Thank you to Baby K'tan for providing me with a carrier, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. I find baby wearing to be an extremely useful tool, especially since we now have five children.  While our 9, 7, and even 4 year olds are all fairly independent, having a newborn and 2 year old in the mix makes for busy days.  Add in the fact that we also homeschool and farm, and my hands are usually busy all day long.  So being able to snuggle and hold our new baby in a carrier allows Read more [...]

Thank you to Infanteenie Beenie for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. I love seeing newborns with hats on.  Even in the Summer, I would have little sun hats for our kids.  Since our newest baby is a Fall baby, though, I went on the search for something that would be practical and yet cute and would fit from birth.  When I came across Infanteenie Beenie, I knew I found what I was looking for.  While they may resemble the typical hat a hospital Read more [...]

Thank you to Just Pretend Kids for providing me with a Lion Costume, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. While my kids do enjoy Halloween, trick-or-treeting, and all that goes along with that, I typically dread the process of finding costumes.  We've been disappointed so many times in the past by the poor quality we've found at the stores.  So this time, I turned online and found Just Pretend Kids.  They offer a variety of Costumes, Dress Ups, Tutus, Wings, Party Supplies, Read more [...]

Thank you to Spark Of Amber for sending me product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own.   With four children and another on the way, we've dealt with our fair share of teething pains and issues as well as having one child who is always on the go and can be slightly over-active (or in other words, LOUD!)  With baby #5 almost here, I know we'll be going through teething woes and tantrums all over again.  I tend to lean towards non-invasive gentle methods of helping Read more [...]

    Thank you Nursing Bra Express for providing us with products to review, free of charge. These are our own honest opinions.  I have been fortunate to be able to breastfeed both my daugthers with very minimal bumps along the road. I am very grateful to have been able to breastfeed for such a long time (basically almost 3 years, with only a few weeks of 'rest' between Baby 1 and Baby 2). There are a few things that made this journey easier for me: a supportive husband, access Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of GB Child USA for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I was just a little kid when I realized that all strollers are NOT made equally. I loved helping to push my nieces and nephews when we would go places with a stroller. Some were easy for me to push even a heavy toddler in, while others were difficult to maneuver with a newborn in them. Even among strollers that push well, there are so many other factors to consider. Do they have enough space Read more [...]

Thank you to Ingenuity Baby for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own.   I am finally feeling fairly prepared for our little one who is due to arrive shortly.  I have our hospital bag packed, her clothes washed and hung, and the house fairly organized.  I have also been searching for baby equipment that I feel would be helpful once she arrives.  I have multiple relatives who do daycare and love the Rocking Sleeper type products and Ingenuity Read more [...]

Thank you to Glow Bug Cloth Diapers for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own.   Months ago, our 20 week ultrasound revealed that we are expecting a baby girl this time.  Since our last three children were boys, this came as quite a surprise to me.  I was just in the "boy" mindset and assumed the trend would follow.  Our daughter is thrilled to get a sister, although her response when anyone would ask about it was "Oh.  Doesn't matter. Read more [...]

*I was provided with a cabbage patch hat wig in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own. Most of the baby girls in my family are born bald and often have very little hair up until two or two and a half. I was born in June, so the fact that it's really snowy in this picture would make me guess that I am somewhere between 18-21 months in this picture. When we found out that my sister Erica (who also was late to get hair) was expecting a baby girl we started wondering if she would Read more [...]

Thank you to Robeez for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. Baby number five countdown is under two weeks now and today I'm bringing you a post featuring Robeez.  Ever since our first child, over nine years ago, I've discovered that I love shoes on babies.  Not only are they so stinking adorable, they serve a couple purposes as well.  It seems to be a general consensus that baby socks rarely stay on.  Somehow, those little feet wiggle their Read more [...]