Fun Finds: My Recent Favorites!

~Fun Find #1~ Looking for cute Easter basket goodies? I've been searching all kinds of stores for the most adorable basket friends for my kids, but seriously. . . I want these bunnies in MY basket! They're just tooooo cute! Even their names are cute. . . Muncher and Cruncher.

B. Braithwaite sells the bunnies and about a million other sweet and high quality products for babies and kids. They feature a large variety of organic products, and I absolutely love how you can search through each gift category to find exactly what you want. Their "Easter gifts" section is full of products just perfect for Easter baskets! I love everything they feature there!

~Fun Find #2~ This GENIUS faucet extender called the Aqueduck from Peachy Co!
Ever since I put this product in our sink I've gotten comments from everyone about how every kid's bathroom needs one of these!
Our guest bathroom on the main floor has a pedestal sink, and even though my kids are tall for their age and we have a stepstool, they still couldn't reach the water to wash their hands. Slipping this rubber Aqueduck over our faucet solved the problem instantly! It sends the water forward, waterfall-style, and my kids can now reach the water! I love it! And a total steal too, at $12.99!

~Fun Find #3~ Sesame Street Live has a new show touring nationally called "Elmo's Healthy Heroes." They're going to be in Everett and Tacoma May 17-22'nd, with several showtimes to choose from!
Kirsten is so excited. . . I took her to see a Sesame Street Live show last year when she turned 3, and she's been wanting to go back and see Sesame Street again ever since then. It was a great show, perfect for her age group. The characters are tons of fun (especially if your kid loves Elmo and the other characters), with lots of great song and dance numbers to hold their interest. Natalie is almost 2 and doesn't usually have the attention span for stage shows, but I'm thinking she'll even like this one! She doesn't say a whole lot of words yet, but two words she does know are "Elmo" and "Ernie." I'm looking forward to taking my family to see this show!

~Fun Find #4~ Discovery Kits from Baby Einstein!
I started collecting the award-winning Baby Einstein videos when I had my first baby, and have gotten quite a few of them over the years. I always loved the way they hold my babies' attention, with the sweet music and age-appropriate images. Kirsten used to just stare at the screen, fascinated, and Brooke will do the same thing now. It makes for a nice break every once in awhile!
The new Discovery Kits are great because they package a DVD, CD, and little book or discovery cards together with one theme, so you can fully explore them with your baby. It's a nice way to sell them, and I really enjoy having the CD and the board book in addition to the DVD.
You can buy the Discovery Kits on Amazon for $15.99, pretty much the same price the single DVD's used to sell for! Sweet!

~Fun Find #5~ Very comfortable and beautiful nursing and maternity clothes from Peek-a-boo.

Peek-a-boo has a lot of very stylish options, which can be hard to find when you're pregnant or nursing. You would have no idea their tops were designed for nursing (especially when you see the picture of the girl from their website, who certainly doesn't look pregnant or post-partum!), because the slits are so discreet you really wouldn't know they were there.

My favorite thing about these clothes are the fabrics. Gorgeous, silky, soft fabric that I could live in all the time, it's so comfortable! I also love the ruching on the sides that conceal that post-baby tummy. They're very flattering to wear!

You can get a 15% discount on everything from their website when you use the promo code 'VEATER', and they offer free international shipping!

My Disclaimer: I received some free products in exchange for writing my opinions, but was not obligated to write a positive review. All opinions are my own, and I was not compensated. I only recommend things that I truly love and think my readers will value too!

Fabulous Finds: Tiny Prints Mother's Day Cards!

Ask me what my best and most memorable Mother's Day ever was and I won't even hesitate. . . It was May 13'th, 2007, the day I first became a Mother!!!

I thought it was extra special that my first baby was born on Mother's Day.
My due date was May 6'th, but after a week late and no contractions or any signs of labor starting, I went into the hospital to be induced on Saturday night, the 12'th. I was pretty excited to have a Mother's Day baby! And by 1:15 pm on the 13'th I was staring wondrously into the eyes of my first baby, Kirsten. Happy Mother's day indeed!

