Being a 1 income family, I have to find ways to buy stuff I like on sale. Little by little I’ll be sharing my fave bargain sites. Hope you enjoy! And don’t blame me if you become addicted. 
BabySteals and KidsSteals are part of this awesome StealNetwork that sells maternity, baby, and kids stuff at up to 80% off.
BabySteals offers to “steals” a day – one at 9am MDT and one at 9pm MDT. The steals are available until they sell out. And some steals sell out within minutes. It is crazy! KidSteals has one “steal” a day at 9am MDT.
BabySteals offers products like Eli’s Lids, Ju-Ju- Be, GlamourMom, Swaddlebees, and many, many more awesome products!
KidSteals offers products like DC Shoes, BabyLegs, Western Chief Kids, Twin Sisters Productions, and many, many more awesome products!
Go ahead and check them out. Tell me what you think.
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Photo from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/desiitaly/2059598643/lightbox/
Where do I start? It has been an amazingly bad two weeks.
Tuesday, Aug. 30, I fall with the baby who thankfully was in his car seat. I was walking up to my sister’s apartment that has dirt and grass for sidewalks. As I was walking to the walkway of her apartment, I tripped on a tree root. I was so worried about the baby that I slowed his fall as much as possible, but didn’t protect myself. I fell HARD onto the handle of the car seat. I felt my body fold over that car seat. I was so badly shaken up that I didn’t feel all the pain of that fall until later.
Wednesday, August 31, last minute root canal needed for tooth that was bugging me. The last time my TMJ flared up really bad I thought it was a tooth, so I was trying to wait it out. Turns out I needed two root canals. Root canal #2 is this afternoon. First root canal was pretty painful so I took some painkillers afterwards. After root canal appointment, my hubby called to tell me his boss notified him that he has two weeks left before finding a new job. Nice.
Eventually by the end of the week I started to feel some pain. By Tues., Sept. 6, I made an appointment with my doctor to make sure I didn’t injure something serious. Turns out I’ve been walking around with a broken rib which would explain why I’ve been walking a little slower and a little bit uncomfortable when I cough or laugh.
You ever have a week or two weeks like this?
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Today is September 11. The 10 year anniversary of 9/11. I keep trying to avoid all news reports. I have never forgotten 9/11. And watching the reports leave me a sobbing mess. I tried to watch 9/11: America Remembers just hearing those names and seeing those photos made me cry. I will never forget that day. I will never forget how ordinary the day started. I will never forget sitting down at my desk in Jacksonville, FL’s City Hall and getting a phone call from my friend in another department asking me if I had heard. I was confused. Heard what? That was when the second plane hit the second tower and I happened to be going by the tv in another department. And then I started to cry. Cry for what was happening, crying for those people, and crying for what was to come. I needed to call my family in New York and make sure they were okay. We did not lose anyone directly related to us or that we knew, but those that were lost and their families affected are in my thoughts and prayers.
Today I came across Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. What a great opportunity for those students in need who were directly affected by 9/11 to get help to go to college. For the next two days (Sunday and Monday, Sept.11-12), Mamapedia has an option to donate $1, $5, or $10 to Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund and Mamapedia will match up to $5,000! I made my $10 donation today and I really hope that Mamapedia gets to match the $5,000 in full. If you don’t get a chance to donate in the next two days, you can always go directly to Scholarship America and choose to donate to Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund through their website.
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I miss sleep. Uninterrupted sleep. I knew this would happen and, yet, I am still surprised.
Most days we look like this…
And this little guy is my good sleeper! My first NEVER slept until he hit almost 18 months. We got 2-3 (mostly 2 hours) hour intervals of sleep. It was rough. Our newest sleeps anywhere from 4-6 hours at night. I guess I just got used to getting sleep again and now starting all over it is hard. Especially since I do all the night stuff by myself because hubby is in California for work. I am soooo tired!
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to Daily Deal Sites. Oh yeah!
