Children's Wear Outlet Sale

The Childrens Wear Outlet

I got an e-mail from The Childrens Wear Outlet today; they will be offering Free Shipping from Nov 26th – Dec 3rd. This offer will be on all orders over $30 and there will not be a limit to the amount of orders placed. There will not be a code for this offer, it will be applied to every order placed. Click on the cute baby above to start shopping!

Lucky Seven

The kiddo turned seven months old yesterday. The biggest change I’ve noticed is his sudden focus on everything around him. His eyes have been opened up to a whole new world around him, full of items he’s not allowed to touch and places he’s not able to get to. The latter has been the driving force behind his frustrated attempts to crawl, walk, or otherwise move around the room. He can push himself backwards and turn, dive from sitting on his bottom to “crawling position” but he doesn’t get much farther than that. Our 7-Month photo shoot was a little trickier than months past; he was more interested in the grass than smiling at me.

I can’t believe that the most intense day of my life is seven months behind me already. Time sped up after I finished college, but now days feel like blinks. From 7am-7pm, my life is nonstop. Then I breath, blog, (sometimes read or crochet) and go to bed. I love the afternoons when Micah decides that all he wants to do is snuggle up next to me for two hours and sleep. I rest, read, catch up on my shows, and I feel refreshed afterward. I’m going to enjoy this season, because I know I won’t have that luxury forever. Life is simple with one child.

My Little "Soapasaurus"

That’s what it says on Micah’s bathrobe. I haven’t used these much until lately. I’ve found they are a great way to keep him warm while I put his baby lotion on after a bath. Tonight he wore his robe for a while because his pajamas were still in the dryer. I just bought him a new pair (size 12 months!!) and they have monsters on them. They are his first pair of jammies that are not one piece with footies. They should fit him a little longer. I’m hoping so.

Micah is changing so much every week, I thought I’d write down some current “facts” about him before I forget.

  • He could care less about solid foods. He still prefers breastmilk and will only eat about a tablespoon of baby food on any given day, if that.
  • He has been sitting up on his own for a few weeks, but he still requires some type of “crash pad” behind him for those times when he feels like arching his back all of a sudden!
  • He has one tiny little tooth – the bottom right one.
  • He loves the blanket that I crocheted for him while I was pregnant. I love this.
  • His favorite toy is his food bowl.
  • He likes to be carried on my hip, facing in. (That’s a big change from before, when he only wanted to be carried in front of me, facing out.)
  • He loves to grab our faces.
  • He giggles when you say “bloop bloop” or make a popping sound with your lips.
  • He loves taking baths!
  • He no longer cries when he’s wet, which means now we have to actually check.
  • He likes to fall asleep with a blanket over his head (don’t worry, his blankie is “holey”)
  • He screams a lot when he is laughing and playing. It’s very high pitched and loud!
  • He likes to chew on wet washcloths. 
  • He can push himself up on his arms all the way and roll over both ways, as well as turn around on his belly.
  • He thinks trees are funny… and laughs at them when the wind blows.
  • He always wants to hold my fingers when he’s tired.
  • He grunts as he’s falling asleep.
  • He loves wearing his snowsuit: it always puts him to sleep.
  • He is fascinated by books and enjoys opening and closing them over and over.
  • He loves taking naps next to me on the couch while I watch TV.
  • He loves hugs and kisses!
  • He loves dogs!

What a Chunk!

This was taken on September 25th.

This was taken today.

The weight gain in his face (and everywhere else) is crazy! We started solid foods around that time as well… I’m thinking that might have something to do with it.
No teeth yet!

Winners!

Congratulations to Danielle, Tracey and Lindsay, (entries 23, 12 and 7, respectively) who are the lucky winners of a free canister of Wet Ones Antibacterial Hand Wipes. I will be notifying these ladies via e-mail of their prize, and as stated in the rules, they have three days to respond, otherwise the prize will go to the next person in the randomly generated sequence.

FREEBIE!! (Wet Ones)

It’s FLU season! As if we weren’t worried enough about our kids and family members catching the seasonal flu, now we’re running around, trying not to catch H1N1 (“Swine Flu”), too!

What’s the number one rule? WASH THOSE HANDS!

But what if you are in your car? The park? The pumpkin patch? What are you supposed to do then?

The answer: use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer or antibacterial hand wipe. There are a lot of products out there to choose from, I’ll admit, but Wet Ones happen to be my favorite, and that’s why I agreed to do this giveaway. Why do I love Wet Ones?

Once upon a time, I had a travel size bottle of hand sanitizer in my purse. While getting into my car, I noticed a really strong odor coming from the passenger seat. I looked over to see the bottom of my purse completely soaked! Upon opening my purse I discovered that my bottle of hand sanitizer had broke and spilled everywhere. Fortunately it didn’t ruin my cell phone, but it was a close call! The bad news is my purse and its contents stunk for a week!

Wet Ones Antibacterial Wipes come in a canister that fits perfectly in your cup holder, meaning you’ll never deal with the hassle of hand sanitizer spilling all over your stuff like I did. They also clean up gunk while they sanitize, so they are perfect for kids’ messy hands – you can’t say that about hand gel.

I was thrilled to receive two free samples of Wet Ones. (Now I have one for the car and for the diaper bag.) I also have a FREE canister of Wet Ones to give out to three lucky readers. To enter, all you have to do is fill out the form below. Spread the word!

[This contest is now closed! Thanks for entering!]

A big thank you to GolinHarris for contacting me for this giveway!

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