This day and age it is very hard for one parent to stay at home, even though you may badly want to. So what do you do to accommodate both sides. You may need to help your husband financially while also being there for your children. Doctors appointments, extra curricular activities, household duties what's a girl to do. To be honest ladies I really want to be home with the kiddies and be there for my husband when he needs me. Call it the old fashion in me. My husband works full time and at night might I add and he goes to school. He also volunteers for the football team at his job. And if you think that is not enough he spend good quality time with both me and the children.
So how do you ladies do it. How are you able to supplement income. Please help!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Free Sample of Cheirinho de Bebe
Just go over here and register to receive a free sample. They have baby soap, baby bath, baby shampoo etc.
Cool New Gadget Added!
If you look above I have added a cool new gadget. This baby will actually grow so as you continue to come and check us out, we can grow together. You can also click on the buttons to do different things and also check what's going on with baby this week on the WHAT'S UP tab. Hope you like it.
Free Water Test Kit From Mortons Salt!
Does your water really dry out your skin. To harsh for baby. This is a great way to test that for free. Click Here to request your free water test kit.(Thanks Hip2Save)
Free $25 Starbucks Card
So I haven't had a chance to sign up for this one yet but this is what my fellow blogger stated:
I have great news... I finally received my FREE $25 Target gift card from Nicole's Savings Advantage! Yay! I was pretty excited when I opened the mail yesterday!
If you're new around here, Nicole's Savings Advantage is an exclusive club that gives members access to special shopping discounts. If you register here for their $1.95 1 month trial they'll send you a free $25 Target gift card. If you decide to remain a member after the trial period they will bill you $9.95 per month. The best part is that if you don't like the program you can cancel at anytime with NO further obligation and still get the FREE $25 Target gift card!
You will receive your membership information in the mail first and then a day or 2 later you'll receive the gift card request form. You will then need to fill it out and mail it back in. Once they receive the form it will take a week to process and then your free gift card should be on its way. However, mine took a lot longer. I mailed in my gift card request form around the middle of April and have just now received the Target gift card. So I would estimate it takes roughly 2 months to get your free gift card after signing up for the trial offer.
Also, you do NOT have to be a member after mailing in your gift card request form. I decided this program wasn't worth the $9.95 per month and canceled prior to my trial ending. I didn't have the gift card yet, but canceled anyway... so I'm happy to report that you will still receive the gift card after canceling!!!
UPDATE: If you sign up now you will receive a FREE $25 Starbucks gift card!
(Thanks Hip2Save)
I'm Going Right Now!
I have great news... I finally received my FREE $25 Target gift card from Nicole's Savings Advantage! Yay! I was pretty excited when I opened the mail yesterday!
If you're new around here, Nicole's Savings Advantage is an exclusive club that gives members access to special shopping discounts. If you register here for their $1.95 1 month trial they'll send you a free $25 Target gift card. If you decide to remain a member after the trial period they will bill you $9.95 per month. The best part is that if you don't like the program you can cancel at anytime with NO further obligation and still get the FREE $25 Target gift card!
You will receive your membership information in the mail first and then a day or 2 later you'll receive the gift card request form. You will then need to fill it out and mail it back in. Once they receive the form it will take a week to process and then your free gift card should be on its way. However, mine took a lot longer. I mailed in my gift card request form around the middle of April and have just now received the Target gift card. So I would estimate it takes roughly 2 months to get your free gift card after signing up for the trial offer.
Also, you do NOT have to be a member after mailing in your gift card request form. I decided this program wasn't worth the $9.95 per month and canceled prior to my trial ending. I didn't have the gift card yet, but canceled anyway... so I'm happy to report that you will still receive the gift card after canceling!!!
UPDATE: If you sign up now you will receive a FREE $25 Starbucks gift card!
(Thanks Hip2Save)
I'm Going Right Now!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Trouble Keeping Baby Still
How do you keep your baby still while changing his/her diaper. He is really all over the place. I have to really fight with him. Please help me out, what are your thoughts.
Huggies Reward Program
Did you hear Huggies now offers a reward program similar to Pampers. Although I think it could use a litter work here are some free codes to start out with.
Earn points by registering, entering codes, taking online polls, watching videos and browsing websites. Use your rewards to enter sweepstakes and instant win games! Even if your not a mom this is a fun one to play and I will be adding more codes as soon as I find them!