If you're like me and can't be with your mom on Mother's day, my favorite place to go for beautiful and personalized Mother's Day cards is Tiny Prints!
I LOVE being able to upload photos of my kids, add personal messages, and make the card incredibly special. This is the kind of card that will make your mom cry, especially if she's far away. You can choose to either have the card sent to yourself first or directly to your mom, and only pay the cost of a stamp to have it sent to her. I ordered one for my mom and scheduled the delivery date so she'd be sure to get it right before Mother's day. Super easy, and I don't even have to worry about remembering to send it in on time!

Tiny Prints provides simple, modern and unique stationery from Fathers Day Cards to personalized greeting cards to thank you cards, business cards, and even custom wedding invitations or photo birth announcements. Offering exclusive designs from the nation’s top designers, easy card personalization, a powerful preview engine and top-notch customer service and paper quality, their designs have been lauded by numerous television networks, publications and celebrities. With Tiny Prints by your side commemorating every holiday and momentous occasion is a cinch! They offer perfect party invitations for every occasion and memorable personalized photo-gifts like notebooks, photo books and calendars to commemorate the event.

Fabulous Finds: Pure Style!

Can you believe I've lived in Seattle for four years and didn't even own a pair of rain boots!?!?!

Yep, it's true. Every pair I ever saw was ugly and I just didn't want to spend my money on ugly boots I would never want to wear. My kids have adorable rain boots with ladybug and butterfly designs and little faces on them. But for women, I could never find anything I liked.

Enter these beauties! Nothing like a pair of cheerful, gorgeous, bright red rain boots to lift up your mood on a dreary, wet day!

I'm so in love with my new Bogs rain boots! They just make me happy.

Why they're so amazing:
*Of course I love the fun color and the beautiful design! These are the most stylish rain boots I've ever seen, without a doubt.
*The quality is top-notch. The natural rubber is thick and the inside is lined with a four-way stretch bootie. Plus everything is seamless. Talk about comfortable!
*I think they would keep your feet dry through pretty much anything Mother Nature can throw at you.
*I'm now a huge Bogs boots fan! Hank's Clothing sells Bogs Boots in a huge variety of different styles (SO many cute ones!), with many other brands of boots as well.


Here's another of my favorite recent finds. . . these modern and totally cute wall hooks from These Creatures! I think absolutely everything in their online shop looks amazing, SO fresh and fun and modern, and my eye was especially drawn to these wall hooks. They come in several different animal-themed designs and three bright, beautiful colors! You can also do special orders if you'd like the designs in more traditional colors like black or white. I'd love to buy this and hang it in my entryway! Stylish and practical at the same time!

These Creatures kindly sent me a mini hook to review, and here's the one I chose. . . The Warbler. Isn't it the cutest??? It's the perfect place to hang my purse, which used to get all covered up by coats in our regular entryway hooks. I love having such a stylin' designated spot for my purse to hang!

All These Creatures designs are made of 12 gauge steel and powder-coated for durability. They also attach to the wall very firmly and securely and come with the color-coordinated hardware that you need for hanging. They have SO many great products, including beautiful dog and cat feeders, business card holders, garden fences, magazine holders, and bird feeders.

I just love finding beautiful new things to wear or put in my home that make me smile when I look at them!

Fun Finds: An Adorable Easter Super-Giveaway!

So we have to celebrate the month of Easter here on my blog with an extra-adorable Easter giveaway! This one will have five separate winners, and is full of some of my recent favorite things for my kids!!!

~1~ One of my very favorite toy companies, Manhattan Toy, is giving away one these cute little PJ Tots Dolls! I received one to review, and I can't wait to put it in Natalie's Easter basket! Any little girl who loves dolls and babies would just LOVE this doll!
The winner will get a Bonnie Bunny doll just like we got!

