10/27/09

MIllon Baby Crawl

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10/22/09

Boogie Wipes Review/Giveaway





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I have been following Boogie Moms on Twitter and hearing so many good things about them that I wanted to try them. Well the lovely ladies where happy to let me try them. I was so excited when they got here I couldn't wait to try them, we were sent the 30 count fresh scent and a few menthol and fresh scent individual wipes. Wouldn't you know that as soon as we got them Ian's nose finally stopped running for the first time in  over 3 months, poor baby has allergies. We finally had a reason to break out the Boogie Wipes when we went to the state fair, I love the fact that the scent wasn't over whelming and Ian loved the fact that I wasn't using a rough tissue to wipe his nose. I also had my dad try them when he was in town last Friday he liked the idea but he said they were a little to moist for his liking, I tend to agree for adult use they are just a little to moist but for getting dried boogies off of little ones nose they are perfect.

Overall Rating: 4 1/2 Stars

The only thing I would change is that, I wish you could buy them in larger packages to keep at home. The smaller packaging is great to throw in the diaper bag and go, if your little ones are a little bigger they sell boxes of individually wrapped wipes perfect for purses and pockets. Now the Boogie Moms were generous enough to offer one of my readers a chance to try all of Boogie Wipes 3 scents. How can you win the Boogie Wipes, leave me a comment telling me what is your favorite feel better trick during cold and flu season.

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10/21/09

This and That

I am ready for lots of stress this weekend will bring, but I am not ready for the arguments that will come because of the stress. Casey and I both get short fuses when we are under stress, I know that Saturday will be a tough day especially with all the time constraints we will be under. No we don't have to turn our keys in until the 31st, but other appointments that have us at one or the other places for multiply hours at a time. Then there is the process of unpacking and getting our new place set up.

Enough about moving; Ian had his first play date today and I think he had fun with Mommy is Rock and Roll's Peanut. He was so tired this evening after his afternoon of trying to tackle her when he wasn't ignoring her to go check on FootFoot. She was locked away so that the babes could play with out her nose in there business. I want to say that I want to eat Peanut she is too cute, sweet and full of sass. Before her mama knows it she will be a walking. talking ball of fire. While playing Ian gave his first high five to Lauren when she ask and it was to cute.

Also Congrats to J and C of a Family is us on their healthy happy baby.

10/20/09

9 Months of Ian

 I can't believe that 9 months ago today at this time I was asleep in a hospital bed blissfully unaware of the on goings around me do to the awesomeness that is an epidural. If you would have asked me that day if I thought 9 months later that I would be ready to pregnant again, imagine my son would be such a ham, and that I would be in the middle of moving? I would have answered NO NO NO, and then another NO for good measure. Well I be darned if I am not all of those things and more. I am amazed everyday by the crazy things my son does or his constant need to me telling me something by going mamamamama and when I say yes Ian he answers by going dada diiiiiiiiiiiii. I am in love with him more and more everyday, I love the fact that I get to stay home with him. I know that Casey and I have had to make sacrifices for that to be possible but I wouldn't trade the chance to see him grow and change for anything. My little dude can crawl as fast as I can run when he really wants something, he can cruise like it is nobodies business and when not paying attention even take a few steps. I am not gonna lie you have given us a few scares like last week when you crawled up the stairs when we weren't paying attention. Before we knew it you were tumbling down the stairs head over heels and when it was all said and done you laughed like a maniac. Then there is the time you were under the kitchen table and I looked over and it looked like you had cut your eye once I got over their I realized what looked like blood was chocolate, I have know idea how or where you got chocolate  above your eye. You have now been on this the 3rd Rock From The Sun for as long you were in nourished inside my body, the body that you had to be evicted from that you didn't want to leave 2 weeks past your due date. I have no idea what the coming years is going to bring us but I know that they will be full of joy, fear, and just a few tears.