If you’re a new Huggies Enjoy the Ride member, you can earn up to 90 points right now:
1. Register with Huggies EnjoytheRiderewards.com – 10 pts.
2. Watch 5 videos – 10 pts.
3. Take the polls – 2 pts.
4. Browse, click and earn – 6 pts.
5. Enter the rewards codes below – 62 pts.
Codes Worth 1 Point Each
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FFQLB-PSQMP-ZCPGB
GMHPR-XCQWL-FRPGB
JFBLF-MCMCZ-GCPGB
HNCXQ-JJMCJ-FCPGB
HPDTG-XHMGX-BWPGB
PXGDB-WGHLZ-FGPGB
QSHCR-CHRND-ZJPGB
RPLSZ-BRLDD-RTPGB
SQJTJ-NJBXK-CMPGB
Codes Worth 2 Points Each
RZMRR-QFZNP-WGPGB
Codes Worth 5 Points Each
BBRJH-WHDPT-JZPGB
BGZQZ-JCXFC-HZPGB
JXBQX-LWHPP-HPPGB
LNXBX-DXTSH-BSPGB
RSZNG-TJNPH-DHPGB
STLPM-MBQPZ-RLPGB
TXZKZ-JNRJQ-DDPGB
XXDZB-QBPHH-GLPGB
ZKZTH-XSJJN-MHPGB
ZQQGS-FLRLM-XBPGB
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Free Potty Training DVD
Have a child who is potty training or will be in the future, click here to order your free Pull-Ups Big Kid Central DVD.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
TTC
Some of you may know what those letters stand for and some may not. Trying to Conceive. Here's my story. It all began in Feb. 07 after marrying my husband in Nov. 06 and being together for 10 years with a 6 yr old I yearned for a new addition to our family. Michael was a little reluctant at first but then we came in agreement that it was time. We made an appointment with my OB/GYN, the best in the world might I add. She gave us the green light and the race was on. How exciting we're going to have a baby. I began to stalk the babymaking websites Two Week Wait, Babyzone and the list goes on. I looked for every possible sign each month that I was pregnant. I even thought at one point my hiccups were a symptom. Months passed by and I began to notice my cycles were becoming irregular which was weird for me. I could tell you the exact day my cycle is suppose to start and now it was tricking me. For a trying to conceiver each month that rolls by with no luck is a saddening and discouraging moment.
June, July and August come and go and still no baby in there. I begin to think something is wrong. We are two young people and I should be pregnant by now. The late nights up researching symptoms online is becoming tiring. Am I crazy. Do I want this to much. No I can't be crazy I'm not the only one who yearns for that unconditional love that a child gives you. In their eyes you are perfect, can do no wrong. You are their hero. I finally made another doctors appointment but this time with my family physician to do another overall physical. He found what he believed was PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). In lamer terms cysts on my ovaries. It was caused by a mild case with my blood sugar. He prescribed Metformin for me and I began that in Nov. 07. He said that within two weeks of starting the Metformin I would have a cycle and low and behold he was right. Maybe this is going to work. We were also using Preseed, which is a safe lubricant for sperm. December not pregnant, but hey I just started the Metformin I have to give it time to work.
During the holidays I had picked up a part time job and I worked with another girl who was also TTC. It felt good to actually have someone other than my husband who really felt what I was going through. So Christmas and New Years have both come and gone. We celebrated and I really wanted to give my husband a baby for Christmas but oh wells. It's now the middle of January and I really wasn't feeling weird but it was time to test. With my one year anniversary coming up on TTC I was getting impatient. My cycle was due in 2 days but I could not even wait. You could imagine how many test I have taken before. I stopped by the dollar store after work because spending 10 to 15 dollars a pop on pregnancy test adds up. The $1 test will due just fine until we are sure. When I got home I told my husband I had gotten a test and as always he said "ok are you going to take it or what". I took the test and left the bathroom and when it was time I went back, the line was very faint but there. OMG OMG OMG I think I am pregnant and the journey begins. On September 16, 2008 Miles arrived in the world. WOW! Is this the way love feels.
June, July and August come and go and still no baby in there. I begin to think something is wrong. We are two young people and I should be pregnant by now. The late nights up researching symptoms online is becoming tiring. Am I crazy. Do I want this to much. No I can't be crazy I'm not the only one who yearns for that unconditional love that a child gives you. In their eyes you are perfect, can do no wrong. You are their hero. I finally made another doctors appointment but this time with my family physician to do another overall physical. He found what he believed was PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). In lamer terms cysts on my ovaries. It was caused by a mild case with my blood sugar. He prescribed Metformin for me and I began that in Nov. 07. He said that within two weeks of starting the Metformin I would have a cycle and low and behold he was right. Maybe this is going to work. We were also using Preseed, which is a safe lubricant for sperm. December not pregnant, but hey I just started the Metformin I have to give it time to work.
