Mommy Vocabulary

I just received this in an email from a baby company and I thought it was cute enough to post!

Amnesia: The condition that enables a woman who has gone through labor to make love again.

Feedback: The inevitable result when your baby doesn't appreciate the pureed carrots.

Full name: What you call your child when you're really mad at him.

Grandparents: The people who think your children are wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right.

Hearsay: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.

Impregnable: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.

Independent: How we want our children to be as long as they do everything we say.

Ow: The first word spoken by children with older siblings.

Puddle: A small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes and socks into it.

Show off: A child who is more talented than yours.

Sterilize: What you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it.

Two minute warning: When your baby's face turns red and he begins to make those familiar grunting noises.

New Pics of Jaybird

I am way too lazy to post anything of interest today so I think I will just post some of Jaybirds recent pics that I love! :)

Super Scrapbooking

I am on a roll with this scrapbooking stuff! It's getting a whole lot easier as I go. Here are some of my latest!

I'm such a frugal craftster! The ribbon that I used was from a
present that someone gave me at my baby shower. Yay for me :)

AVON Item of the Week

ANEW ULTIMATE Age Repair Night Cream
price: $ 34

(It's pricey but I heard it works wonders while you are sleeping! Even better, it was featured in Allure magazine!)

:::::Special Promotion:::::

Receive the Sparkling 3-D Snowflake Ornament for only $2.99
when you spend $10!

MaNIc mOnDAy

Yay it's Manic Mondaly again! Even though it's Monday I hope you have a better one after signing up for all of this awesome stuff! :) I did'nt get too much in the mail this past week but it was big stuff so it's OK.

Basis Soap (from Walmart)

Hypoallergenic Pillowcase

Caress Exotic Oil Infusions

Nivea for men

Carmex Lip Balm

bain de terre hair mud masque

Head and Shoulders Shampoo

Monkey Brains Cereal (gross name I know but supposedly if you sign up you get free samples...link is at the bottom right hand corner)

CleanWell Hand Sanitizer

Morning Light Coffee T-Shirt

Dr. Scholls Foot Fashion Guide

AVEENO sample and seed packet (you do not have to enter the contest, just fill out the form on the right)

Tylenol Rapid Release Gel Caps

Wine Glass Name Tags

Jergens Lotion (I think I posted this on a previous manic monday but it's from the actual company, not walmart this time, so maybe we'll get both)

Nursery Water Bag Tag (they only give out 100 a day so if they are all gone then check back the next day)

Sensodyne

Pantene Color Expressions Shampoo



:::::My Favorite Freebies last week::::

Free Gift for signing up (Ok everyone this is a totally awesome freebie! If you only have time to sign up for ONE freebie do this one! It took forever for mine to come and I really thought it would be something stupid but UPS finally brought it. I got a really pretty heart shaped mirror that comes in a velvet drawstring bag, it has the Judith Jack logo lazer printed on the back and it fits perfect in your purse! If you look closely at my picture up top you can see it...oh and for anyone that doesn't know what Judith Jack jewelry is it's really expensive jewelry that they sell at Nordstrom's and I think you can see some of it on their site)

This freebie is even better...
Wedding Channel.com and Macy's teamed up and are offering a bunch of freebies for creating a wedding registry on their site. Go here to see the details. (If you don't have adobe reader you will have to download it to do all of this)
Once you get to the site just download each form and follow each company's directions. You don't have to purchase anything. All you have to do is register for the amount of items that each company requires you to. There are some things that require a purchase but it clearly states which is which. I am married but I could be renewing my wedding vowels so they don't have to know anything. Also, when I registered they had all of these options for what the occasion was such as anniv. or wedding or engagement so I'm pretty sure it's not required to be set in stone.
I think one girl's blog that I read said that the Macy's near her called just to tell her that they were there if she needed anything but it was just a 2 minute conversation. They havn't called me yet and I just received my first free thing the other day...a crystal picture frame from Mikasa(it's in the picture up top).
Each form that you download is going to a different location and you have to send a copy of your registry with each one. However, with each brand I highlighted which one it was referring to so they could find it and I only sent the portion of the registry that it required instead of printing off a whole bunch of paper. You might have to print it 2 or 3 times just to get each brand on there but it's better than printing it off 6 or 7 times.