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10/18/09

Blank Wall's

With the packing for the upcoming move in full swing it makes me a little sad to be closing the door on this place. It is the place we brought Ian home from the hospital. As I take pictures down off the wall and wrap them safely before placing them in boxes, I am overcome by sadness. I have always been this way, my room growing up never had blank walls. I love to be surrounded by pictures of my friends and family. I have been this way for as long as I can remember. As all of the touches that made this place become my own are stripped from the walls, contents removed from the cabinets and as closets are emptied.  I feel a little lost amongst the sea of cardboard boxes. What does one do during the transition to not lose there mind?

I am feeling very lost right now as if you couldn't tell. Maybe it is the move that is making me feel like I am lost but I am at a crossroads in my life right now,you may wonder why it is that I think that I am at a cross road? Well I am going to try and go back to school in the spring, I am going to start slow and only take one online class. I wish I could say that this was certain, but due to unknown fiances  we won't know until later.I am excited about the possibility of going back to school, I miss learning. I have finally decided on a major that takes me out of retail, something that is more family friendly. I am both scared and excited by this choice. What is this choice you ask, I am going to major in history with a minor in German. I am hoping to use this degree to teach high school US. history and maybe a few German classes thrown in. I am also so very lost on my walk with God that I think that it has begun to effect my personal life. I want to get back into going to church but I the thought of having to attend an unknown amount of churches to find the one that works best for us is a daunting challenge. We have decided to go off any form of birth control and let what happens, happen.  I know that this is exciting news for my family but please don't ask me every time I talk with you if I am pregnant yet. We will tell everyone when it happens when we are good and ready. I see why I feel lost, I am surrounded by unknown. Wish me luck as I make the unknown become known. 

10/14/09

Life

Recently I feel as if I haven't been as honest on here as I should, with the up coming move and other activities in our life, I have feel as if I have just been posting fluff on here. Lots have been going on in our house the last few weeks. I have come to the realization that I tired of not being able to be myself, Saturday I had the awesome chance to have coffee with Lauren who writes at Mommy is Rock and Roll. I enjoyed myself so much, it was nice to meet a blogger in this area that is closer to my age and has a similar outlook on life and people as me. I hope that we can continue to grow our friendship. I was happy to hear that Vanessa of Creating Nirvana made it to Empowerment City, she has chosen to keep her new location from the interwebs and I will support her. I hope that she finds happiness and peace in her new home. I can't wait for blogher so that we can catch up.

I am at the point in my life where I have a group of friends that love me for me, I don't know how I ever got so lucky? They are amazing people and all of them and they support me even when I am full of irrational thoughts and fears. And this week all the insecurities of my past have been beating down there door trying resurface this week. After an awesome Twitter convo with the awesome Kim of The Modish Mamma. She helped me remember that it is all in the past for a reason. I am happy and nobody can take my dork in tin foil (knight in shining armor) away from me.

J if you have your baby on Thursday or Sunday your baby will share a birthday with one of my parents. I hope that you aren't to uncomfortable. It will all be worth. 

10/13/09

To-Do Tuesday

Crazy Adventures in Parenting To-Do Tuesday


Had the awesome idea of starting her christmas planning list and giving us the skinny about how she plans christmas for her large family and keeping all organized. I have to give her all kind of props, I am going to try her system since this my first Christmas as a parent and it seems more people want to see you around the holidays when you have a baby. On last weeks list I did okay, expect  I didn't get to the bathrooms (shame on me).  On the packing front we are making head way but no where near finished. Well wish me luck with this weeks list.

         To Do Tuesday:
  • Cont. Packing
  •  Clean the Bathroom's
  • Start Planning Christmas
  • Work Out*
  • Plan Meals**
  • Spend Less Time Worrying
*I really didn't have any problem losing the baby weight, don't ask me how are why. I need to start toning up, so that my clothes will fit better.
** I need to use the food in our freezer before the move.