Why I love the PJ Tots:

*They are so sweet and cuddly! They have soft, plush bodies and are the perfect, small size for little girls to carry around and hug.
*There are five different animal designs to choose from, so your little girl can collect them!
*Manhattan Toys are always such wonderful quality. Sturdy, sweet, soft, and soooo cute!
*You can also buy accessories for the dolls. Bonnie Bunny has the cutest little bunny sleeping bag you can purchase for her! Perfect for an Easter basket.

Deal Alert!!! From today until May 3'rd, you can get FREE SHIPPING on every order at Manhattan Toy when you use this promo code: BLOG040811

~2~ We are LOVING this at our house lately. . . a Sandra Boynton board book, personalized with your child's name and photos!!!

This is such a genius idea! Pint Size Productions offers these adorable books among others, and they are SO easy to customize! Just provide the child's name and a message from the gift-giver, upload two different photos, and you're done! I can't think of many gifts that would be more unique and appreciated than this one. The small, sturdy board book is the perfect size for babies and toddlers, so I personalized ours for Natalie. Natalie and Kirsten BOTH absolutely love reading this and finding Natalie's pictures, and they have been requesting the book every night since we received it.

What makes this book so great:
*We've received several other personalized books to review from other companies, and the kids enjoy them but I've found the stories and illustrations to be not always the greatest quality. This is the first company I've seen to combine a very well-known Sandra Boynton children's book with personalization!
*Each page is glossy and durable. Pint Size Productions prints, UV coats, die-cuts, and custom binds everything to order in the USA.
*The website provides a detailed look at that each page in the story will look like (with your own child's picture substituted, of course)

~3~ A $25 gift certificate to be used on all KINDS of gorgeousness at My Baby Clothes Boutique!

I absolutely love this boutique! I received this amazing tutu dress from them to review, and I'm so excited for Brooke to fit into it. It just screams all things girly and sweet and adorable! And I love that the flower snaps off, so you can still wash the outfit.

My Baby Clothes Boutique really does have something for everyone. They even have sweet little boy outfits, so if you only have boys you'd still love this gift certificate! I've been poring over their selection of tutus, baby headbands, baby hats, and baby clothes and could seriously spend a fortune in this shop if I had it!
I don't think I'll be able to resist buying this tutu dress for one of my girls' birthdays coming up.

~4~ A $20 gift certificate to Sweet Bitty Bows!

Their prices on all the adorable headbands and accessories for babies and little girls are so great, $20 will get you a bunch of cute things! I've done a review and giveaway for this shop before, and it's still one of my favorites. I love the quality of the flowers and headbands she uses. And there's so much variety! She also makes legwarmers, tutus, and beanies! If you have any little girls, you're going to adore this shop as much as I do!

~5~ A pair of Rock-a-Thigh socks in any design of your choice!!!
Awesome for boys or girls, these super cool knee socks come in all sizes from 0-6 months up to 6-8 years! I love that they're similar to BabyLegs but come in a ton more sizes. Kirsten is almost 4 and has definitely outgrown BabyLegs awhile ago, but I got her a pair of these to review from Baby Bella and they are so great!

*Rock-a-Thigh socks are eco-friendly! They're made of a sustainable recycled cotton-blend textile product made from entirely recycled yarn.
*They're perfect to wear with dresses or with pants on a cold day to keep those legs warm!
*The cuffs at the top are comfortable for kids and they really do stay up!
*Baby Bella is a great place to find a HUGE variety of gifts, clothing, and accessories for kids! They have lots of sales and promotions, such as their buy two get one free BabyLegs promotion going on now!

So here are all the things up for grabs in the Adorable Easter Super-Giveaway:
*Bonnie Bunny PJ Tots doll from Manhattan Toy
*Personalized Sandra Boynton Board Book
*$25 gift certificate to My Baby Clothes Boutique
*$20 gift certificate to Sweet Bitty Bows
*Rock-a-Thigh Socks in any pattern you want

Here's how to enter to win all this cute stuff (there will be 5 separate winners!!!):

*Become a follower of my blog! Or let me know if you already follow me. Either way, leave me a comment and tell me you're a follower! (Just click 'Google Friends Connect' on my sidebar!)

