Hello Kitty Comfort Crane Cool Mist Humidifier. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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As mommy of 2 and with a baby on the way I've had a hard time trying to remember all the essentials for my nursery. There are so many new things I want I mean need and so many old things that we loved and worked great with the 2 eldest. While making the list: the first  3 items were: crib, diaper-change station and a humidifier.Yes a humidifier we use one in every room for fall/winter and since i'm asthmatic my humidifier works 365 days in a row. I was blessed with the opportunity to review Hello Comfort from Crane, not long ago I posted a review for Crane's nightlight. I'm still crazy about their little hippo. Both of my kids were raised with a humidifier or vaporizer in the room, I keep my babies with me for 3/4 months in their own bassinet. My 2 eldest were born in September and August, and their first winters were harsh, but we never actually had big problems with colds,croup or sore throats and it's mostly because be always had a humidifier in the room.

Growth Charts. Canvas Press Review. (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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If you are a mom you know kids grow up in the blink of an eye, one day they are adorable little babies, the next terrible toddlers, the next time you blink your cute little baby will be leaving you for her/his first day of school and if you blink to fast they might be graduating before you open your eyes again, yes it happens I can close my eyes and see my daughter (who is almost 18) sitting all by herself for the first time in the mat or my son (15 years old) crawling all over the house. Time goes by so fast, I can still remember the growing up wall. We didn't have a place to keep track of my babies growth so we used the wall and crayons, pens, markers or anything that was available, it was our memory wall, we used to laugh and write small messages.

Gabrialla Maternity Support Belt ITA-MED. Medbarn Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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I guess getting pregnant after 15 years was not the brightest idea it seems the time made my previous 2 pregnancies to good to be true and I can't remember the bad times. I'm pretty sure I had them but maybe they were so bad my brain blocked them. Yet I don't think they were half as bad as this one, I was 18 years old with my second pregnancy was fit and my life style was healthier. 15 years later I was over-weight and I have an obsession with junk food, yet my third pregnancy started on the wrong foot. The first sign was the Hyperemsis Gravidarum diagnose as soon as 10 weeks in my pregnancy, at 22 weeks came the pre-eclampsia thanks to my high blood pressure and at 30 weeks diabetes,  not fun. The thing is I can actually deal with all of this, I just need to keep track of my food, less or no salt, drink more water  but I cannot fix by myself the aches, pain and discomfort.

Yochi- Yochi The squeaky fun footwear. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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I'm a sucker for manga, Japanese food, makeup, candies, etc basically I love how they can produce so many cute stuffs. The kawaii culture is really big in Asia and more people in the US are drawn to the cuteness overload, so when I had the chance to review the Yochi Yochi shoes I was super excited. The company is proud to introduce one of the latest trends in Japan the squeaky shoes and while the noise is fun to some point the sound also works as security feature, you will always know where your child is or when he is on the move, plus it seems the squeak can reinforce the natural rhythm and help your kid to train their walking.

I received the Capitan Zuga shoes to review, the shoes have a super cute Skull with crossbones as ears, the detail repeats itself in the back of the shoes. The shoe are ultra light and feature a small removable diaphragm in each heel (placed at the side of the soles). The shoe itself is made with high quality nylon the fabric inside is solid and soft to keep your baby feet comfortable and the outside fabric is texturized like mesh to allow the air flow, the shoes can be closed and secured by a velcro band, which makes putting them on and taking off really easy. The shoes soles are made with a durable  rubber sole. The company is also proud to apply some environmentally friendly practices in the manufacturing of the shoes like: the use of water based dyes, energy efficient equipment allow the company to use 25% less energy than others and the storage of rain water for daily factory use.

We tested the shoes with the son of a friend and while he is only 9 months old, he runs all over the house in his adorable walker . The shoes size is a 5 and the baby only wears size 3 so the shoes were a bit big, we solved the problem  with a bunch of cotton balls inside, since it was only a test yet her baby went crazy as soon as he figured out the squeak was coming form the shoes, he was running back and forth with his little walker just to make the shoes squeak. Once he was ready for nursing time and a nap we took the shoes off and the baby started crying until we put the shoes back on his chubby feet, we had to wait for him to fall asleep to take the shoes off without tears.

The baby who tested the shoes had so much fun with them that his mommy ordered a pair of Yochis in his size and she was not the only one another 3 friends who were at her house (we had a small friends meeting) fell in love with the shoes for their little ones. Last week I stumbled upon one of them and her 24 months toddler at Target and her daughter was wearing some adorable ladybug Yochi Yochi shoes, everyone at the store was smiling and asking about her shoes and the safety bonus works well, we kept chatting for quite a while and we could hear her daughter around, squeaking her way through the children apparel section. My friend was happy she could easily keep track of her daughter's whereabouts.

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Kinsights Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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I'm  OCD about planning and organization, Three years ago we  had to relocate our family and move from one pole to almost the other, we came from South America to North America and it was a challenge between the clothes, papers and shoe.s I had to organize all our medical records, including immunizations,  allergies, medications, etc to bring them over. While my kids are not babies anymore keeping track of their medical records will help not only them but in time their children as well.