Oh and make sure you read the fine print on the Kitchenaid form before you register..they are a bit more picky about which products to register for.

One last thing...if you feel guilty about this just remember these places pay like 50 cents for a cake server and then turn around and sell it for $100, so seriously, don't feel bad.

Scrapbook Surprise

I FINALLY got around to making some scrapbook pages (at 10 oclock at night). My scrapbooking supplies was getting a little overloaded so I figured I had put it off long enough. My favorite is the rubber ducky :)

MaNIc mONdaY

Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis

Dove Hair Care (I'm sorry it's in Spanish but you should be able to decipher it)

Curel Ultra Healing Lotion

Dunkin Doughnuts Coffee

Jergens Moisturizer

2X Ultra Tide

Aquafresh Extreme Clean (coupon for a free sample)

Rascal Flatts Free Tshirt with sign-up

St. Joseph Aspirin

COMPLETE Multi Purpose eye solution

Free Christian Supplies from Heavenly Gear

Free Finger Rosaries

Simply Nutrilite Bar

Metamucil Berry Burst

Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners (link for free sample will not appear until video stops)

Gator Gear Hat

NIVEA Smooth Indulgence Hand Cream

Beauty Kit

Student Rewards Card

ALWAYS Maximum Protection Pantyliner

Mighty Small OB Tampon carrier

Fall Fever Special

Fall Fever Special!
Spend $25 or more and receive a free Foot Works GIFT!

(Note: I am doing this promo independently, it is not offered on avon.com)

Coming Up Next Month.....
*Spend $30 or more and receive a free tube of antibacterial gel from the NATURALS collection!

~*Email ME for more details*~

Got Milk?

Jayden is 3 months old today! He must be having some major growing spurts because today was one of his horrible moody days. We've marked it up as growing pains because we have no idea what else it could be. However, his cry was almost like a hungry cry so maybe he's just ready to take more formula. Tonight at bedtime I fed him a 9 ounce bottle and he drank the whole thing! The pictures below are very monumental because as you can see he is holding his own bottle. No, this was not one of those random pics that we got for a split second to show he's holding it- he really held it or a while! It was really cool! Today, he also mimicked my facial expressions and when I say "I Love You" he doesn't say the words, but he repeats the sound that the words make almost as if he's saying it. It is so awesome to see him slowly changing!

Breast Cancer Month

In October, everyone starts thinking about the tree's leaves turning red, or which Halloween costume their children are going to be wearing. But October is also the month that many people get their pink ribbon pins back out and wear them proudly(or they may have never put them up). I have always been very up to date on ovarian cancer because my Great Grandmother died from it but I have never given breast cancer as much recognition. I decided to read up on it so that I could relate with it a little bit more. According to Medical News Today, Breast Cancer is the second most common cancer in women in the US, topped only by skin cancer. More than 211,000 women and 1,600 men will be diagnosed with it this year. The positive news is that if the cancer is detected early and treated, more than 95 percent of patients survive five years or more.I was also suprised to read that it is the second-leading cause of cancer death, after lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. I was very curious as to why October was picked as the designated month but I was not able to find out anything.

I found a really great site during my research:
The Breast Cancer Site
Once you get to the site there is a big pink button in the middle that says "Click here to give". Each time you or someone else clicks on the button it is paid for by a site sponsor. The proceeds are going towards funding free mammograms for women in need- low income, inner city and minority women whose awareness of breast cancer and opportunity for help is often limited. This is a really great way to help if you are not able to donate otherwise.

AVON also donates to the Breast Cancer Foundation

The lip balm is only $1.50 and 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. Click on the lip balm to see more pink ribbon merchandise.

AVON Item of the Week

The item of the week is AVON's new Uplifting Mascara. It is the first and only mascara in the world with a bendable brush. The coolest part? It's on sale! Orig. $8.50 - Now $4.99!

Avon.com says:
"Avon's revolutionary Bend-Extend brush flexes to 45 degrees. Visibly 75% more length. Use brush straight. Create lashes of staggering porportions. Up to 100% more lift. Bend brush, take even the smallest hard-to-reach lashes to new heights."