Get extra entries (up to 27 this time!!!) when you:
1. Like me on Facebook! Just click the button on my sidebar to become a Facebook fan!
2. Look around Manhattan Toy and tell me which toys are your favorites!
3. "Like" Manhattan Toy on Facebook here.
4. Follow Manhattan Toy on Twitter.
5. Sign up for the Manhattan Toy email list.
6. Look around Pint Size Productions and tell me your favorite things on their website!
7. "Like" Pint Size Productions on Facebook.
8. Follow Pint Size Productions on Twitter.
9. Sign up for the Pint Size Productions email list.
10. Look around My Baby Clothes Boutique and tell me what you'd want to spend your gift certificate on if you win! (Warning: This could take awhile! There are TOO many cute things!)
11. Go here and "Like" My Baby Clothes Boutique on Facebook.
12. Follow My Baby Clothes Boutique here on Twitter.
13. Sign up for their email newsletter here (on the lefthand side)
14. Subscribe to the Baby Clothes Boutique blog.
15. Check out Sweet Bitty Bows and tell me what your favorite thing is in her shop.
16. "Like" Sweet Bitty Bows on Facebook.
17. Become a Sweet Bitty Bows Twitter follower here.
18. Tell me your favorite things from Baby Bella.
19. Join Baby Bella on Facebook over here.
20. Follow Baby Bella on Twitter.
21. Sign up for the Baby Bella newsletter (left-hand side, at the bottom)
22. Mention this giveaway on your Facebook status, and be sure to link to this post!
23. Tweet about this giveaway and link to me.
24. Mention this giveaway on your blog and link to me!
25. Grab my button off my sidebar and display it somewhere on your blog.
26. Leave a new comment on any of my other recent blog posts (doesn't matter which one, I just love to read your comments!), and let me know you did.
27. Tell me which prize you'd be most excited to win.

*Please leave a separate comment for EACH entry, and make sure I have a way to contact you if you are the winner! This giveaway will close on April 22'nd. Good luck!!!

My Disclaimer: I received some free products in exchange for writing honest reviews. All opinions are totally mine and I was not compensated!

Dancing Queen

How adorable is my little dancer???

I can't believe Kirsten is almost 4! She's been going to a cute dance class for a couple of months now, and she loves it! The class is half tap and half ballet, and it's 45 minutes long. Every Friday afternoon Kirsten is excited to see her teacher, Miss Rachel, and practice her new steps. Of course most of the steps look pretty comical when the little girls try to do them, but that's what makes it so cute! There's a big viewing window that we get to watch her class through and Natalie always wants to be held up to the window the entire time so she can watch the dancing. She wants to dance right along with them!

This is definitely one of the joys of having little girls. . . taking them to dance class! They're learning a number they'll be performing at a dance recital in June, too. Can't wait to see that! So Kirsten is my little dancing queen (also one of her favorite songs! She's a big Mamma Mia fan!)

Kirsten is so funny with her leotard and tights, since she wants to wear them ALL the time. And even though we have several different dance skirts she could wear, she always goes for the same pink skirt, black leotard, and pink tights that she's wearing in the picture. I think she'd be happy if she could just switch off between her dance outfit and her swimming suit all the time, and never wear anything else!

Speaking of clothes. . . this girl has been growing out of everything. She's not even 4 yet, and her 4T clothes are already too small. It's so frustrating to have to buy an entire new wardrobe for her when I thought the 4T stuff would at least last her through the summer. Everything fits fine around the waist, but she's just so dang tall! The sleeves and pants are all too short! So I've been spending some moolah lately at my favorite store for little girl's clothes, Gymboree. The quality is great, they hold up well to being washed, and they fit my kids the longest. Lots of people dismiss Gymboree as being too pricey, but not the way I shop it!

Here are all my secrets. . . How to Work the Gymboree Sales:

1. Do not buy anything at full price from that store. Unlike Gap, where most of the good stuff is gone by the time it goes on sale, almost everything from Gymboree will go on sale. And then go on sale some more and more and more until it's gone.