Now after 15 years I'm pregnant again and I don't ever want to go through the same exodus, if we ever move again I want the papers and an online back-up of every single document we have. I was so happy when I finally found out about Kinsights. Kinsights is an online Pediatric Personal Health Record Keeper for parents. Gone are the days where you’re being held responsible for keeping track of slips of paper or lugging files and folders containing your children’s health information.  And in the event of an emergency, you can even have the health records sent to the ER or out-of-town doctor in a snap. Organize your child’s growth and developmental milestones, immunizations, medications, allergies, and more.  This tool is amazing and a godsend to parents. Kinsights is also a community where parents can safely seek and share answers to parenting questions.  You can ask anything and Kinsights will find the right community members who can provide guidance.  Kinsights even offers groups with similar interests to their own pages, including single parents, grandparents, those interested in car seat safety, baby & kids fashion, potty training groups, and many more  What's really cool about this community is that it makes finding the best answers easy-community members vote up answers so the best content rises to the top.

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Tadpoles Layette Gift Sets. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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I'm a big fan of online shopping, well I've become. The bigger the bumps gets the harder is for me to go shopping and the internet is a great tool to find  anything you need in a incredibly vast price range. I was searching online for a lilac crib bedding set when I stumbled upon this website for Tadpoles, while the name was familiar I had seen before some blankets and fitted cribs on Zulilly, I had no idea how many different products the company produces and sells. They recently launched their new website where you can see most of the collections and their Catalog 2014. You must be wondering what Tadpoles is, well:

The Baby Depot, Burlington Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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Burlington is one of the leaders on off-price apparel and home retailers. With over 523 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico,  you’ll find a large assortment of current, high-quality, designer and name-brand merchandise at up to 65% off department store prices. Burlington allows to choose from a large selection of coats, clothing, and shoes for the entire family, but it's no limited to apparel; they offer a great assortment of linens and home decor. Burlington has their own  baby section the Baby Depot  where you can find everything you need for a baby, from bottles to cribs with great prices everyday.

Boba 4G Baby Carrier. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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So while baby wearing is the new thing around, I must admit I'm totally a newbie, until a couple of months ago I had not a clue what a Soft-Structured carrier was or  how some moms would name or nickname them crotch danglers or perfect ergo. The idea of a ring sling, a pouch or a wrap were like something that came out of a different world. I have a couple of friends who swear by baby wearing and totally convinced me I needed to do it since I'll be nursing my  baby and breastfeeding and baby wearing are like cookies and milk or BFF's. I didn't  know I was starting a journey where half of the time I would feel like Alice in wonderland, completely lost, it was weird for me a stroller mom to listen and learn so much info together.

House of Botori the stylish mommy diaper bag. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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Yes I'm 30 something, Ok somewhere close to 34 and I do love childish or teenager accessories, bags and clothes, the few grown up clothes I own were fixed to fit my size and old weight (used to be 100lb currently close to 195lb) While I love shopping it's really hard to find clothes or adult clothes in my size, So I am often in jeans, yoga pants or sweatpants and t-shirts since most come in fun colors, my purses tend to be backpacks or messenger bags. I really find them comfy to wear. I want to look more like and adult so I gues, I'll slowly start buying some more grown up clothes and accessories. Since I'm looking to not only modernize but to create a more sleek, chic and age appropriated look. When I was offered the opportunity to review the House of Botori  diaper bags. I jumped with my eyes closed. I've seen their beautiful diaper bags before, in fact I thought they were regular totes or big purses. They do not look like your cutie patootie mainstream diaper bag.

Vinyl Disorder Wall Decals Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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When you rent, you don't actually have to many options to create a nursery, it doesn't matter how artistic you are or how good you are painting and drawing,you just cant do it since sooner or later you will move out and the owner might not want his/hers walls with a cute cupcake or hello kitty. I'm so glad there is a removable option to decorate your walls without having to paint or repaint the walls or using the same posters again, the wall decal or wall decors are the way to go. There are wall decals in everyones budget from  a couple of bucks to hundreds and so many options to choose from.

No more dark nights with Crane Belly Glow Night Light. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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Crane is a company founded in 2005 who believes that design is an attitude and a home the expression of a lifestyle without forgetting those homes and families health concerns, From the beginning, Crane has established itself as one of the market leaders with functional and efficient high quality products with elegant designs. Their best sellers are cool mist humidifier, air purifiers and space heating items and while they offer sleek and beautiful designs for their adult customers the company has one of the cutest and most adorable lines dedicated to children.

Angelcare Baby Monitor AC420. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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My nursery is almost ready we have a couple of details to add, some knickknacks: a humidifier and a baby monitor. We did a online search for a good baby monitor and there are so many to choose from and the prices can go from affordable to really expensive. We had to decide between a video monitor or just a sound one. after comparing prices and analyzing what we really need, we opted for  just sound monitor, first it came to price $100 for a expensive sound only or $300 or more for a pricey video monitor; of course there are options between. The second point was our house size and the distance from our bedroom to the nursery, we live in a small house and our bedroom and the nursery are  next to each other. Third I guess for a small baby who would barely move there is no need to watch every movement I find the video monitors a little bit distracting from their main purpose.