State Fair

I had never been to the Texas State Fair before as a Ft. Worth girl growing up I never had any desire to go, I had the Ft. Worth Stock Show to fill my large fair needs. I was not wrong, the State Fair was not impressive, it wasn't the fact that everything is overpriced that is expected. It was the fact the layout of the state fairs exhibits are laid out in an unorganized manner, and spread out in a manner that makes no sense. Enough about the state fair, how about my husbands melt down this weekend and finally deciding that he should help me pack and clean. I love my man but he isn't very in to cleaning except for the dishes, I am not griping about the dishes help. I do wish that he would more with the other cleaning, when he decides he wants to help though there is no telling him no. So now my living room looks blank and empty almost everything has been removed from the walls, all the movies have been packed away and boxes are stacked in the corner. Sunday we made over 8 trips to the dumpster and multiply listings and pick ups on freecycle. I wish I could say that we got more packed then we did but sadly it seems we barely made a dent why is it when you start packing your belongings seems to multiply in front of you. What else happened this weekend? Ahh yes I met the awesome Lauren of Mommy is RocknRoll, she is quirky awesome and funny. I hope that we can get together again soon. I hopefully will have some pictures to post soon, but I am not gonna lie it has been kind of nice this past week not living behind a camera.

10/12/09

Review's?

I have nothing wrong with review products. I actually like to review products, I don't even have to have products sent to me to review them.  Now what do you do when you are sent something to review and you aren't pleased with it? How can you be honest with out hurting the senders feelings?

10/11/09

Rockin Baby Slings Review/Giveaway


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I was given the chance to review a Rockin' Baby Sling, as a mother who has been babywearing for just a short while I was so excited, I didn't have a ring sling. Everything I had read said ring slings are a must have in your babywearing stash. The day it arrived I tore in to the box; I couldn't wait to try it out. The packaging was attractive, the only thing that I wish could be different it that the sling would come already threaded. That is the only thing that I would change. I mean there is a learning curve to all new slings, carriers, etc. It took me about three days to finally get comfortable getting it on an adjusted, though once I figured it out I loved it. The ease of it is amazing, as I had only ever used a pouch sling before. There are so many things I love about the Rockin' Baby Sling.


• The Pattern and Colors, which are exclusive to Rockin' Baby Slings

• It is reversible and has a pocket (on both sides of the tail)

• That they are made in America (Los Angeles to be specific), Rockin Baby slings does this so that they can see all the products before they ship them out

• They also donate 2% of all online sales to charities

• They Double Seam each Sling or Pouch with 40lb pound strength thread

• Your Sling or Pouch comes pre-washed in natural salt water to help soften the fabric and set in the color.

The awesome ladies of Rockin Baby Slings have been awesome enough to give me the chance to offer one of my Rockin Readers a Rockin Baby Ring Sling. How do you enter to win you ask, well the Mandatory entry is to go to Rockin’ Baby Sling and tell me something about the company or slings I didn’t mention above.



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*I was sent a sling for this review.

10/8/09

RIP Computer

My precious computer of five years died a few weeks ago, we ordered a mother board of the internet thinking that was what was wrong. Once the motherboard got here we put my computer back together and it was no dice. We are hoping my friend will be able to retrieve the files off of it; it has all of my pictures from the past five years. Yes that means all of my gorgeous son’s baby pictures. It isn’t just the pictures it is all music and such things too. I know before you say it, I should have been backing my computer up. Lesson learned the next computer I have I will be backing it up. Luckily I have a husband with a work laptop I can use and a very nice friends that have been letting me borrow their laptops. So I ask bloggers keep your eyes an dears open for affordable computers or any review possibilities.

10/6/09

To-do Tuesday

Crazy Adventures in Parenting To-Do Tuesday

  • Start Packing (We move in 18 days)
  • List stuff we don't need on Freecycle and Craigslist
  • Go through Ian's clothes and put away the ones that don't fit
  • Go through closets and purge, purge, purge
  • PURGE!
  • Laundry
  • Clean Bathrooms
I think that is a good list to start, I am putting this out here so that I will have something to hold myself to. Well I better get up and start. Wish me luck, we move in less then 20 days I need to get on the ball.