2. Sign up for their email list and their Rewards card (free, not a credit card, just a way to get points when you buy stuff) and they'll send you lots of coupons in the mail.

3. Absolutely DO combine sales! Buy clothes at a time when-
{1} They're having a store-wide sale such as 30% off everything
{2} You have a coupon, like 20% off your entire purchase. I get them all the time in the mail, and you can also often find them in magazines like Parents
AND {3} They're offering Gymbucks
Since you don't need a coupon for the store-wide sale, you can combine the 30% off with the coupon you have. AND you get Gymbucks to use on a future purchase in the amount of $25 for every $50 that you spend. I have found AMAZING prices on the cutest clothing by combining sales in this way. I pick stuff that's already on the sale or clearance racks, then they take off the additional store sale discount, THEN they take off my coupon discount, and I get Gymbucks to use later! It's pretty awesome!

4. When really cute stuff hits the rock-bottom clearance rack prices, DO buy clothes several seasons or several years ahead. They will still be cute in a year or two! This works especially well on basics like leggings, solid shirts, and their super soft velour leggings. I also stock up on newborn clothes on clearance to use for baby shower gifts.

Any questions about my Gymboree strategies? Just leave me a comment and ask! I'm also tempted to get some of these gorgeous girls dresses for Kirsten. It's just SO much more fun buying clothes for my kids than shopping for myself!

10 Things Making Me Incredibly Happy Today!

~1~ Watching my three little girls laugh and play with each other. It's just the cutest thing ever and melts my heart!
{Note: They do not make me happy all the time. Happy is sometimes not the word. But the happy moments make the other moments worth it!}

~2~ Finding out that the Warblers are getting their OWN CD and it comes out on April 19'th!!! Cannot wait!!! The Warblers are the best thing to ever happen to Glee, and I seriously doubt if I will be listening to anything else for at least a month after this CD comes out!

~3~ We've got our bedroom back!
After many days and hours of organizing and rearranging, we now have Brooke sleeping in her own crib in her own room. And Kirsten and Natalie now share a bedroom! It's been a little rough where the older two are concerned, and they certainly do keep each other awake too long most nights and wake each other up too early in the morning. But they're adjusting to it and hopefully becoming better friends because of it!

~4~ This adorable lunch!
{No, I did not make this. I wish I were that creative! I just might copy it one of these days though. Go check out this talented lady's blog here. It's my absolute favorite blog for cute kid crafts and all of her Fun Food Friday lunches are just to die for! Plus her oldest daughter is also named Kirsten}

~5~ Flip flop weather is fast approaching! We saw some beautiful glimpses of it last week, and it was a wonderful taste of the summer to come. Of course being a Cali girl I keep my flip flops out year-round and sometimes end up wearing them in the rain, but I must admit I'm excited for real flip flop weather to begin! Long afternoons basking in the sun on a blanket at the parks, bbq's, Saturdays at the beaches and lakes. . . bring it on! It's been a long winter, and when I say that you know it's been long because I love winter.

~6~ Rainbow Jello! Doesn't it make you happy just looking at this?
Find out how to make it here. It's on my absolute MUST-make list!

~7~ Blog posts like this one, from my hilarious and amazing friend Rachel.
She has given birth to an adorable baby boy since writing this post, but it still makes me laugh so hard! Love it!

~8~ How about a happy start to your day with some rainbow pancakes?
{Okay, so I have a thing for rainbows}
This is the prettiest breakfast I've ever seen!

~9~ The most delicious dinner I enjoyed with my hubby at the Space Needle last night. Chicken breast stuffed with prosciutto and Beecher's Flagship Cheese (my very favorite cheese from Pike Place Market!) I almost died and went to heaven it was so good.
Seattleites, you will love me for this tip. . . Go sign up for the SkyCity Restaurant's Celebration Club here, and you will get a coupon for buy one get one free entree during the month of your birthday. Pretty much the best deal in town! And order that chicken!

