Lil Miss Crafty Pants Giveaway WINNER!!!!

And the winner is....

CONGRATULATIONS ALISA TACKETT!!!! Please post a comment here acknowledging that you have seen this announcement!!!!! Then, to claim your free soaker go to Lil Miss Crafty Pants' Facebook Fan Page and comment so Tricia can give you details!!!

Tuesday Blog Hop!

Five Question friday

 

1. If you had the oppurtunity to bungee jump, would you?
I've done one of those "bungee jump" things at Six Flags, not sure if that really counts though, it was more like a swing then a bungee LOL! But otherwise, NO.

2. Would you rather go to the move theatre or to the drive-in?
Drive-in! Can you imagine how much more fun that would be with Boogie? No worries if she's crying, I can change her diaper right there, nurse her without covering.... sweet!

3. Do you have your groceries delivered?
Nope, but that would be nice on days when I don't want to take Boogie out.

4. Eyebrows: Do you wax, thread, pluck, or stay au naturel?
Usually pluck, otherwise au naturel, LOL!

5. Would the people you went to high school with be surprised by your life today?
Yes and no... depends on what aspect of my life they're looking at.

Fellow Blogger Giveaway...... ERGO!!!!

Fellow blogger momma Uniquely Normal Mom is hosting a giveaway!!!! Go HERE to enter.... you could win an Ergo Baby Carrier!!! WOOHOO!!!!

Happy 1/2 Birthday Boogie!

Well ladies and gentlemen, my sweet tiny little girl has hit the 1/2 year mark. As of yesterday she was about 16lbs and 26 inches long... compared to her newborn 5.13lbs and 18.5 inches long. She's growing fast, TOO fast for mommy! We've conquered rolling, we've conquered smiles, we've conquered laughter.... to think of all the things we have done in this past 6 months amazes me.... and we've got 6 more amazing months to go until my little girl turns one! My life revolves around naps, diapers, laundry, blowing raspberries on my baby's belly, tickling her little toes, breastfeeding, babywearing.... all things baby! I've loved every minute of it and I'm sure the next 6 months will be eve more fantastic.

So Boogie.... HAPPY 1/2 BIRTHDAY!

CLOSED!!!!!! UPrinting Giveaway!!!! CLOSED!!!!!

I love snail mail... there's just something about receiving a physical card or letter. You just can't get the same type of satisfaction through emails or facebook messages! There is a GREAT site called UPrinting, it's an online printing company that specializes in paper products like cards, flyers, envelopes and much much more for your business or even your personal life! I love the postcards, it would be a fantastic way to get the word out about the boutique I'm starting up with my two aunts. Look at all the postcard designs you could use to personalize them!



  

Thanks to Uprinting, they are offering 100 free personalized postcards (restrictions apply, I will explain below)! You must be 18 years of age or older and a US citizen to enter, and you may not have won the same print giveaway from another blogger in the last 6 weeks!

To enter:

• Like And Baby Makes Three on Facebook for TWO entries, you must leave a comment on this blog entry with the name you use on facebook.
• Follow me on Twitter for ONE entry, you must leave a comment with your name and Twitter name.
• Take a look at Uprinting's website and pick your favorite product. Come back here and leave a comment stating which product that is and what you would use it for! TWO entries.

Here are the restrictions for the winner's chosen postcards:

100 Postcards for One (1) Winner

5" x 7"

14pt Cardstock Gloss

No Folding

Front and Back Printing

2 Business Days Print Turnaround Time

Good luck! Giveaway ends JUNE 29 AT 9AM EASTERN!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: Required as per FTC Ruling (Please see example below)

This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, an online printing company, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive postcards for hosting. See more 

information about postcards and available postcard designs on UPrinting.com.

Five Question Friday

1. What is your current favorite tv show?

GLEEEEEEEEE!

2. What's the worst haircut you ever got?
Pixe cut... I got it recut the next day into a "punkish" cut... long hair in the front, spikey in the back. Thought I was AWESOME, but it WAS much better than the pixie cut! LOL!

3. What was something that you did as a child that you thought you were so cool for doing?
Dancing to Achy Breaky Heart ... thanks mom...

4. Do you have any GREAT frugal family fun tips?
Rent a place that has a good sized kitchen and COOK YOUR OWN FOOD.... seriously, saves a ton!

5. Would you drive across country if you had the money to fly?
Yes... you'd get to stop and see all kinds of things on the way across country. What a great experience!

Tuesday Ten

I'm starting a trend... ok not really. I'm starting something new for myself, if you'd like to do it as well, then fantastic! I call it Tuesday Ten... ten things I will list every Tuesday. This Tuesday's Ten will be ten things I HATE.

1. Mushrooms, really, who wants to eat fungus! That's GROSS!
2. Washing dishes. Ask my hubby, I NEVER wash dishes. I may be a SAHM and a housewife, but I do NOT do dishes. Nope, no, nadda.
3. Driving in the rain, especially storms. I feel unsafe driving, or even riding to be honest, in the rain. I include snow in this... so I guess really I should say that I hate driving in WET weather, LOL!
4. When people don't even try to breastfeed because it's "gross" or "wierd". I just don't understand that, it drives me INSANE.
5. Bills. But who doesn't?
6. Morning sickness... I loved being pregnant. I loved feeling Boogie move and kick and hiccup... but I did not enjoy throwing up every morning for 32 weeks.
7. When people try to tell me how to raise my child. Yes, I cloth diaper. Yes, I plan on breastfeeding until she's 1 or possibly older. Yes, I feed my daugher solid foods at 6 months. Yes, I intend on avoiding certain situations that my husband and I feel like aren't in the best interest for our daughter. No, I have not spent a moment away from my daughter since she was conceived... and I'm really OK with that.
8. That the church I grew up in is nothing it used to be... I miss the simplicity and love I felt when I walked through those doors as a child.
9. That I seem to stumble away from my daily devotions... even if it's unintentional. I wish I was better about sticking with it and keeping a routine.
10. Alcohol and narcotics... they are stupid. Just stupid. And they are even more stupid when someone you love loves them. YOU know who you are.