Let's meet the BooginHead and products. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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There are  thousands of momtrepreneurs these days but not all are successful, that's the difference between with Sari Davidson hundreds of others. Sari is a mom, an inventor, the owner and founder of BooginHead, a growing company dedicated to fulfill the needs of other moms like her. Her first product the Sippygrip was born like most inventions from frustration and the need to keep her child sippy cup anywhere but the floor.The Sippigrip was the first but not the only product this creative mommy will share with other moms looking for easy tricks or home-hacks to keep their babies and toddlers at hand reach.

Delta Children. Lil' Frog Walker and Activity Center. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

 

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I was talking to my sister a couple of weeks ago about what you need and what you dont need with a new baby , in any case she is way more thrifty and lately she loves to remind me half of the things we have will not be used and we have purchased it to soon, that's the case of the jumperoo and the exersaucer. She completely forgets how much I dread shopping and my husband works. Since I don't drive I completely depend on my husband to go anywhere. So buying it before seemed like a great idea, something I didn't mention to her is how much room they both take and the fact that my house seems to not be big enough for both. Yet I was really happy because hopefully my child will love and enjoy both, Will she/he  love both?

Prince LionHeart's Diaper Depot. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

 

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Keeping your nursery organized can be quite a big deal, with all the diapers, wipes, burping rags, bottles, balm, clothes, toys and even pacifiers around, I'm a tiny bit OCD well more than that. I love to know where everything is and keep things handy. While I was organizing my nursery and even worse my diaper change station I  had to think of it as organizing my office, to organize your desk and office you might  need to buy a couple of supplies to store items, the same thing happens with the changing table to make it comfy and keep everything in hands reach for you and the baby, you will need a couple of items to store  diapers, towels, rags, balm or baby oil in case you use it.

How to wear your baby with Baby K'tan. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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It seems baby wearing is a new trend, doesn't matter if they are: crunchy or silky, celebrities or everyday mommies,everyone is now completely immersed in this new world that involves leaving your bulky stroller at home. I've recently come across the opportunity to review Baby K'tan - Baby Carrier and I must tell you I  not only had fun but it was such a great experience. I come from a country were baby wearing is the norm strollers and others are not so efficient, not many people in the USA know where Bolivia is or know about our culture and how wearing your baby is the only way these people can go on with their daily lives and still keep 2 hands free to work, most use an aguayo (a colorful handcrafted fabric made of llama, sheep wool) they put the baby in the middle of a rectangle where the baby is lying down , then tie and secure the wrap in the front, the baby is always in their backs. So a couple of months ago I thought about baby wearing at least for my market trips and  trekking adventures. I bought a mobi wrap and thought since it wasn't rocket science, one way or another I would figure it out, no such thing after weeks of trying to figure out and failing, the mobi wrap is collecting dust in some random closet (maybe some day I'll give it another try).

Difrax Let's Grow, ortho pacifier. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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Pacifiers are a great tool for mom's and work like magic for helping to soothe small babies and toddlers, not only that but new studies claim pacifiers might help reduce the risk of SIDS and while we all love pacis, weaning your child from them can be a problem.A couple of weeks ago I found out the Difrax, Let's Grow, ortho pacifier with a solid nipple to encourage children to break the habit. All Difrax pacifiers are Orthodontic or ortho, this makes reference to the shape of the teat which stimulates the development of the palate and muscles in the jaw and the mouth.

Pacifier makeover. Binki Bear. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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As a mom of two I must admit my secret weapon to keep my babies quiet and happy is a pacifier, both of my children were used to their pacis yet I had a couple dozen all over the house since it seems they always lose them the second you need them most, I was really happy when I came across the opportunity to review the Original Binky Bear, it's so amazing all the wonders you can find these days for babies.

Beyond Bedding Review and Giveaway

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So for the last 4 months I've been obsessed with my nursery, yet from the 3 crib bed settings I own I didn't really feel happy with them I wanted something else but I wasn't sure what I wanted and another $300 or more for a bedding set was not in my budget. Couple of weeks ago I was blessed with the opportunity to review Beyond Bedding and with it the opportunity to review a bedding crib of my liking. I was quite surprised with the company and the fact they offer high quality and luxury Sweet Jojo designs at comfortable prices and by comfortable I mean really accessible to most budgets.

Mommy and Baby Bonding Kit, Mambino Organics. Review (Blu me away or Pink of me Event)

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While I'm a couple of weeks away to see my little baby's face. I know we are both going to need a couple of essential care products, I have a small travel bag with my products ready, but wanted something organic and special for me and my baby to deepen our bond, while a newborn can  recognize mom's scent and voice, a nice massage is always great way to calm your little one, remember everything is new for them and the transition from your womb to scary world. While looking for some travel size items to take to the hospital for my baby, I came across Mambino Organics, the company stands for a line of holistic products, made from organic fruits and herbs, free of chemicals and yucky stuffs. Maki Madaous the co-founder has an impressive curriculum in the beauty scene and is always looking for renewable, organic, sustainable and high quality ingredients all over the world.