~10~ Movie nights at home, snuggled up with the kids and some popcorn! Tonight we'll be watching our new 'Tangled' DVD {love this movie! Excited to see it again!}

Did anything on my list make you happy? I'd be happy to hear about it! :)

Adorable Etsy Shop Alert. . . Totables Giveaway!!!

Ohhhhh my dear readers, have I got a treat for you today!
Guess what I went and found? Only the most unique, adorable, chic handmade little felted purses and bags from the Totables Etsy shop!!!

Just look at how beautiful. . .

I received the cutest little coin purse to review like this one, made of felted wool! (Mine is red, and I don't see it for sale on her site anymore. But she can make them for you in different colors and customize them for you!) It's now my very favorite thing that I carry around in my purse! If you're always digging around in your bag for things like I am, this little snap purse is the perfect thing to hold your cell phone, lip glosses, anything you want! ADORABLE.

You could brighten up any gray or dreary day by wearing one of these babies!

Totables has a whole bunch of colors and styles in her shop, ranging from small coin purses to larger shoulder bags. The felting process makes the bags much stronger and very durable. Plus they're absolutely gorgeous! I just love felted designs!

Are you as in love with them as I am???

One of my lucky readers will win a $25 gift certificate to Totables!!!

So keep on coveting. . . and get entering!

Here's how to enter to win the gift certificate to this fabulous Etsy shop:

*Become a follower of my blog! Or let me know if you already follow me. Either way, leave me a comment and tell me you're a follower! (Just click 'Google Friends Connect' on my sidebar!)

Get extra entries (up to 8) when you:
1. Like me on Facebook! Just click the button on my sidebar to become a Facebook fan!
2. Look around the Totables Etsy shop and tell me what you'll use your gift certificate for if you are the winner!
3. Add Totables to your Etsy favorites! ('Heart' the shop!)
4. Mention this giveaway on your Facebook status, and be sure to link to this post!
5. Tweet about this giveaway and link to me.
6. Mention this giveaway on your blog and link to me!
7. Grab my button off my sidebar and display it somewhere on your blog.
8. Leave a new comment on any of my other recent blog posts (doesn't matter which one, I just love to read your comments!), and let me know you did.

*Please leave a separate comment for EACH entry, and make sure I have a way to contact you if you are the winner! This giveaway will close on April 22'nd. Good luck!!!

Baby Bump & New Mommy Super-Giveaway!!!

This one is for all the pregnant gals and new mamas out there! Please enter if you're hoping to become pregnant or have some friends or family members who are soon-to-be or new moms. This giveaway includes four amazing products for four different winners, and new moms everywhere sure will appreciate these!!!

~1~ A $35 gift certificate to Expressiva Nursingwear!

Why they're awesome:
*They have hidden openings blended seamlessly into their clothing, making it much easier and more discreet to nurse in front of people.
*Their clothing really doesn't look like your typical (read: ugly) nursing attire. I can't even believe it when I look at the first nursing nightgowns I owned after I had my first baby. They were shapeless, massively huge, hideous things! Expressiva's Nursingwear is actually stylish, in beautiful solid colors or modern prints. No ducks or teddy bears found here! Thank goodness for that!
*The hidden openings are completely hidden. Nobody will know your top or dress is a nursing top!
*They have great prices and sales! $29 for a nursing dress as pretty as this one? Um, yes please!

Expressiva sent me a nightgown to review, and I love it! The fabric is super soft and comfortable, it holds up great after being washed several times, and the print is cheerful and fun! How I wish I had known about this company after I had my first baby, when I felt like a milk machine who was living in all my ugly nightgowns. I would have felt a lot better about myself wearing this instead!

Even if you're a non-breastfeeding mom like me, this is a great post-partum or maternity nightgown to wear. It's incredibly comfortable and soft and I enjoy wearing it whether or not I'm nursing!

~2~ A pair of Stride Panties of your choice!