10/5/09

Momma Escapes


I was lucky enough, that Casey was willing to watch Ian so that I could attend an Office Max "Day Made Better Event", hosted by: June Cleaver Nirvana and Tip Junkie.  Office Max is trying to end Teacher Funded Classrooms, it is said that teachers spend $1200 out of pocket on average, to supply there classroom. It was a fun event with a lot of fun ladies, and lots of mischief. It was fun to meet some new bloggers, talk about all the different things we blog about.  The photos of us having fun.

After the event I met up my friend Kari, who I don't see often enough. We went to the dollar movies, were we saw The Proposal. Betty White made the movie, I forgot how funny she is. It was a nice night out sans baby and husband, I need to remember to have a little me time every once in a while.

10/4/09

I Heart Faces- Week 39

I have decided to take the plunge and try one of the weekly challenges that I Heart Faces host, this weeks them is Favorite things. Wow what a tough challenge so many things that could encompass. So where to start I have decided to show you a few of my favorite things.

 1: My Boys. They are the lights of my life ( I originally typed laugh).



2: FootFoot. Sometimes I don't understand how I can love this dog so much, but I do.



3: Someone else doing the dishes. I think this one is self explanatory.


 
So go check out the I Heart Faces.


10/3/09

Personal Day


Casey took his one personal day from a year, he gets pto and the random personal day, we don't get it either. The reason he took his day was the fact that after an hour and half of searching for the car keys, we thought Ian had maybe got a hold of them and hid them (we only have one set of car key's). Then after Ian woke up we spent and hour trying to convince him to show daddy where he put his keys, after looking at us like we were crazy. I asked Casey if he had looked outside to see if maybe he had dropped them when he went to the store last night, lo and behold there they were in the grass. We were extremely lucky that someone didn't find them and press the clicker. Once we found the keys, we had ten minutes till Mcdonald's stops serving breakfast and I am not gonna lie, Casey rushed out the door to get us some. He made it in time, so we had delicious not good for us food. Then after a while of telling my husband that we shouldn't waste the beautiful day (nagging). So finally we loaded up and headed to the local nature preserve. Once we got there I wish I would have worn better shoes. It was a amazing to see this oasis of nature in the middle of all this. This was the first time that we had went to this particular park. We just decided to wonder and see where it took us, I am sad to say that I didn't think to pictures of the beauty surrounding us, I was enjoying the time with my family.  I can't say how grateful I am to have a healthy happy family, an employed husband that enables me to stay home to raise our son, who is able to take a weekday to spend with his family. More pictures here.

10/2/09

Your Songs- Giveaway


 Winner was chosen by random.omg and it was comment 1, MindyMom.

I was so excited the day Your Songs arrived in the mail. I ripped it open and put it in immediately, as soon as it started it made me feel like I needed a martini, a party dress and a dance floor full of friends. The album is amazing, it is full of classic songs that I grew up hearing and loving. They are songs that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. The track list with songs by Nat King Cole, Frank, and Billy Joel, makes you remember the first time you felt the feeling of falling of love.  Harry's voice gives the classic crooners song the tribute they need. I could imagine him singing in a smokey night club full of gangsters and not be out of place. So as you are can guess I give Your songs a 4 and a 1/2 out of five.

Make sure to go check out Harry Connick Jr.'s  website, to find out more information about Your Songs, about his work to rebuild New Orleans, and about some of the TV appearances he will be making in the next few weeks. This review was made possible by One2One Network.

Thanks to the lovely folks at the One2One Network, I get to offer you my readers a chance to win a copy of Your Songs; for main entry into the contest leave a comment telling me your favorite song. This Contest will end on the evening of 10/9/2009.

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