I am a Stay at Home Mom to two boys and I feel guilty paying full price for anything these days – especially stuff for myself. Enter daily deal sites to the rescue! $29 for $70 worth of a haircut and deep conditioning treatment – sweet! Mexican food from our fave local restaurant at $15 for $30 worth of food – sweet! $20 for $40 worth of Fairytale Brownies – sweet! $15 for $30 worth of cupcakes from a local bakery – sweet! $39 for an $80 hot stone massage – sweet! You get my point. If you couldn’t tell I am a sucker for restaurants and dessert deals, but I love the other deals as well.
Here is my biggest problem – remembering which sites I used to buy at and using them before they expire. I just recently had my second baby and I have baby brain. I can’t remember anything without writing it down – even then stuff gets lost in the mix. I have to search my emails to find the confirmations. The solution is here!!! It is called CityPockets and I LOVE them! If you follow me on Twitter, then you may have seen my tweets when I discovered them on July 15th thanks to Netted‘s daily email. They allow me to import my daily deal vouchers from the sites they have listed – i.e. Groupon, LivingSocial, MamaSource, etc. (and they have a spreadsheet for other sites they haven’t added yet).
Not only does it organize your daily deal, but CityPockets has a marketplace so that you can buy daily deals that you missed or sell the daily deals that you won’t be able to use. I sold a voucher almost as soon as I signed up. And it was easier than I expected! I listed the price I wanted to sell my voucher for. And once it sold I was notified that I received my payment via Paypal. Woo hoo! Especially since it was going to go to waste because I wouldn’t be able to use it before it expired.
Citypockets also has an app for both Droids and iPhone. Yes, I do have the app for that!
Thank you to The Team at Citypockets for making my life just a little bit easier!
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Image is from La Leche League International’s Facebook page.
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. I am so glad that the celebration was a month long not just the week celebration for World Breastfeeding Awareness!
Here are some of my fave resources:
Kellymom.com (My #1 go to resource)
Here are some Breastfeeding Awareness Month giveaways that I came across:
Win a Baby Bond nursing cover at The Lazy Mama (Ends Aug. 25th)
Win breastpumps from Parenting.com (all these giveaways end Sept. 1st):
Win a Bebe au Lait nursing cover at An Island Life. (Ends Sept. 5th)
Win a Gia Angled Breastfeeding Pillow and a Bebe au Lait nursing cover at Born 2 Impress. (Ends Sept. 10th at midnight EST.)
Win a miPump and Breastflow Starter Set from The First Years at Born 2 Impress. (Ends Sept. 11th at midnight EST)
And finally an interesting read from Huffington Post about breastfeeding in the news this year from Gina Ciagne, Certiified Lactation Consultant – It’s Official: August is National Breastfeeding Month.
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August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
I LOVED this breastfeeding PSA from famous mamas.
10 reasons why breastfeeding doesn’t suck…
1. You’ll feel far less crazy (we promise!)
A study of postpartum mamas found that those who breastfed their babies showed far less anxiety and more mutuality at one month postpartum than those who didn’t.
2. It lowers the risk of childhood cancers
One study found the risk of childhood cancer in formula-fed children was 2-8 times that of long-term breastfed children. The risk for short-term formula feeders was 1-9 times that of long-term breast feeders.
3. …And breast cancer in mamas!
Get this: If women who breast fed for less than 3 months were to stick it out for 4 to 12 months, breast cancer among parous premenopausal women could be reduce by 11%. And if they stayed with it for 24 months or longer, those risks could be reduced by nearly 25%.
4. Smart kids rule
Studies show that breastfed babies have significantly higher IQs by 8 years old than babies who didn’t breastfeed — even after adjusting the stats for differences between groups and Mom’s educational and social class.
5. You could save on braces
The longer you breastfeed, the lower the liklihood that baby will suffer from malocclusion — aka a fancy word for misalignment of the teeth and dental arches.
6. It cuts down on childhood obesity
Breastfeeding has long been tied with reducing the rate of childhood obesity, regardless of Mom’s diabetes or weight status.
7. Allergies and ailments are no biggie
Respiratory wheezing, influenza, diarrhea, allergies, and eczema are way less common in breastfed babies — think about all those trips to the doc you won’t have to make!