These incredible comfortable panties are for anyone to wear, but I especially appreciated them when I was pregnant because of the "light leakage protection" they provide. I think most pregnant girls (especially in the third trimester, am I right?) know what tends to happen when you laugh too hard. . . or sneeze. . . or walk around too much. Yeah, an unavoidable part of pregnancy. And these panties are just great, because when you're wearing them you won't need disposable pantiliners. They're built right in! But the layer of protection is so light and thin you won't notice it's there at all. No bulk, I promise!

I tried the "Seamless Style" panties, and they're so comfy! I like the light, stretchy fabric. They come in a bunch of styles and colors, and the winner of this one gets to choose any style and color they want! These panties are machine-washable and anti-microbial, meaning they freshen and deodorize naturally.

These images provide an in-depth look at their patented absorbency technology:

So what else does a pregnant gal or new mom need? How about. . .
~3~ 3 pairs of maternity knee highs or trouser socks in any color of your choice from Preggers!

These are really great socks whether or not you're pregnant! I appreciated them when I was pregnant, and I still use them now that I'm not!
They provide light "gradient compression" which has been recommended for pregnant women to help energize tired legs, aching muscles, and to reduce and prevent swelling. They're made of beautiful materials so you can look great while your legs are being supported! Pretty awesome!

I really like the level of support these provide. They feel tight while you're wearing them, but not so tight that they become uncomfortable. Anything that can reduce pain and make you more comfortable during pregnancy is great in my book!

~4~ A $35 gift certificate to Milk Nursingwear!

Just like Expressiva, Milk Nursingwear has SO many options for stylish and beautiful nursing clothes! It's wonderful to see several companies who offer comfortable, cute options for new moms!

*Milk Nursingwear also sells stylish nursing accessories, in addition to their fabulous clothing. I think this Peanut Shell sling is the cutest one I've ever seen! I just love the print!

I got to review one of Milk Nursingwear's wonderful nursing tops, and I'm in love with the color and the soft fabric! Their tops are very flattering, and are designed to hide that not-so-attractive postpartum tummy. Their tops are machine washable and come in so many different cute colors and designs!
They have some wonderful prices too! And I like their Milk $ Rewards program, that gives you rewards points for every dollar you spend.

Here's a wrap-up of our giveaway, and we'll have 4 lucky winners for this one:
~1~ $35 gift certificate to Expressiva Nursingwear
~2~ Pair of panties of your choice from Stride
~3~ 3 pairs of socks in your choice of color and style from Preggers
~4~ $35 gift certificate to Milk Nursingwear

Here's how to enter to win:

*Become a follower of my blog! Or let me know if you already follow me. Either way, leave me a comment and tell me you're a follower! (Just click 'Google Friends Connect' on my sidebar!)

Get extra entries (up to 20 this time!!!) when you:
1. Like me on Facebook! Just click the button on my sidebar to become a Facebook fan!
2. Look around Expressiva and tell me what you'll spend your $35 on if you're the winner!
3. Sign up for the Expressiva email list for special offers (found on the top left-hand side of their home page here) Important: If you want to be eligible to win the Expressiva gift certificate you must sign up for this email newsletter!
4. Look around the Stride website and tell me which pair you'll choose if you're the winner.
5. Follow Stride on Twitter over here.
6. Sign up for the Stride newsletter on the top right-hand corner of their home page.
7. Tell me what impresses you most about the Preggers website and which socks you would choose if you win!
8. Like Preggers on Facebook here.
9. Go here to follow Preggers on Twitter.
10. Click here and then sign up for the Preggers newsletter.
11. Visit the Milk Nursingwear website and tell me which products are your favorites!
12. Sign up for the Milk Nursingwear email list, found at the top left-hand side.
13. Follow Milk Nursingwear on Twitter here.
14. Like Milk Nursingwear on Facebook here.
15. Mention this giveaway on your Facebook status, and be sure to link to this post!
16. Tweet about this giveaway and link to me.
17. Mention this giveaway on your blog and link to me!
18. Grab my button off my sidebar and display it somewhere on your blog.
19. Leave a new comment on any of my other recent blog posts (doesn't matter which one, I just love to read your comments!), and let me know you did.
20. Tell me which prize you'd be most excited to win.

