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How to Keep Your Baby Warm In the Winter
I received products for free in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are 100% my own. My newest addition will be here in just a few short weeks and of course here in Kansas it will most definitely be very cold. As most moms have tips, tricks and must-haves for keeping their little ones warm and cozy — I have a few of my own as well. I would love to share my tips I plan on using as my newest addition – baby #5 comes into this world during the coldest season of the year here in Kansas. Swaddle: As you know most newborns already enjoy the feeling…
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Red Rooster Baby Sound Machine Review
I received this product for free in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. All opinions are 100% my own. As many of you know we are about to welcome a new precious addition to our family….baby #5. I have decided with this baby we will go about life in a more minimalist way. We actually got rid of nearly everything after our last son (and a series of miscarriages). With this baby we are slowly trying to get the few things we know we will “need” for this little guy. I have never used an actual sound machine in the past, instead with our first four kids we used a…
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Save Time, Money and Sanity with this Important Tip
This post was sponsored by P&G as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. As many of you know I am a mom of four (and counting). Our life can be a little hectic, crazy and well just plain messy! I am not a huge brand name person for MOST items. But there are a few items I feel MUST be name brand and well let me honest they NEED to the one specific name brand I use exclusively in my household! These name brand specifics are items everyone in my family uses every single day. Without these items my house would…
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5 Toys for Making On-The-Go Convenient
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Playskool. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Are you a busy on-the-go mom (dad, grandparent or childcare provider)? I know as a mom of four, I always feel like I am running around crazy busy, picking kids up from school, dropping them off at sports, taking them to appointments and so forth. My poor little guy, being the youngest of four gets toted around everywhere we go. Thankfully through many helpful friends, suggestions from family members and life experience I have learned a few helpful hints…
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Why you MUST try the 3 Way Easel by Lakeshore Learning
Before I was a mom, I was a classroom teacher. As a teacher I have always loved Lakeshore Learning Store they offer so many amazing educational products, tools and games for teachers, parents and children. Now that I am a mom I am not teaching in the classroom anymore…however I still find myself browsing the local Lakeshore store for educational items for my kids. They really have a little something for everyone, all ages, grades and even special needs. My kids and I love our “school” time at home. I have always supplemented my kids education with extra learning activities, lessons and crafts/activities at home. I have had a “regular” sized art easel…
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Homemade Ear Drops Remedy (works great!)
As a little girl I was always plagued with lots of ear infections. My mom being the awesome mom she was didn’t always want to load me up with antibiotics and tried several different natural methods to help heal my ear infections up. The best most effective method was and always has been garlic oil in the ears. It works like a charm every time! In fact now that I am a mommy of four I have only ever used garlic oil to heal of ear infections with my kiddos and it has worked every single time! Ingredients 2-3 cloves garlic, mashed 2 TBSP olive oil cotton balls Directions Simply take…
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Why you should NOT wait to announce your pregnancy!
I have pondered this blog posts for several weeks in my head. There have been so many different thoughts and emotions that have gone into sharing about pregnancy, the excitement and the sadness that can come with a loss. Let me first start out by telling you…I have 4 beautiful children and have 2 babies I am anxiously waiting to meet in heaven. I don’t know if those babies are girls or boys…but it doesn’t matter…I already love them as if they lived here on earth. My babies in heaven, I lost during my first trimester of pregnancy and both pregnancies ended with D&C surgeries, where it “felt” as though…
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5 Tips for Saving on Back to School Supplies
With four kids in the house I know the pain of shopping for back to school supplies, clothes, shoe’s…the works. It is not cheap, and there is no way around having to pay for the supplies you need. However, I have a few awesome tips that could save you hundreds. Make a list: As soon as you can get your hands on a back to school supply list for each of your kids grades, start writing up a general MASTER list of total supplies needed. This way when you are out shopping or looking for deals you don’t miss out on the total number of pencils, scissors, crayons, etc you need.…