During the holidays I had picked up a part time job and I worked with another girl who was also TTC. It felt good to actually have someone other than my husband who really felt what I was going through. So Christmas and New Years have both come and gone. We celebrated and I really wanted to give my husband a baby for Christmas but oh wells. It's now the middle of January and I really wasn't feeling weird but it was time to test. With my one year anniversary coming up on TTC I was getting impatient. My cycle was due in 2 days but I could not even wait. You could imagine how many test I have taken before. I stopped by the dollar store after work because spending 10 to 15 dollars a pop on pregnancy test adds up. The $1 test will due just fine until we are sure. When I got home I told my husband I had gotten a test and as always he said "ok are you going to take it or what". I took the test and left the bathroom and when it was time I went back, the line was very faint but there. OMG OMG OMG I think I am pregnant and the journey begins. On September 16, 2008 Miles arrived in the world. WOW! Is this the way love feels.
Free Drinkin Mate Tabs
If you read my earlier post and relax as I do or even more then you need to click on over here and receive a free sample of Drinkin Mate. One customer said:
NO HEADACHE - I tried Drinkin' Mate after I had three or four beers and I woke up without a hangover headache. -Brian
Don't say the B word.
BREASTFEEDING
Wow I never knew people would be so critical to breastfeeding. When I decided to breastfeed the moment I found out I was pregnant I was excited. As if they know the sacrifices I give to nourish my baby 24/7. Oh and also the benefits of breastfeeding for baby far exceeds any other form of nourishment. For starters I may have a couple of glasses of wine a week, (FINE WITH THE DOCTOR) when my usual relax time was 1 or 2 each day and who cares what you think of that. I cant even eat dinner without a baby in my lap or use the bathroom without baby at the door. He's not the only one at the door either, my oldest son doesn't believe in knocking and neither does my husband. I never have any me time. I told Michael (husband) that I was going to a movie last Friday. His response "whose keeping the kids" my response "you are". Guess what movie I saw. "Never any me time". Needless to say I never made it to the movies. Anyway back to breastfeeding, everyone thinks they know whats best for my baby. I have done the research I know the benefits of BF (breastfeeding).
I was told the other day that it's time to put the baby on whole milk so he can get that calcium LOL. WTF! OK yeah there is 10mg per oz in breastmilk and 37.5mg per oz in cows milk. But the other benefits found here vs. cows milk far exceed low calcium. I also support the calcium needs with other foods as well.
I am by no means putting down the mothers who formula-feed my hat off to you. If I had to make a bottle and pack anything extra in my already huge baby bag I would just scream. I formula-feed our first child. I was 7 years younger and just afraid.
So what do you girls think are you or did you BF. How long did you BF. Did you have any oppositions. Let us know.
Wow I never knew people would be so critical to breastfeeding. When I decided to breastfeed the moment I found out I was pregnant I was excited. As if they know the sacrifices I give to nourish my baby 24/7. Oh and also the benefits of breastfeeding for baby far exceeds any other form of nourishment. For starters I may have a couple of glasses of wine a week, (FINE WITH THE DOCTOR) when my usual relax time was 1 or 2 each day and who cares what you think of that. I cant even eat dinner without a baby in my lap or use the bathroom without baby at the door. He's not the only one at the door either, my oldest son doesn't believe in knocking and neither does my husband. I never have any me time. I told Michael (husband) that I was going to a movie last Friday. His response "whose keeping the kids" my response "you are". Guess what movie I saw. "Never any me time". Needless to say I never made it to the movies. Anyway back to breastfeeding, everyone thinks they know whats best for my baby. I have done the research I know the benefits of BF (breastfeeding).
I was told the other day that it's time to put the baby on whole milk so he can get that calcium LOL. WTF! OK yeah there is 10mg per oz in breastmilk and 37.5mg per oz in cows milk. But the other benefits found here vs. cows milk far exceed low calcium. I also support the calcium needs with other foods as well.
