Monthly Archives: July 2011

The First Years Bottle Drying Rack

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When we were selecting items for our baby registry, Hubster and I didn’t think that we would need a bottle drying rack.  We thought it would be a waste of counter space.  For the first two months, we used our regular drying rack for all of C’s bottles.  The problem was that there were always bottles occupying the drying rack, which didn’t leave any room for dishes.

During our visit to family in July, we utilized The First Years Bottle Drying Rack at my mother-in-law’s house.  Hubster and I loved the convenience of it!  There’s room for so many bottles and accessories…we ended up purchasing the exact same one to have at home!  Now I’d recommend it for anyone who is bottle-feeding.  It’s economical and so convenient.  Even though it takes up a little counter space, it is completely worth it.

5 Things You’ll Love About Pregnancy

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1. It’s acceptable to wear stretchy pants on a daily basis.  Who doesn’t love the enveloping comfort of an elastic waistband?

2. You’ll be showered with gifts.  If you’ve been married, you might recall the joy of a gift registry.  You get to do that all over again – except this time you get to pick out all kinds of cute little clothes and accessories.

3. People will compliment you.  Yeah, of course there’s always the nay-sayers who say things like, “WOW, you’re huge!”  But for every one of those, there is at least one person to tell you that you’re glowing.

4. You’ll get preferential treatment.  Need to sit in a busy place?  Someone will look at your belly and then make room for you to sit down.  Going somewhere?  Someone might open that big, heavy door for you.  Granted, I remember being outraged that no one made room for me to sit while we were waiting at a restaurant once.  But I was also feeling exceptionally large, tired and angry at the world in that moment.

5. Your husband/fiance/boyfriend/significant other/random person on the street will do things for you.  Like bring you food.  Or paint your toenails.  Okay, so random person on the street may not submit to the latter…but you get the idea.

5 Things You’ll Never Miss About Pregnancy

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1. The incessant need to pee.  Seriously, there were some days that I could have camped out in my bathroom.  But our bed didn’t fit.

2. Not being able to see your feet.  I don’t normally look down when I walk, but the ability to see your feet is sometimes very helpful in preventing stubbed toes…or when scaling a flight of stairs.

3. The inability to tie your shoes.  I gave up on normal-person shoes and wore slip-ons for my entire 3rd trimester.  It’s like trying to bend over a ginormous bowling ball that kicks.  Screw that.

4. The pregnant woman shuffle.  By the late 3rd trimester, your normal walk morphs into that of a penguin.  Sexy.

5. Feeling like a washed-up whale.  When you’re ready to deliver any day, you can barely move, and the world no longer creates a shirt large enough to cover your belly…well, that’s a feeling you simply won’t miss.

On tap for tomorrow: 5 things to love about pregnancy.

Things C Has Learned This Week

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1. To scream.  SCREAM.  He’s always been opinionated and gone “from 0 to 60″ in the blink of an eye, but now when he decides he wants something he starts to scream his little head off.  There’s no warning to it.  People who hear him might think he’s being tortured or something.

2. He now makes a funny noise with his lips, like when you blow raspberries.  Or motorboat.  It’s pretty hilarious.  It also sprays his drool everywhere.

3. He laughed for the first time last night!  It totally caught me by surprise.  I was kissing his belly, which usually makes him smile and coo.  But this time a funny little laugh came out!

Free and Super-Cheap Items – Week of 7/24

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Here are some of the awesome deals I found around town this week.  For more information on how to coupon at Walgreens (it’s the trickiest drugstore to shop in, but has fantastic savings!) or CVS, The Krazy Coupon Lady site has the best information!

Walgreens

Scunci Hair Elastics, 18 ct., $1.50
Buy 2, receive $3 Register Reward
FREE

Dentek Flosser, $2.99
$1/1 coupon from smartsource.com
$2 Register Reward
FREE

Irish Spring Antiperspirant, $3
Use 2 $1/1 coupons from Smart Source 7/24
$4 Register Reward when purchase 2
FREE with 2

Huggies Baby Wipes, 64-72 ct, $2.49
$1/1 coupon from Walgreens July Coupon Booklet
50 cents/1 coupon from Smart Source 7/17
99 cents

W Perfection Tampons, 8 ct, $1.50
$1.50 Register Reward
FREE

 

CVS

Palmolive, 99 cents
25 cents off coupon from 7/24 paper (can’t recall if it was Smart Source or Red Plum!)
74 cents

U by Kotex liners, 40-60 ct, $3.49
$1 off coupon from Smart Source 7/24
$2 ExtraBucks
49 cents

Aussie shampoo, conditioner, styler, $2.49 each
Purchase one shampoo or conditioner and one styler
$3 off coupon from Proctor Gamble 7/3 (coupon adjusted to $2.49, so you get one item free)
$2.49

You May Look, But Don’t Touch!

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It amazes me how babies bring out the best in most people.  Hubster and I smile with pride when someone comes up to look at C and comments on how cute he is.  I don’t even mind that it sometimes inconveniences me if I’m in a hurry.  But, today, a young man at Walgreens crossed the line.  He said, “Awww,” then came up and TOUCHED C’s belly.  Um…I don’t know you!  Get the heck away from my child!  My mind started racing as to what kind of disease this man potentially had, since he had a prescription in his hand.  Oy.

Usually, I have no qualms about saying something, but it happened too fast for me to even stop him.

I can’t imagine touching a stranger’s baby.  It’s just not socially acceptable, in my opinion.

How do you politely make it known that it’s not okay to touch your child?

This Week’s Deals Around Town

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I’ve recently gotten into couponing and here are the deals that I found around town this week:

Target
Buy 10 SmartWater (20 oz)  or VitaminWater for $10, get a 6-pk of 20 oz SmartWater free
There are B2G1 coupons on Target.com for VitaminWater.  I chose to get SmartWater, so ended up getting 16 bottles for about 62.5 cents each.  The savings will be greater if you use 2 of those coupons and get VitaminWater.

Pampers Swaddlers, on sale for $19.79
Used a Target coupon for a free $5 gift card when you purchase 2 boxes of 70-ct or higher Pampers
Used 2 coupons for $1.50 off any Pampers diapers
Final Price: $15.79 each

Sharpies, pack of 2, on sale for $1
Used Target.com coupon for $1 off any Sharpie item
FREE Sharpies

Scotch Magic Tape, on sale for $1
Used Target.com coupon for 50 cents off Scotch Tape
Final Price: 50 cents

CVS
Pantene Pro-V Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Product
2/$6.97
Use $3 off two coupon from the SmartSource ad a few weeks ago, or the typical coupon in most weeks’ is $1.50 or $2 off of 2
Earn $2 ExtraBucks
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Final Price: $1.97 for 2
Final Out-of-Pocket Price: $3.97 for 2

Crest Toothpaste
$1.99
Use 75 cents off coupon from this week’s SmartSource
Earn $1 ExtraBuck
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Final Price: 24 cents
Final out of pocket price: $1.24

2 Oral B Indicator Toothbrushes
$1.99 each ($3.98 total)
Use $2 off 2 coupon from this week’s SmartSource
Earn $1 ExtraBuck on each ($2 EB total)
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Final Price: 2 cent MONEYMAKER!
Final out of pocket price: $1.98 for 2

Walmart
Duncan Hines snack size brownies, 94 cents
Used a SmartSource online coupon for 50 cents off any Duncan Hines brownies
Final Price: 44 cents

Did you find any fabulous deals this week?