Monthly Archives: June 2009

Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child
Book review + Giveaway

Age 0-1 year, New posts, Pregnancy, , , ,

Bond with Your Baby Before Birth by Kim O'NeillMy way of bonding with Sebastian when I was pregnant with him was to play Enya right next to my big, huge, gigantic pregnant tummy. I’m not sure how much that facilitated our bond but now, 9 years later, we have an incredible bond even though I wondered if it would fade away after his baby and toddler years.

Kim O’Neill, author of Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child, helps pregnant moms tap into the deep intuitive powers of pregnancy and meet their unborn child before birth. If you are pregnant and are wondering what your baby will look like, what her personality will be like, or want in life, this book is for you.

This book introduces you to the phenomenon of communicating with your baby before birth and will help you receive messages from your unborn child, discover your child’s life purpose and destiny, and interpret pregnancy dreams.. I would have loved that!

For more information about Bond with Your Baby Before Birth: How to Communicate with Your Unborn Child visit Amazon.com here or Kim O’Neill’s website here.

GIVEAWAY!
We have 2 copies of Bond with Your Baby Before Birth to giveaway! Enter the contest here. Ends July 10th.

Review + Giveaway:
Softsoap Ensembles handsoap

Beauty & Skin Care, New posts,

Soft Soap EnsemblesMoms are always looking for ways to save money.  One way we can save money is by not buying a new soap bottle every time we run out of hand soap.    With the kids out of school for the summer you are probably noticing a quicker than average consumption of soap which is good.. that means your kids are washing their hands! But, that also means that you are buying new bottles of soap often which is not so good for your wallet or the planet.  We can change that buy purchasing Softsoap Ensembles.  First you buy a Softsoap Ensembles pump and base system together. When you run out of soap, keep the pump and choose a new base, a quick and easy way to switch things up in your bathroom or kitchen.

The pump is silver gray color, a nice look for any bathroom or kitchen. The Softsoap Ensemble collection of bases is made up of four modern, elegant designs as well as a neutral “Creamy Cotton” design.

Keep a Softsoap Ensemble system in your all of your bathrooms and in your kitchen so your kids have easy access to hand soap.  The easier it is for your kids to get to the hand soap, the more they will use it!

You can purchase Softsoap Ensembles hand soap at most drugstores, grocery stores, and online. For more information about Softsoap Ensembles, visit the website here.

Become a member of Colgate® SmileTalk® and save $2.00!

GIVEAWAY!
Stay tuned for our Softsoap Ensembles giveaway starting in the beginning of July.

Plan Toys Eco Friendly Drum Set – From our friends at TheFind.com

Age 1-3, Age 3-5, New posts, Toys, Wooden Toys

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I’ve been searching for a modern, well made and eco-friendly drum set for my toddler daughter. Up until now she’s created her own impromptu drum set with my All-Clad sauce pans. Big mistake. It’s time to invest in a proper drum set to save my pots and my sanity. The Plan Toys drumset is much less disruptive than my cookware and is set up to develop hand eye coordination. I love that the set is made from eco-friendly and renewable plantation grown rubber wood and is colored with non-toxic vegetable dyes. In fact we are huge fans of all of the Plan Toys products, next on our list is the contemporary doll house, it’ll make the perfect gift when birthday time rolls around.

The Shoe Shopping Experiment

Guest post: TheFind.com, Shoes, , ,

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Can you find your latest shoe obsession faster with images than with words? TheFind.com is testing out a new visual search site and wants your feedback! As a thank you for completing the survey, you will be treated to some fab coupons from Bluefly, Shoebuy, and Naturals of Ashland. Here’s how it works:

1. Go go visual.thefind.com

2. Type in a shoe search (eg. gladiator sandals) or click on a “Top Shoe Searches” link

3. Some products will show buttons for “find similar” and “compare” upon mouseover. Click on one of these buttons

4. You should see products similar in shape and color

5. When you’re done, click the “take our survey” link at the top of the results

6. Tell us what you think!

7. Collect your coupon codes at the end of the survey.

Lil’ Tag Alongs baby blanket
review + giveaway

Age 0-1 year, Age 1-3, New posts, Past Giveaways, , , , , ,

Lil' Tag Alongs baby blanket with link attachmentsWhat new mom doesn’t love a product that makes life a little easier? I certainly do and I recently learned about Lil’ Tag Alongs, a blanket that is sure to make any new mom’s life easier, really!
Lil’ Tag Alongs blankets perform several functions including keeping baby warm, cozy, and Lil’ Tag Alongs ensure that your baby’s favorite toy won’t fall on the dirty grocery store floor as long as it’s attached to a link on the blanket. You wouldn’t believe my reaction when Madelyn dropped a toy onto a dirty grocery store floor.  First I would gasp, then my super speedy reflexes took over as I picked the toy. Madelyn wasn’t allowed to touch it again until I sanitized it making for a miserable remainder of our grocery trip.  You’ll be happy to know that I’m not that crazy anymore… maybe in different ways but I’m not a “germaphone” (what my son used to call me) anymore.

Obviously, I would have benefited greatly from a Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket during Madelyn’s infant months.   The ability to attach Madelyn’s favorite toys to her blanket would have saved me time running from room to room looking for her favorite rattle or teething toy that I could have attached to a link on her Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket.  Toys attach to Lil’ Tag Alongs blankets using links sold at Wal-Mart and Babies R’ Us like those in the photograph here.  A lot of infant and baby toys snap right onto the links.

Lil' Tag Alongs blanket with links attached

Benefits of the Lil’ Tag Alongs:

  • Attach your baby’s Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket to your stroller using links
  • Lay the blanket on the floor and your new baby will playing with and reaching for the links.. great for doctor recommended tummy-time!
  • Your won’t have to go from room to room looking for baby’s favorite toys because they can all be attached to her Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket!

Lil’ Tag Alongs are available in large ($48) and small ($29.95) and in lots of colors and patterns.

GIVEAWAY!
One winner can choose a large Lil’ Tag Alongs blanket of their choice. Leave a comment below telling me what your favorite design is (use the link above) and you are entered to win! Contest ends July 10th.