used to be. I always said that when being a demo became more work than fun that would be the time to reevaluate whether I should continue being a demonstrator. Add that to the fact that I knew I’d be super busy once Nora arrived, and I came to the conclusion that this would be the point to discontinue my demonstratorship. I thoroughly enjoyed being a demo and may rejoin the Stampin’ Up! demo family in the future, but for now I’ve had to put it to rest. As horrible as it sounds, I’ve only picked up a stamp once since before Thanksgiving…at that was at a workshop this past weekend.
In an effort to make some space for Nora’s stuff I have listed 36 stamp sets on the Bay. Some are sets that were purchased mostly to demo with…a few sets are retired…many of them are close to other sets I already have. I’m including a link to the auction below if you are interested in purchasing them it will direct you to the listing.
EBAY STAMP SET LISTING LINK:
Ebay Listing
I will continue to stamp once Nora is on a better schedule and will be uploading samples as I do them…it may still be a little while…but I am definitely still a stamper…just a stamper on hiatus right now…
Dear Nora,
This week you’ve been smiling and cooing much more. I’m positive now that it’s because you want to smile and not because you have gas. Of course you smile for your Daddy all day long…and will occasionally smile for me when he’s not around. Being typical parents of a newborn we have a half a million photos of you smiling…even if it’s 2:30 am when you’re doing it…we’ll bust out the camera and get a good seven or eight shots of the one smile you’re exhibiting.
The other thing that happened this week is that I started to notice how much you’re changing and growing…the first few weeks you looked the same to me. Now I can see your little round baby nose filling out a little…and you’re definitely getting bigger. There are already outfits that have had to be retired to the too small box because you’re getting longer.
This week we introduced you to the Daddy Bath. This is the single most intelligent thing we’ve done as parents thus far. You hated your baby bath. I can’t figure out why exactly. I know I enjoy bathing in two inches of lukewarm water in the cold kitchen. Why did you not enjoy that? Now you get a bath with Daddy in the big bath tub. He gets in the bath and holds you while I suds you up. You couldn’t be happier than when you’re in there. Maybe it reminds you of before you were born…I’m not sure…but I know that you will not get a bath any other way for at least the next thirty years…or until you reach the age where it is no longer appropriate to bathe with your father…whichever comes last.
Did I mention you started smiling?!
Oh yeah…and…this week…you’ve been a smilin’ fool…
Alright that was the last smiling one…for this entry…
You’ve discovered the closet in our bedroom and you’re mystified by it. We keep the closet light on at night so we can see you. It’s a bit of a ghetto night light…but it works. You crane your neck around at very unnatural angles to get a glimpse of the magic closet…and you’ll stare off into the closet as long as we’ll hold you there. Every time you wake up you have to double check and make sure it’s still there…and still lit up. I’m not sure how long this will capture your attention, but for now it’s just wonderful to watch as you thoughtfully explore the smallest, messiest closet in town. At least you’re easily amused…the closet light…the monkeys on your mobile…Piglet on your swing…your Daddy talking to you…these are the things that you absolutely love…
Love,
Mommy
Before Nora was born, sleeping through the night meant sleeping from 10pm until 9am.
Since Nora was born, sleeping through the night means sleeping from midnight until 6am.
The sad part? I’m just as happy with six hours as I was with eleven hours.
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