Green Christmas Gift Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Green Christmas Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering, Going Green with Grizls and The Reynolds Mom.  Just under 50 members of the Green Moms Network have come together to offer you tons of opportunities to win green-themed Christmas gifts!  There’s sure to be something for everyone on your list!  We hope you’ll discover some great new brands to add to your Christmas list too!

Our hosts are featuring 5 fabulous grand prize packages from these green and natural brands: For Your Bug-a-Boo, Blue Manatee Boxes, Bulk Herb Store, Snug Bug Diapers, Nosefrida, My Pretty Playhouse, Wonder Forge, Kelly Kits, Kerrific Online, LibreTea, Grounds for Change, Zulka Sugar, Justin's Nut Butters, Better Life, ReuseIt, Strawesome, generationMe, Soybu, Purely Gorgeous, A Mothers Design, Dr. Bronner's and Xmittens!. Click here to enter the grand prize.

GroVia OS AIO - Review (sponsored by Bouncing Babies)

I contacted the wonderful Mamas behind Bouncing Babies about 2 months ago to see if they would be awesome enough to sponsor a hop that I had coming up during this busy and hectic time of the year we call "The Holidays!!" :)  They obviously said yes :) or you wouldn't be reading this right now!  But seriously they were wonderful enough to say yes and also to allow me to review something of my choosing.

Outside of Diaper

I looked through their extensive inventory selection and had an extremely hard time narrowing it down to just one item.  I wanted to try them all!!!  But I ended up deciding on a GroVia OS AIO diaper.  I had tried this diaper when I 1st started cloth diapering Baby K at 8 months and I have to say THEN it was my least favorite and I sold it within a couple months.  The 1st time around it leaked on me all the time and I could never get a good fit with it.

But my really good friend and fellow CD Mama kept telling me how it was one of her favorite diapers.  So when I had the chance to try it again I took it :)  And I have to say I LOVE it now!!!  I don't know if I got a bad diaper the 1st time around or if it was Baby K's build at the time but I am very sorry that I sold that 1st diaper now :(  But more on why I love it below!!!  But I want to make sure to thank Stacey and Megan for being such wonderful sponsors and allowing me the chance to review an awesome diaper!!!  You ladies have been wonderful through everything and I have loved working with you!!!  Also make sure to check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest where you can keep up with all the latest happenings at Bouncing Babies!!!

Inside of Diaper

Pretty Mommies Skincare Giveaway

Did you know it's important to use safe skincare while you're pregnant and breastfeeding?

The Blogging Mamas Network and Pretty Mommies have come together to bring you important information about safe skincare during these special times AND to offer you a chance to win 1 of 4 sets of Pretty Mommies Skincare!

Moby Wrap Giveaway

Hosted by:  Confessions of a Messy Mama

Sponsored by:  Moby® Wrap

Messy Mama was lucky enough to get a Moby® Wrap to review. 

She loved it, check out her REVIEW. 

Holly Jolly Jubilee Giveaway Hop - 2 Prize Packs

Welcome to Holly Jolly Jubilee 2012!!!  This hop consist of just about everything :)  So you know that there will be some wonderful and useful items up for grabs from 90 different blogs!!!  All prizes that are up for grabs during this giveaway have a retail value of at least $25.  After entering my giveaway make sure to check out the linky at the bottom of the page for other great giveaways!!!

Diaper Donks Ruffle Bottom/Skirtie - Review

 

Inside of Diaper Donks diaper

I reviewed a ruffle bottom diaper for Jenny at Diaper Donks back in April as part of Baby K's 1st Birthday Celebration.  You can read the 1st review here :)  If you read that review then you know how much I love my 1st Donk :)  So you can only imagine how excited I was to receive a message from Jenny asking me to review another diaper for her!!!  Not only was I super excited to hear from one of the nicest WAHMs I have worked with but I was super excited to review one of her Skirties this time!!!

Outside of Diaper Donks diaper

So you may now be asking yourself....What is a Skirtie?!?!?!  Let's just say it is AWESOME!  Well it is but really it is a skirt that attaches to a Diaper Donks diaper!!! So now you can really show off that adorable diaper for your little girl while wearing the matching/coordinating skirt with it :)  Jenny was wonderful and allowed me to choose any fabric that I wanted from her huge stash for cuteness!!  I choose the pink Cranky Clouds HTF print.  It is adorable and I thought would be cute for a skirtie/ruffle bottom.

Strolling through the Holidays Giveaway!!!

 

Would you like to go strolling with your loved one this Holiday Season? 

The Blogging Mamas Network and KiddyUSA have come together to bring you a great giveaway for the brand new KiddyUSA City 'n Move Stroller! 

