GIVEAWAY!
You will love what I am about to share with you, guys!
Some of you might have heard of the new online magazine, Daily Mom, that just launched last month. It’s an amazing resource of posts and articles for the modern woman and mom. Imagine Pinterest worthy posts with useful information about all aspects of life - from parenting to beauty, fashion, green living, health, fitness, and more. Once you visit Daily Mom, you will be hooked - jumping from one post to another.
I have partnered with Daily Mom to host one of their giveaways as a part of an extensive 50 Days of Giveaways campaign to celebrate their launch. For 50 days, they will be giving away one awesome prize a day to thank their new readers. So today we’re giving an opportunity for one lucky reader to an Instagram Pillow from Stitchtagram.
Stitchtagram, a company based out of Washington, D.C., turns those Instagram photos of your little ones into “soft & nice things”, and allows you to “keep your photos alive by bringing them out into the real world and to be enjoyed every day.” They are tangible works of art, and the best part is that they are all made by hand in the US. Be sure to check out their products on their website. Keep in the loop by following them on Facebook and Twitter. And of course, enter below for a chance to win. Check out Daily Mom’s Feature on Stitchtagram written by me! The giveaway will run for a week, and there are only two mandatory entries with many optional ones. All you have to do is follow the directions below in the Rafflecopter widget. This giveaway is open to legal US and Canadian residents only. And be sure to visit Daily Momtomorrow to see what new item they are giving away and to enter previous drawings! The prizes range from strollers to high chairs, monitors, diaper bags, fashion items, baby clothing and photography products. There is something for everyone.
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After you’ve entered the giveaway, be sure to browse Daily Mom and check out some of my favorite posts! I’m loving:
Why You Should Exfoliate Your Skin
How to Get Rid of Your Red Lipstick Fear
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10 MONTHS!!!
That’s right it deserves big capital letters and lots of exclamation points! Because my baby is 10 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CRAP! How did this happen? (I know I say this ALL the time!) This kid is just KILLING ME! Have I told you that? Because she really is. She is the cutest most feistiest little girl I’ve ever met, but come on we know I’m biased! Of course I am (and I’m sure your just as biased about your own.) This month actually was pretty bad in terms of the cranky department, it actually took first place and won over month 5! The stinking necklace finally arrived and WOW! What is with that necklace? Secret powers I tell ya! She has surpassed crawling and now likes to stand on every chance she gets. Her personality is coming through and it is AMAZING I love love love it! I love all the little snuggles and kisses (who am I kidding they are not kisses they are BITES! And it HURTS!) and the cute little words she’s learning! Why can’t I bottle her UP? Seriously WHY? So that’s it! I’m trying to enjoy every little moment but funny enough you forget how things were in the months passed so quickly! Boo!
Interesting Perspectives!
This is the 3rd month for the Blog Circle I’m participating in from Clickin Moms (unfortunately I missed last month). The theme this month is “interesting perspectives.” I have to say that this was definitely a challenge for me, as I don’t really look at objects or people from a perspective point, if that makes sense? BUT it is going to be something that I look forward to noticing and practicing. This is my take on this theme, I also included a photo I took during the summer, which I think is an interesting perspective, to me. The vanishing point is reflected in the shiny body of the truck that was in front of us. Don’t forget to check out, Rebecca Keller to see her take on “interesting perspectives.”
Today…
Today is one of those days where I want to run around screaming and crying, but I don’t have the energy to do either! It’s the teething day from hell and I’ve come down with a migraine! Not from said teething! And strange enough, I’ve got so much done today, yet feel I have so much unfinished business. All I want to do is crawl into bed, pull up the covers and just sulk! BUT, I have a baby that does NOT want to nap and wants to be in my arms and only MY ARMS all day! I don’t mind actually (sort of, mommy guilt is hiding there somewhere) I just feel really bad for my usually happy baby! Teething sucks!
The necklace has not arrived!
50 Days of Giveaway!
It has BEGUN! Today is the first day of our very first giveaway! Head on to DailyMom to enter.
My Five Must-Haves During and After Pregnancy!
I thought I’d put together some of the things that helped me during and after pregnancy, mostly to do with breast-feeding (cause that was all that was on my mind) This is what helped US, or more like ME!
1. Throw pillows or couch pillows:
This was amazing for sleep. I had a body pillow (one of those long ones) but it was the most awkward thing to use when you can barely move let alone sleep. The first night I got stuck and couldn’t remove myself from the pillow. So a couch cushion was the best thing. I put it right under my belly and it would balance me and I could get some sleep without all sorts of pains in the morning.
Truth time! I am still using this oil, only because I love the way it smells and feels. I am convinced that the reason I didn’t get any stretch marks is because of this oil. I tried other ones but due to my sensitive skin I would break out in hives. This was awesome. It didn’t stink, it didn’t leave a residue on my clothes and it moisturized.
This was great in between feedings and in conjunction with the lansinoh nipple cream. It’s safe, no chemicals all natural ingredients so it left my mind at ease if in case it was still on and I had started breastfeeding.
The only thing that put my nipples back to normal! No seriously. Bleeding and scabbing nipples are not fun. This eased the sting and pain and helped a lot with breastfeeding.
5. Medela Swing Single Breast Pump:
This pump was more than enough for us. As Little A didn’t take to a bottle and my thoughts of pumping and bottle feeding went out the window right from the start. This was easy, painless and fast. If your not going to need to pump like crazy and store your milk while you work, this pump will work. (Bonus check with your health insurance provider to see if they cover pumps.)
Baby Signs
We started signing and saw our first sign before reading this book, but if your like me and are constantly WHY WHY WHY? Meaning you have tons of questions than read this book. Actually it’s a must read if you are planning to do baby signs with your baby.
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9 MONTHS!!!
This little munchkin turned 9 months on Sat.
And after 5 months I am finally doing a monthly update! (Yikes! Has it really been that long?)
Every month I think, “it can’t get better than this.” Yet it gets better and better. Even though I loved her “newborness”, I’m just loving where we are at now! Her personality is coming through more and she communicates with us in her own little way (and thanks to baby sign). I do however find that as she is getting older and developing more, things are becoming harder…”things” that for some strange reason I thought would be getting better! (Ahem sleep) Also teething! I now get why people bitch about it! Because it’s a BITCH! The first two were a breeze. Besides the rosy cheeks and constant drooling Little A had no other discomfort. The last few though have been HORRIBLE! So I’ve ordered one of these and I’m waiting for its arrival impatiently! Something else that’s also not fun? Having an unsafe non-baby friendly house that has you running around after a baby all day. Since when has this house turned unsafe? Babyproofing is another BITCH I tell you! BUT it needs to be done and it’s funny HOW many things suddenly are unsafe. (Read this article). Besides that, we are enjoying every minute. She recently learned to point and she basically points to everything and shows the sign for want or waits for an explanation of what the item is, and another new discovery are LIGHTS. Every sort of light you can think of. She barely gave any attention to them before, until one day she couldn’t stop pointing and once she realized they can be turned on and off…the look on her face was priceless. I can’t wait to see what is in store next and hopefully I will not take another 5 months to update.