WE HAVE LIFT-OFF

I just had to tell ya'll that Jayden is holding his head up BIG time! He started doing it yesterday after we propped him up on a pillow that Momma made. I can't get over how many cute facial expressions he has and how different he looks in each one.

Jaybird got a little pooped out after all of the excitement :)

Touches of Fall

We got Fall fever around here a couple of weeks ago but I just now got around to taking pictures. I thought that I would share our touches of Fall....

Believe it or not, this is all from Dollar Tree






This is Marilyn, our friendly ghost

My parents made this, so cute

The flower arrangement is my first crafting experience in a long time. The red bucket came from a wishing well that Mom decorated.

50 Things

1. I am addicted to my blog
2. I am addicted to facebook
3. I am addicted to my email...ok so the internet in general
4. my middle name is Memory
5. I broke my writing arm rollerskating
6. I am lefthanded
7. I have a lazy eye
8. I have my scuba diving license
9. I squeeze my toothpaste from the middle not the end
10. I sleep on the left side of the bed
11. I hate wearing socks to bed
12. I only eat the marshmallows out of Lucky Charms
13. I hate it when my food touches each other on my plate
14. I used to really hate ice in my drink but I'm getting used to it
15. I prefer no syrup on my pancakes if they are really really good pancakes
16. I would live underwater if I had gills
17. In middle school gym class I scored a basketball goal for the wrong team and started clapping...then I realized no one else was clapping
18. I really hate wal-mart
19. I could spend $100 in Dollar Tree
20. I won $500 from the Monopoly Game at McDonald's 2 years ago
21. I want to win again this year
22. I love getting freebies in the mail
23. I took interior design for 1 year and a half at RCC and then dropped out to be an Assistant Manager
24. I yell at other drivers when they piss me off even though they can't hear me it still makes me feel better
25. I'm getting really tired of people pulling out in front of me
26. I have a license plate on the front of my car that says "Wild Woman"
27. I believe in ghosts
28. I believe in angels
29. I believe in aliens
30. I like closing my eyes when I type
31. my closet was color coordinated before I had my son
32. I like clutter, it's comforting
33. I have my own organizational strategy
34. I cheated on a math test in 6th grade
35. I was bullied by a girl in 6th grade
36. I really hate shoes, and I would not wear them if most places didn't require them
37. I would love to go to beauty school
38. I would love to have my own nail salon
39. I hate painting my own nails
40. I have a birthmark on my bottom tooth that looks like a sesame seed
41. I got my long fingers and toes from my grandma
42. I'm double jointed
43. I hate coffee
44. I have sprained my left ankle 8 times
45. A dog bit the left side of my face when I was 4
46. my first crush was Dr. Doogie Hauzer
47. I really hate drying my hair
48. I pulled my pants down in a jewelry shop when I was little because my mom wouldn't buy me anything
49. I'm deathly scared of tornadoes
50. I believe everyone has multiple past lives
51. I think it's hard to just tell 50 things about yourself

MaNiC MOndAy

Ok guys, you know the drill. I love my freebies that I got last week. I'm very excited about the sippy cup that Jayden got from Juicy Juice, and the little blue tampon carrier is so cute. Anyways, on to the freebies!

Magnetic Flag for your car

Ultra Compact Kotex

Body Treats (Just leave your address in the comment box and list what you want a sample of)

Liquid Fusion Glue

Candle Sample

Aquaphor Healing Ointment from Eucerin

Tampax Pearl

Mode de vie body care (leave address in comments box and list which sample you want)

D-Ring Holder

Intensive Foot Repair Cream from Eucerin

Photo Card from Hallmark (You still have to pay for the stamp but use promo code: PODFREE at checkout and it will make the actual card free....I was able to make 2 cards for free using this code) (Make sure you have them stamp it for you or you will have to pay shipping)

Smile Cards (make someone's day!)

Left-Hander's Calendar

Reynolds Parchment Paper

T-Shirt Iron-ons

L'Oreal Skin Genesis (link at bottom of page)