This stroller is the perfect companion - it's Lightweight {at only 21 lbs}, Comfortable for Mom/Dad and Child, and Maneuvers Easily.

The Kiddy brand, based in Germany, is synonymous with innovation and style when it comes to children's car seats and strollers and now the brand has launched in the US. 

The KiddyUSA City 'n Move comes in 7 fantastic colors {Winner will choose their Favorite!} and accommodates children 6 months to 55 pounds! 

To see even more of the City 'n Move Stroller, including detailed pictures and favorite features, read the KiddyUSA City 'n Move Stroller Review by Lindsey from So Easy Being Green.

The KiddyUSA City 'n Move Stroller is available at a variety of retailers.  The City 'n Move retails for $219.99 and will be available on Amazon very soon!

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This giveaway is open to US residents, 18+ only.  Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm EST on November 30th. 

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter Form below.

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Disclosure:  Special thanks to Hosts According to Jenny, So Easy Being Green, Leetle Baby, and other Strollin' Bloggers!  Event bloggers are not responsible for Sponsor Prize Shipment.

WAHM Stocking 11/16-11/22

Who doesn't LOVE a WAHM diaper? But who can keep up with when they are all stocking? I have made it easy :)  Each week I will go through the list of WAHMs I have and see when each one is stocking and link you directly to where they are stocking!!!  Now I know I do not have every WAHM there is on here (these are just the ones I could come up with on my own) and not every WAHM stocks every week.  But these are the ones I have compiled for this week!!! 

If you have a WAHM you would like to see added to the list please let me know with either a comment or email me at SAH.Cloth.Diapering.Mama@gmail.com.  Happy Stocking!!!


Friday 11/16/12

Bagshot Row Bamboo                                            1 PM EST
Homestead Emporium                                            2 PM EST
Bitty Fluff (all newborn)                                        2 PM EST
Little Fancy Pants                                                  2:30 PM EST
Little Seedlings                                                      4 PM EST
Baby Roman Diapers                                             4 PM EST
Stalkerazzi Congo (Rainbow)                                8 PM EST
TheCraftEGal                                                          8 PM EST
Pirate Booty Fluff                                                   9 PM EST
HoneyBums                                                           9 PM EST

Saturday 11/17/12



Sunday 11/18/12



Monday 11/19/12

Chelory                                                                 11 AM EST
String Beans                                                           12 PM EST
Patty Pants                                                               3 PM EST
Cloth Dreams                                                          8 PM EST
Orange Diaper Company                                        9 PM EST  (leftovers stocking)

Tuesday 11/20/12

Little Boppers LLC                                                3 PM EST
Hipster Fluff                                                           8 PM EST

Wednesday 11/21/12



Thursday 11/22/12

Luv My Box - Review -ADULTS ONLY!!!

This post is meant for adult ONLY so if you are not an adult please do not click the read more tab :)  Thanks so much for your cooperation!  I do not want to offend anyone so if you would rather not read please don't click the link either :)  But their will be NOTHING graphic in this post!!!  I will just be stating what I received, thoughts on each item, and overall thoughts on the subscribing service!  Thanks so much! ~SAH CD Mama

Giving Green Giveaway Hop - Diaper Donks

Welcome to Giving Green: The Green Gift Event!!!  This hop consist of Green gifts :) and no I don't mean that everything is the color green!!!  I mean that everything is related to green living!!  So you know that there will be some wonderful and useful items up for grabs from over 30 different blogs!!!  All prizes that are up for grabs during this giveaway have a retail value of at least $25.  After entering my giveaway make sure to check out the linky at the bottom of the page for other great giveaways!!!

Thankvember Day #11

Today I am THANKFUL for all of our wonderful Veterans!!  They have risked there lives and sacrificed time with their families to make sure we are able to live in a FREE country and live our lives the way we do.  We are extremely lucky as a country that these men and women have sacrificed so we don't have too.  Thank you to our Veterans!!  We appreciate you and know that our freedom would not be possible without you!

Thankvember Day #10

Today I am THANKFUL for nothing profound :)  Honestly today I am thankful that Baby K has not thrown up anymore!!  Sadly the poor Baby woke up this morning covered in sickness :(  She stunk, her room stunk and it was not the way you want to start a Saturday morning!!  Especially when it is in the upper 60s!!  But thankfully she has been absolutely fine the whole day and it seems like maybe dinner did not sit right on her tummy.  But after 4 baths to get the smell away lets hope that it was food related and not actual sickness related!