*Please leave a separate comment for EACH entry, and make sure I have a way to contact you if you are the winner! This giveaway will close on April 22'nd. Good luck!!!

My Disclaimer: I received some free products in exchange for writing honest reviews. All opinions are totally mine and I was not compensated!

4 Months Old!!!

My little angel baby, Brooke is 4 months old!!!

I seriously love this age. In so many ways, I just don't want her to get bigger! Brooke is the happiest little thing. This girl already has a TON of personality, and her smiles and laughs just make my day, every day!

(These pictures with the blue polka dots are from 3 months old. The rest are her newer 4 month old pictures)

At FOUR MONTHS OLD, Brookie baby:

*LOVES to find new faces to smile at. This girl is all smiles almost all the time!

*Has the best laugh in the entire world

*Is SO easy to console. She only cries when she wants to go to sleep, wants to eat a bottle, or wants some attention and someone to smile at her and play with her. All easily fixed!

*Loves her baths. She's becoming quite the little splasher! We usually bathe her every other day.

*Just started wearing size 2 diapers

*Weighs 13 1/2 pounds. She's around the 70'th percentile for length and the 40-50's for weight

*I finally went through all the baby clothes and put away all the 0-3 month clothes. They're now officially too small, and she's fitting the 3-6 month stuff great.

*Has already had two separate colds in her four months of life. It's so sad to hear her all congested and coughing! She seems healthy at the moment, thank goodness!

*Still has pretty blue eyes and a ton of soft dark hair! She hasn't lost any of the hair she was born with, it's just grown longer.

*Still can't roll over. She tries and gets onto her sides, but her arms always get in her way. She does move herself around to face different directions, but she arches her back a lot and I think it interferes with the rolling.

*Has excema on her face. I put special cream on it many times every day, but her skin on her face is just SO sensitive and dry, and turns red and scaly.

*Still sleeps in the bassinet in Mommy and Daddy's room. This is longer than any other baby did, since I've been postponing having the older two girls share a room. But she has a nice, big crib all set up and ready for her, and she'll have her own room very soon!

*Sleeps really well! She usually goes to bed between 8 and 9, and sleeps all the way until 5 or 6 in the morning or (on a REALLY great night) until 8! Yeah, my baby rocks.

*Doesn't need to be rocked to sleep anymore!!!
This is a recent development. We started putting her down in the crib sleepy but awake, and a lot of the time it actually works! My other two babies weren't ready for that until 6 months old, but sweet Brooke is already falling asleep by herself!

*Still gets wrapped up tight and swaddled for her long nighttime sleep. I no longer swaddle her for naps though, and I'm sure the nighttime swaddling will have to stop soon too. Trying to remember how we weaned my other two off being swaddled!

*Doesn't have a very consistent nap schedule yet, but usually takes a short morning nap, long afternoon nap, and then a very short early evening snooze. She likes to nap in her car seat, the swing, and usually takes her long nap in her bassinet.

*Takes 6-ounce bottles a lot of the time now. A typical day includes four 6-ounce bottles and one 4-ounce bottle.

*Is addicted to her binky, just like all my babies always are.

*Seems sensitive to temperature. It's common for me to find her sweating in her car seat even on a really cold day.

*Has the most gigantic, open-mouthed smiles!

*Loves to cuddle up with blankets. She especially likes pulling them up by her face.

*Reaches out for toys and grabs them, and bats at toys that dangle from her jungle play mat.

*Smiles at her sisters, even when they try to sit on her, poke her in the eyes, "help" feed her by putting stuff in her mouth, and get right up in her face all day.

*Loves to watch the TV screen. She'll just sit there and stare at the colors and the flashing lights. It mesmerizes her.

*Already thinks peek-a-boo, kisses, and tickles are hilarious!

We love our sweet, happy little baby girl sooooooo much!