Bedtime... What a Rollercoaster!

My Boogie is a GREAT sleeper... seriously, she can sleep 10-12 hours as long as I'm laying beside her. I lay down with her, nurse her, and then usually I can get 2-3 hours to myself to blog, do homework, or just read... it's FANTASTIC. Especially considering it's about the ONLY time I get to myself ALL day. Well, the past few nights teething has interfered with our nighttime routine. We go to bed as usual, usually between 9pm or 10pm (Boogie is a late nighter), any earlier and she is up every hour on the hour, I nurse her to sleep, and then she is good all night. She won't wake up unless she reaches out to touch me or tries to nuzzle up to me to nurse. Now, she is up about every half hour because she is in pain. I feel so bad for her, I even gave in and just gave her Tylenol tonight. I don't normally do that, I prefer to find a natural way to relieve it if possible, but she was just screaming and tears were pouring down her face... it's the only cry that sounds different now. The only other time she cries is when she can't find me or she's hungry, and it's nothing like when she's in pain.

I got her settled down, she fell back asleep... and then not 20 minutes later I hear her fidgeting, tossing and turning and start to fuss (for her, fussing is just that... no tears, no crying, just downright whining and fussing). She had leaked through her nighttime diaper ONTO my sheets. Really? And no, I did not change the sheets, and if you think that's gross well... just wait til you have children! J is asleep and has to be up early, so I threw a few receiving blankets over the wet spot and took Boogie to change her diaper and pj's. We go BACK to bed and I start nursing her again and she bites me... I shriek, she cries. Start over again... she bites... I shriek... she cries. This goes on for about 5 minutes and I finally just pick her up and just cuddle her and tell her "no biting, that hurts momma!" She calms down, and we try again and she finally just nurses and goes back to sleep. I'm dreading these teeth... she already bites me frequently and it HURTS. I feel like I'm nursing a newborn with a poor latch, my boobs HURT and are chapped... it's awful.

Anyways, that's basically how our nights have gone for the past several nights. She sleeps late, so it's not like I don't get enough sleep. I sleep GREAT and am so happy to have a child who has inherited some of my sleep habits (I love sleep), but teething SUCKS. And so does biting! I don't mind tending to her and losing my "me" time, but I'd rather her be content and not in pain. During the day she wears her amber teething necklace, and for those of you who think this is some crazy "crunchy" thing that doesn't work... believe me, it DOES. I forgot to put it on her one day last week and couldn't understand why she was so fussy and I wasn't able to calm her down... J asked if I had it on her and I didn't. About an hour after putting it on her she calmed down and all was well with the world. I've tried putting it around her ankle at night with socks, tights, etc.... it doesn't stay put and I don't want it cutting off her circulation. I am tempted to get an anklet but not sure if we really NEED another one just yet. Poor babies and their teeth :(

**CLOSED** Lil Miss Crafty Pants Review & Giveaway! **CLOSED**

Here we go! It's finally time to review this adorable fleece soaker from Lil Miss Crafty Pants and to have a GIVEAWAY!!! Woohoo! I KNOW you're excited! ;-)


Tricia, the owner and crafty pants extraordinaire, sent me a fleece soaker to try out on Boogie... she requested Boogie's measurements and had it done VERY quickly and I received it in the mail promptly! Super easy to work with, and she has so many other awesome products available as well. The first time I put the soaker on Boogie I used a prefold without pins or snappis.

It was a little bulk with the prefold, but the one I used is a little too big for Boogie right now anyways. Despite the bulkiness, it was VERY absorbent and the fleece was so soft and didn't leak AT ALL! I was thoroughly impressed! The second time I put it on Boogie I used a smaller sized prefold with a bamboo insert (from one of my Kawaii diapers) folded into the prefold... so basically it was trifolded and placed in the soaker. I was a little worried it would leak this was but to my surprise, even after taking a 2 hour nap the prefold was soaked but the Fleece Soaker had kept me (because she was sleeping on me lol) and Boogie dry!

Boogie seemed to be very comfortable, she rolled around as usual and I love that the soaker doesn't leave marks on her like some of our pocket diapers do. I would recommend using fitted diapers inside the soaker, I think it would be easier to put on if using one of those rather than prefolds... but it did it's job nonetheless!

How cute is that? After washing it held up really well, of course with it being fleece you see normal wear after washing, but it remained soft and cushy! So, want to win one?

These links will come in handy:
Lil Miss Crafty Pants on Facebook
And Baby Makes Three on Facebook
And Baby Makes Three on Twitter

Winner must contact me within 48 hours or I will select another winner. Winner chooses size and whether you prefer a girl, boy, or neutral print!

To enter (Submit a comment on this blog entry, each comment is worth ONE vote, and I WILL check to see you have completed each task. Please submit one comment PER entry!)

1. Like Lil Miss Crafty Pants on Facebook, and comment on her page that And Baby Makes Three sent you! When posting your comment here please sign with the name you use on Facebook.

2. Like And Baby Makes Three on Facebook, and comment that you hope you win! n posting your comment here please sign with the name you use on Facebook.

3. Follow me on Twitter, submit your comment here with your Twitter username.

4. Tweet about this giveaway, please link back to this blog. On your blog comment please add your twitter username and paste the Tweet link or the Tweet itself to your comment.

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GIVEAWAY ENDS JULY 6, 2011 AT 12:01AM