Thankvember Day #9

Today I am THANKFUL for all the wonderful teachers I have had through my life.  From my very 1st teacher in Kindergarten, Mrs. Marker to my teachers in High School and College.  Without them I would not be the person that I am today.

Teachers make more of an impact on children than most people ever give them credit for.  The sacrifice their time, energy and hearts for our children and they doing it happily and willingly.  Not only do they teach them "facts" but they teach them how to be apart of society and how to be the adult that they will once grow up to be.  Parents think they have a hard time being the parent but teachers love ALL their children just as much and care just as much about who they will be come.  Teachers are there for children when no one else is or cares to be.  They put their heart and soul into every child and every little thing they teach them!!!

Out & About Giveaway Hop - Whispering Owlets Boutique

Welcome to the Out and About Giveaway Hop, hosted by Crunchy Farm Baby and Crafting in My Closet!  This hop consist of items that are great for Mama and Daddy when they're Out and About with their little ones!  The hosts are offering TWO grand prize packages that you can enter to win on their sites (links below my entry form).  At Crafting in My Closet, you can enter to win a prize pack full of items for babies; and at Crunchy Farm Baby, you can enter to win a prize pack full of items for toddlers!  After entering my great giveaway, make sure to head to the linky at the bottom of this post to enter all of the other giveaways!

Thankvember Day #8

Since today is the 8th of November and A was born on the 8th (September) I thought today would be the perfect day to dedicate to her!!!  I am extremely THANKFUL not only for my 1st born but also my 1st born daughter!!  She is the one who made me a Mommy and that alone is enough to be thankful for :)

WAHM Stocking List 11/9-11/15

Who doesn't LOVE a WAHM diaper? But who can keep up with when they are all stocking? I have made it easy :)  Each week I will go through the list of WAHMs I have and see when each one is stocking and link you directly to where they are stocking!!!  Now I know I do not have every WAHM there is on here (these are just the ones I could come up with on my own) and not every WAHM stocks every week.  But these are the ones I have compiled for this week!!! 

If you have a WAHM you would like to see added to the list please let me know with either a comment or email me at SAH.Cloth.Diapering.Mama@gmail.com.  Happy Stocking!!!



Friday 11/09/12


Rainbow Monster                                                                        10 AM EST
PoopsieDoodles                                                                           11 AM EST
Bagshot Row Bamboo                                                                  1 PM EST
Taryn's Treasures (soaps and scrubs)                                            1 PM EST 
Homestead Emporium                                                                  2 PM EST
LilyLouHoo                                                                                  2:15 PM EST
Wild Coconut Wear                                                                        2:30 PM EST
Little Fancy Pants Cloth Diapers                                                   2:30 PM EST  
TheCraftEGal                                                                                8 PM EST
Fluffy Bottoms (via Facebook)                                                     8 PM EST
fluffEh (Cheveron Stocking)                                                         8 PM EST
Honey Bums                                                                                  9 PM EST  

Homeschooling Week 7

Week 7 is getting better.  It only took us 1 1/2 weeks to finish this week up.  Some of that was because of Halloween and we took a couple days to make sure that we got a pumpkin and carved it :)  Hopefully next week will be a lot better.

We are slowly getting back into a real routine.  At this point I'm worried that with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years might really mess us up.  We are going back to PA for Thanksgiving so I am going to have to figure out how I want to work around that.  I might take a couple small things back with us but I think I might split a lot of it with the week before and then Monday and Tuesday.  If you home school how do you deal with Holidays?  Especially if you are already behind where you wanted to be?

Homeschooling Week 6

Week 6 still gave us a little problems actually getting through everything in 1 week :(  Right now unfortunately it is taking us about 1 1/2 weeks to 2 weeks to get through 1 week worth of school.  At this rate I'm not sure if we are ever going to get through the whole year!!! 

I'm hoping and praying that we are able to get back into a good rhythm in the next couple weeks.  I just have to force myself to do schooling with her.  I sometimes try to put it off until later in the day and then it becomes lunch and nap and it never gets done.  I am also still trying to figure out what to do with Baby K while working with A.  Any suggestions would be appreciated :)

Thankvember Day #7

Today I am THANKFUL for my Mama :)  She may drive me crazy at times but I know she is always there.  I spend more time on the phone with her in any given day than anyone else!!!  I know that I can always call her and she will be there to talk.  She loves both of my girls like nothing else and lets them get away with way too much stuff when we visit!!!! (HINT, HINT Mother!!!)  She lets A play on her scooter and do anything she wants and spoils both girls as much as she can!  A and Baby K both LOVE Mimi and talk about her all the time!  Baby K will sometimes just start yelling Mimi!!!  I am very thankful that we have gotten a lot closer since I graduated high school and in the last 10 years have formed a wonderful friendship!  Love you :)

Thankvember Day #6

So I forgot to actually press the publish button yesterday on this post :( So here it is now!!