I am by no means putting down the mothers who formula-feed my hat off to you. If I had to make a bottle and pack anything extra in my already huge baby bag I would just scream. I formula-feed our first child. I was 7 years younger and just afraid.
So what do you girls think are you or did you BF. How long did you BF. Did you have any oppositions. Let us know.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Mimi's Cafe Giving Away $3,000 in Gift Cards
Complimentary Gift Cards at the Grand Opening of Mimis Cafe in Richmond
Meet me at Mimi's in Richmond to celebrate our Grand Opening event,on Wednesday, May 13th at 9:00 am. We will be giving out $3,000 in complimentary gift cards to the first 75 guests, 18-years or older. Gift card increments will vary.
Mimis Cafe in Richmond is located at 11275 W. Broad St. We are featuring a full service bar with specialty drinks.
Line up for our Meet Me at Mimi's celebration and be one of the first 75 guests to receive a complimentary gift card. Gift cards will be given after 9:15 am. The line may form prior to store opening.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Free Udder Covers
Udder Covers is giving away free breastfeeding cover-ups just go over here and click shop now, you will be asked to put in a promo code enter "onefree" and all you have to pay is $7.95 for shipping. It looks like there are only pink and blue but that's cool its FREE!.Happy Mothers Day
Oh have I been M.I.A. You would not believe what I have been going through lately. First My computer blew up and we had to get another, not brand new but it will work until we do. Second I've been trying to catch up on some much needed house work. My husband thinks I am on the internet to much and he was a little upset. Any who how do you girls keep up. What is it like in the day of a SAHM. Let us know and if you have any other tips that would be great.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
To Snoogle or not to Snoogle
So I was recently asked about the snoogle from an expecting mom, and oh boy did I have a mouth full. When you are expecting you feel like you want everything, you know, the best for you and the baby. Well I wanted the snoogle and might I add that it is an $60 pillow. My husband warned me not to get it, but what do we wives do, we don't listen. I bought the pillow and used it all of maybe 2 weeks, yeah 2 weeks. My 7 year old son called it the snake and he got more use out of it then me. First you can never get comfy, it doesn't really support your back and if you turn it the opposite way it's too much around your belly. My husband complained about it being in between us and I guess it was practice because baby is there now, but that's another post. So what do you think. Did you use any supportive pillow and what brand was it. Take my poll or leave a comment.
FREE Juicy Juice Sippy Cup
Hey Juicy Juice is sending free sippy cups for signing up for their e-newsletter. Click Here. There's also a $1/2 Juicy Juice coupon you can print.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
PAMPERS Gifts to Grow
Hey did you know you can earn rewards for every pack of pampers and wipes you purchase from Pampers. Just sign up here and start earning today. I wish I would have known this before Miles turned 7 months. I've been buying Pampers Swaddlers since day 1 and now he just graduated to Pampers Cruisers size 3. I love these my MIL couldn't even tell when the baby was wet. These are the best. They have a lining in them that keeps baby's bottom dry and never have that gel like substance stuck to his bottom. You can earn gifts like movie tickets and free books. Here are some free codes to start out with.
WELCOMEBONUS089
DONTFORGETGTG08
WELCOME2GTG0809
OHAMANDAAWGTG08
THRIFTYMOMMYGTG
HAPPYHOLIDAY089
WELCOMEBONUS089
DONTFORGETGTG08
WELCOME2GTG0809
OHAMANDAAWGTG08
THRIFTYMOMMYGTG
HAPPYHOLIDAY089
FREE Sample of Huggies Pure and Natural
Free Sample of Huggies Pure and Natural just go over here and sign up. Unforturnately they are only offering newborn to size 2. My LO has just graduated to a 3.
lansinoh Pump Sweepstakes
Hey girls breastfeeding or plan on it. Enter here to win a Lansinoh Double Breast Pump. I love their breast pads.
Hey Girls Im Baaaaaaaaaaaaack!
So after finally conceiving and having a beautiful baby boy named Miles whose now 7 months old I am getting back into the swing of things. I was on a serious break. So girls this is the beginning of my baby, Is It Pink or Blue. A blog dedicated to trying to conceive, pregnancy, birth and beyond. I would first like to give a shout out to the Flylady.com reading her site really help me to lace my shoes and start running instead of walking. I always felt so overwhelmed with taking care of the kids, husband, household and oh yeah me. Not to mention being a daughter, sister, aunt and others wrapped all into one. You really could lose yourself. Now its time to fine me. So what do you say girls wanna help.
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