8. It saves lives — and government money!
If just 90% of US mamas breastfed exclusively for 6 months, not only would an estimated 900 babies live, but the United States would save $13 billion per year. (Yep, $13 BILLION.)
9. Oh, and it’ll save you a ton of cash, too
Believe it or not, formula supplies for just six months can cost upwards of $1,000.
10. You’ll fit into your skinny jeans faster!
Breastfeeding burns an average of 500 calories a day. Yes, really. Need we say more?
List and video from TheBump.com
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As part of the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2011, here is a Dr. Suess style poem about breastfeeding that I found on Kellymom.com:
Mom I Am
Written by the posters on the Mom’s Online Breastfeeding Board
Little ones can squirm and pout,
make a fuss and scream and shout.
When hunger hits without a doubt,
Sit right down and whip it out.
I would nurse her if she cried,
I could nurse her far and wide,
Here and there or anywhere,
Up or down or on a chair.
I could nurse a teddy bear,
For this fine milk is very rare!!!
Would you nurse him on a train?
Would you nurse him on a plane?
Would you nurse him in a car?
Would you nurse him in a bar?
Yes, on a train, yes on a plane.
Yes, in a car, yes in a bar.
I would nurse him here or there.
I would nurse him anywhere!
I would nurse him in a booth,
On the stairs or near the roof.
Anywhere my boy cries out,
I pop the nummies in his mouth.
I can serve it by the ounce,
I can serve it while I bounce.
In a bottle or in a jar,
I can serve from near or far.
Would you, could you nurse in church?
Would you on a shaky perch?
Would you, could you, in the stands?
Could you nurse him with no hands?
I would, I could nurse in church,
Even on a shaky perch.
In the stands, with no hands,
I’ll nurse my baby on demand.
Would you nurse him at the store?
Would you nurse him on the floor?
Would you nurse him on a ship?
Careful not to show your nip!
Would you nurse him while on skis?
Would you nurse her on your knees?
Would you nurse him in a tree?
Mommy milk is SO GOOD, you see.
Would you nurse him by the stream?
You could nurse him while you dream.
Can you nurse and clean the house?
Can you nurse and chase a mouse?
Can you nurse and cook a meal?
Mommy’s milk is the real deal!
Would you nurse him while you sleep?
How about while you sweep?
Could you nurse him in a sling?
Would you, could you, while you sing?
How about upon a swing?
Mother’s milk is just the thing!
Would you nurse her at the park?
Would you nurse him in the dark?
Would you nurse him with a Boppy?
And when your boobs are feeling floppy?
I would nurse him in the park,
I would nurse her in the dark.
I’d nurse with or without a Boppy.
Floppy boobs will never stop me.
Can you nurse with your seatbelt on?
Can you nurse from dusk till dawn?
Though she may pinch me, bite me, pull,
I will nurse her ’till she’s full!
Can you nurse and make some soup?
Can you nurse and feed the group?
It makes her healthy strong and smart,
Mommy’s milk is the best start!
Would you nurse him at the game?
Would you nurse her in the rain?
In front of those who dare complain?
I would nurse him at the game.
I would nurse her in the rain.
As for those who protest lactation,
I have a perfect explanation.
Mommy milk is tailor made
It’s perfect food, you need no aid..
Some may scoff and some may wriggle,
Avert their eyes or even giggle.
To those who can be cruel and rude,
Remind them breast’s the perfect food!
I would never scoff or giggle,
Roll my eyes or even wiggle!
I would not be so crass or crude,
I KNOW that milk’s the perfect food!
We make the right amount we need,
The perfect temp for every feed.
There’s no compare to milk from breast—
The perfect food, above the rest.
Those nursing smiles are oh so sweet,
Mommy milk is such a treat.
Human milk just can’t be beat.
I will nurse, in any case,
On the street or in your face.
I will not let my baby cry,
I’ll meet her needs, I’ll always try.
It’s not about what’s good for you,
It’s best for babies, through and through.
I will nurse her in my home,
I will nurse her when I roam.
Leave me be lads, leave me be ma’am.
I will nurse her, mom I am.
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