Today let's keep this short, simple and sweet :) Today I am THANKFUL for the country I live in (US), the fact that we are a democracy and that we all come from a different walk of life!!! So no matter if the election goes the way you would like it to or not be thankful that you have the right to voice your opinion!

Thankvember Day #5

Today I am THANKFUL for my Daddy!!!  No matter what has happened in the past or what is currently happening he is always there for me no matter what I need.  When I need to vent or cry or whatever it may be I know I can call him and he will always listen and do what he can to help.  Like today I was at a lose for what to do anymore .  So I called him and within minutes after hanging up the phone I had a slew of emails in my inbox with links that might help!!!  He is always there to check on me and make sure that everything will be OK.

Thankvember Day #4

Today I am not THANKFUL for anything major.  Today I am thankful for the extra hour I get to sleep!!!  Sunday is the day that the girls and I get up the earliest out of the whole week so that we can make it to church :)  Since the girls usually sleep longer they have no problem letting Mommy and Daddy get that extra wonderful hour of sleep!!!  Thank you daylight savings time :)

Thankvember Day #3

Since I had such a wonderful night out with the Hubby last night :) today I am THANKFUL for Date Nights!!!  They do not come often in our house but when they do they are a wonderful thing!!  We do not have family close to watch the kids whenever Hubby and I want to go out.  So all date nights have to be a planned event!  That means we have to figure out when we want to go out, find someone to watch the kids, and decide what to do :)

WAHM Stocking List 11/2-11/8

Who doesn't LOVE a WAHM diaper? But who can keep up with when they are all stocking? I have made it easy :)  Each week I will go through the list of WAHMs I have and see when each one is stocking and link you directly to where they are stocking!!!  Now I know I do not have every WAHM there is on here (these are just the ones I could come up with on my own) and not every WAHM stocks every week.  But these are the ones I have compiled for this week!!! 

If you have a WAHM you would like to see added to the list please let me know with either a comment or email me at SAH.Cloth.Diapering.Mama@gmail.com.  Happy Stocking!!!



Friday 11/02/12


Baby Goodness                                                                             11 AM EST 
The Wading Pool (Congo)                                                            12 PM EST
Creative Mamas (Congo)                                                             12 PM EST
Dolce Sorpresa (Congo)                                                               12 PM EST
Pretty In Peridot Congo                                                                1 PM EST
Bagshot Row Bamboo                                                                  1 PM EST  (3 Available)
Bitty Fluff (All newborn)                                                              2 PM EST
Homestead Emporium                                                                  2 PM EST
Little Fancy Pants Cloth Diapers                                                   2:30 PM EST  (SOLD OUT)
Heavenly Blessings                                                                         3 PM EST  (6 Available)
Snug Bug Diapers                                                                           3 PM EST  (6 Available)
Little Seedlings                                                                              4 PM EST  (1 Available)
TheCraftEGal                                                                                8 PM EST  (13 Available)
Honey Bums                                                                                  9 PM EST  (3 Available) 
Pirate Booty Fluff                                                                          9 PM EST  (SOLD OUT)

Thankvember Day #2

I will dedicate Day #2 to my wonderful Husband!!!  I am extremely thankful to have him in my life.  He has been there through many ups and downs over the last 13 (almost 13 1/2) years of my life.  I am thankful that we met at an early age and can call ourselves TRUE high school sweethearts!  We met the summer before his senior year and my sophomore year!  I am thankful the he knew at an early age how much he loved me and proposed at my senior prom. 

Thankvember Day #1

Day #1 is super easy for me!!!  Especially after the way the week started!  Today I am extremely THANKFUL that we did not lose power or have any major damage from Hurricane Sandy.  We do have some leaking in our attic and the floor up there is nasty :(  I live outside of DC in VA and we were expected to have extreme weather.  They were predicting it to be so bad that they closed the government for 2 days and schools for 3!!  Thankfully we were not hit as hard as the were anticipating!

Thankful for Fluff Giveaway Hop - Little Love Buns Detergent

Welcome to the Thankful for Fluff Giveaway Hop Event, hosted by Cloth Diaper Revival and Cheerful Homemaker! This Event will run from November 1st - 14th!

In this Hop, each blogger has a great prize, worth at least $15, that is related to cloth diapering (can also include accessories)!!!  Don’t miss out on the fabulous Grand Prize worth over $300 and includes an assortment of Cloth Diapers, Accessories, and Gift Cards to CD Retailers!!!