Win the So Easy Baby Food Kit from Fresh Baby!

When I had Mahayla, I wanted to make my own baby food. I quickly found that there were not a lot of resources available to learn how and the methods I found were time consuming or contradictory to the guidelines of the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics). Of course, all of this was compounded by my "First-time" parent syndrome and lack of sleep. Now, with baby #2 on the way (and the bad economy) I have a new found determination to learn and commit to making my own baby food.

I want to take a minute to tell everyone about a wonderful product offered by Fresh Baby, the So Easy Baby Food Kit. Fresh Baby has put together a time, life, and money saving kit to help us learn how to make our own baby food!The system is designed for quick, easy, and healthy preparation of baby food in 30 minutes per week. The kit includes a cookbook, 2 freezer trays, "How To" instructional DVD, and a nutrition card. The only thing not included is a food processor...but they are relatively cheap to purchase from your local large chain store.I love the cookbook! The cookbook follows the AAP guidelines for infant nutrition. It offers recipes, prep strategies for daycare, restaurants, and travel.

Fresh Baby also offers a unique line of feeding products to support breastfeeding parents and introducing solid foods. Most of their products are made in the USA and all of their plastic products are free of BP-A, pthalates, and PVC. I highly recommend giving Fresh Baby a try. It offers a simple and hassle free alternative to jarred or processed baby food and the best part is that you can save a lot of money even if your using organic foods.

Win It: Fresh Baby is offering one of my followers the Fresh Baby So Easy Baby Food kit for Free! ($37.95 value)

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Contest Closed. Congratulations to Sarah for winning the So Easy Baby Food kit from Fresh Baby!

Win a $75 gift card good towards Itzy Bitzy Line from Zutano

Zutano recently sent me a beautiful outfit for Mahayla and for peanut # 2! Zutano is a wonderful "mom created" children's clothing line that features high quality children's clothing with pleasing colors and designs. Produced using 100% cotton, in over 90 solids, dots, patterns, ginghams and stripes, Zutano offers designes that can be mixed and matched....a feature that I personally love.
Based out of Vermont, this whimsical clothing line offers cotton and fleece basics for babies and seasonal fashion pieces for toddlers and their new Itzy Bitzy Line for newborns! Zutano offers online ordering from several different retailers that are reasonably priced and have shipping specials. Several of the online retailers actually have several clearance items available from the previous seasons designs that will further expand you little ones wardrobe but also save on the wallet.

Make sure you check out Zutano and all of their wonderful mix & match options as well as their adorable Itzy Bitzy Line for newborns. I love the "Flower Show Zinnie" pattern in the Itzy Bitzy Line. Another cool option is that Zutano offers matching accessories such as hats, booties, blankets, and plush toys to help complete the Itzy Bitzy look.

Win it: Zutano is offering one of my followers a $75 gift card good towards purchases from their Itzy Bitzy Line! Leave me a comment telling which design/outfit from their Itzy Bitzy Line you would like for your new baby!

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I love organic cotton clothes and linens! My favorite set of sheets are made of organic cotton and I just love the way they feel on my skin. Organic cotton is safe to wear and free of toxins found in regular cotton harvest. Happy Green Bee sells a wonderful selection of baby and kids organic clothing and at a reasonable price. Make sure you check out their factory store online where they have discounted their outfits even more! I recently was able to try out an outfit from Happy Green Bee, an organic kids clothing line, the pumpkin/butterscotch skort and radish bean shirt (shown below). This outfit is so adorable and colorful. The colors are so vibrant and I haven't found them to fade with washing. The soft stretching and gender-free colors and outfits are wonderful and make excellent gifts. I love the chemise top with legging and the matching blanket!



You may be asking, " What is so special about organic clothing?" Well here's the skinny of it. "Conventionally grown cotton occupies only three percent of the world's farmland, but uses 25 percent of the world's chemical insecticides, including Parathion, which is at least 30 times more toxic than DDT! " If you've read any of my previous posts on chemical exposures you'd remember the risks involved with long term exposure to such toxic chemicals can lead to increased risks of certain cancers and birth defects. Pesticide and chemically-treated clothing traps heat and prevents skin from absorbing adequate moisture often causing rashes and eczema on sensitive skin. Whereas, organic cotton is natural and breathable. Children with allergies particularly benefit, as organic cotton does not have the residual toxic residues that linger on conventional cotton. Organic cotton is grown in soil free of herbicides, pesticides, and chemical fertilizers which in turn is healthier for us and the planet.

Happy Green Bee is dedicated to creating "cheerful gender-free organic kids clothing with sustainable earth friendly manufacturing practices in an effort to meet and increase the demand for organic children's clothing that not only looks and feels great but is contributing in positive ways to the welfare of our planet."

Win It: Happy Green Bee is giving away the same outfit pictured above: pumpkin/butterscotch/radish bean skort and radish bean shirt to one of my readers! Leave me a comment and let me know what size you'd want and what other items from Happy Green Bee you'd love to have!

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The Baby Dipper

Mahayla is 2 years old now and boy is she the most stubborn and independent child I know! We never taught her how to use a fork, spoon, etc because she wouldn't let us. She was very determined to learn herself and would freak out if we helped. She made quite the mess but she did learn. I recently was able to try out the baby dipper bowl and spoon. I wish I had this when Mahayla was learning the eat, but atleast I'll have it for peanut #2!

The Baby Dipper was created by a mommy of twins who searched for a one handed feeding system and found none. So she created the Baby Dipper! The Baby Dipper set is a wonderful feeding/learning tool for you child. The contoured edges help quide food onto the spoon, it has a non-skid base, and the spoon is curved to rest on the side so it never falls in. The product is Phthalate-free and lead-free. The Baby Dipper set is microwaveable and dishwasher safe.

The size is great for baby food and rice cereals but is alittle small for bigger portions of foods. Mahayla loves her bowl set and likes to use it to eat her yogurt and ice cream.

Win It: Barbara (creator of The Baby Dipper) is giving away a Baby Dipper Set to one of my readers!

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