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CottonMamma has some items in stock, and along with it a fantastic lottery! If you win, you ONLY cover the shipping! This is a first quality diaper. Here is the description for the listing.

Jolly Bums Diaper In Peach - XL Lottery

This listing is for one Jolly Bums Diaper, for the cost of shipping only! Just a fun listing from me to you! It's that time of year when gift-giving is fun! So take a chance, enter your name & you just might have another gift for your little one or a friend for a nominal cost.

You will receive one AI2 (all-in-two) style diaper in a peach color. This diaper has a waterproof outer & a snap-in soaker. This diaper is best suited for day-time wear. Other snap-in soakers may be used to enhance this diaper for nighttime performance.

This diaper does NOT require a cover. The outer layer is PUL (polyurethane laminate) and is a waterproof barrier.

The soaker you will receive is the old-style Jolly Bums soaker. It is composed of organic cotton fleece and topped with microfleece.

This AI2 does NOT have a sewn-in soaker component in the shell.

Please see below for diaper sizing:

Small-12-16 waist, rise 15
Med- 14-20 waist, rise 17
Large-16-22 waist, rise 19
XL-18-25 waist, rise-21

You know, I had never watched a Baby Einstein DVD. My girls had never watched one either. We have had Baby Einstein books, which are among some of the favorites here at our home. So of course I wanted to see what else they offered.

I was super excited to be chosen to participate in the Baby Einstein Blog tour hosted by Mom Central. It was the perfect opportunity to see first hand what was so special about Baby Einstein.

In our package we recieved the following:

• 10th Anniversary Baby Mozart DVD
• Baby Einstein Board Book
• Lullaby Classics CD

We are currently listening the the Lullaby Classics CD right now and you know....it's REALLY peaceful and relaxing. Maybe I should place this in my room at night to help relax this tired mama. The girls, however are dancing! It's looking like a 4yr old and 2 yr olds version of ballet. I would have to say they are loving it and so am I. I mean I am typing while my kids listen to music that I can actually stand! That means I am able to concentrate! WOW! I must get more of this thing called Baby Einstein!

The board book was the first thing the girls ran off when the package arrived. Ms. Emma is 2 and has claimed the book as hers. Ms. Lauren (age 4) also loves the touch and feel book. She enjoys showing me how the fur turns different colors depending on which way you rub it.

The DVD was another hit and one I actually enjoyed. A nice change from the overly obnoxious children's shows on TV. Sorry...this mama can't stand a doodlebop, there for no doodle boppin a bops in my house. The DVD was not too long! That is great, because I like TV in small intervals for the kid's so they are not just veggin' out on the tube for hours. This is a great length for some evening relaxation to wind down before bed time.

I was also sent some DVD viewing tips and I would like to share a few of those here with you.

DVD Viewing Tips

At Baby Einstein, each DVD is designed to reinforce parent-child interaction by providing visually interesting, entertaining content that you and your baby can watch together. Whether the theme is art, music, or barnyard animals, each DVD offers an opportunity to cuddle, share, talk, or sing along with your baby. The DVD can also be a jumping off point for more parent child interaction during your everyday routine.

Talk! Talk! Talk!

From the moment we say that first hello to our new baby, we begin developing our little one’s language. So, when you’re watching a Baby Einstein DVD, you don’t have to be quiet. This is a chance to create little stories.

From the Video Theme to the Real World Scene

Whenever there is an opportunity to link what you have seen on the DVD to other experiences in baby’s life, make that connection. For example, if you watched a DVD about animals, you might say, “Oh, look. There’s a BIG fish on the screen. Do we have another fish in our house?” And off you go to look at your gold fish. This kind of activity shows baby that something we see in one place can be seen in other places too.

So hop on over and check out Baby Einstein and Mom Central!

I'm bored so I'm posting about what I would like to have in my dream bathroom. I have more than one sort of bathroom I would like so for now I will just cover one. I want a tub like this:
I want one of these Kohler faucets:


On a Vanity like this but not those colors! Oh and not those lights or mirror.....I just mean the vanity itself with the drawers and cupboards:


Dude, I would spend all day in there. Throw in a comfy chair and some books and I would be in Heaven! Ohhh maybe a fireplace? Yea that would rock!

Ok, I didn't win this rad lamp, but I was awarded a blog award! Tracy from One Retro Mama gave it to me!

The award is for PROXIMITY and it's explained this way:
"This blog invests and believes in PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

This is my first blog award! Woohooo! Now I get to award 8 others! Who will then award 8 more, and it will go on and on.

So...here are the bloggers I award!

'Cuz I Felt Like It for being 100% real ALWAYS! Everything you read on her blog is truly 100% her and I love her.

Christi's Creative Side for being a very talented STRONG mama!

Hello Jobi because she is RAD and her kids are RAD, she just needs to update her blog!

4 Girls and a Marine truly a great person and new to the blogging world

Blah Blah Blah Blog I love reading her posts, just check out her newest one about her dog for sale!

Dinker and Giggles She always posts very imformative blog posts and reviews, check out all of her giveaways that are currently going on. She is also a great person!

SWift wOrds is local to me and she is also a poet and an awesome mama

Five J's this is a blog that I just started reading. This mama does a lot and there is a TON of great stuff over there!

Now go check all these great people out and give them some love!