Do More Knowing Your Child Is Safe with Levana

March 22, 2016 by 3 Comments

I would like to ask you a quick question Moms and Dads- how often do you just wish you could see what your little one is up to?

From newborns to young children, it is quite useful to be able to see what is going on at night.  Nightmares, sleep terrors, or just the odd night time feeding.  Maybe an odd feeling in the pit of your stomach where you just want a little peek, but that squeaky door will absolutely give you away and cause an awakening.  Perhaps you just want to see your little one’s face- we’ve all been there.

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A way around this is with the new Willow™ 5” HD Touchscreen PTZ Video Baby Monitor by Levana.  Levana has been making portable wireless video baby monitors since 2002, and it shows. They have the technological know how and ability to be true innovators.  Their newest is no exception, with an HD PTZ camera that not only has night vision but also has Pan Tilt Zoom features built in, hence the PTZ.  The monitor features invisible LEDs, ClearVu digital wireless technology which is secure, battery life which can last for days at a time, a high frame rate, an included 4.3 inch LCD screen, and an easy to pick up and use user interface.

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We really like the fact that the monitor is completely wireless and digital eliminating a needless tangle of wires and a need to find more outlets.  Levana focuses on baby’s safety.  This monitor gives parents the ability to free up their free time to actually do other stuff while their babies are sleeping, too.  No longer is hovering around necessary, but laundry, house hold chores or just catching up on that Facebook article or Twitter feed you’ve been dying to check in on is finally within grasp.  The Willow™ 5” HD Touchscreen PTZ Video Baby Monitor is available now for $249.99.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Levana. The opinions and text are all mine.

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A Guide to Properly Childproofing Your Home

February 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment

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If you have kids, especially young kids, your main priority will be keeping them as safe as you can. While you can’t wrap your kids up in cotton wool, you do need to make sure you are all living in a safe environment. Moving into a nice house is all well and good, but is your house properly childproofed? If it isn’t, you could be putting your kids in danger! This guide will make sure your home is childproofed properly:

Keep Glass Frames Out of the Way

Having photos in your home is great and can personalize it nicely, but having them where your child can reach is dangerous. If they knock one over or grab one, the glass could shatter. This is a really quick way for them to hurt themselves! Keep glass frames well out of the way and replace with plastic if possible.

Matches and Candles Out of Reach
Matches and candles should always be out of reach of your children. If your child eats a match, it could be very dangerous. Even very young children can light matches. If you think your child knows not to touch matches, think again. It’s always better to be safe and sorry. Keeping candles out of reach is important, as candle wax can be dangerous to kids too.

Mount Your TV

Having your TV on a stand could be fatal if your child knocks it and it falls over. Mount your TV securely on the wall and make sure you keep all of the wires as tidy as you can.

Protect Them from the Fireplace

Having a fireplace in the home can be lovely, but you must protect your children from the dangers. A fireguard is important for keeping your kids away from the actual fire. If there are small stones or anything like that in your fire, get rid of them. Swallowing one could be fatal. Then you need to take care of the sharp edges by padding them up. Also make sure you keep any tools for lighting your fire well out of the way.

Protect Glass and Edges

If you have any items in your home that are not tempered glass, beware that they can break easily. This is most common with coffee tables. If your child is to fall through the coffee table, it could be fatal. Also make sure you protect the edges here too, as it could cut them somewhere very sensitive, like their eyes.

Lock Your Cabinets

Lock all of your cabinets that contain anything even remotely dangerous. Even a cabinet filled with plastic bags could be dangerous to a baby or toddler. The Baby Lodge can provide effective locks to put on your cupboards and protect your children.

Put a Gate on the Stairs and Kitchen

Having a stair gate will stop your children from climbing and falling. However, having a gate to the kitchen is important too, as it’s one of the most dangerous rooms in the home.

Don’t take any chances when it comes to protecting your children.

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Tiny Love- Must Have Baby Toys

February 15, 2016 by 1 Comment

Disclosure- I received the below in order to facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own and honest. For more, see “I Disclose”.

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Finding great toys for babies is always a must have. I can promise you that with Tiny Love, you will not be disappointed.

About Tiny Love:

Tiny Love is a multiple award-winning global toy and baby products’ company that puts special emphasis on the issue of baby’s development. Ever since the company was founded in 1991, their goal has been to create products that would support baby’s development from birth and offer smart solutions to parents’ genuine needs. Today, their products are available in more than 50 countries worldwide, helping babies and parents enjoy quality moments together and individually.

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About Follow Me Fred:

Multi-stage crawling companion in the shape of an adorable puppy.

  • Baby-activated electronic dog encourages baby to crawl by barking and playing a friendly tune.
  • Flexible middle allows Fred to turn in circles.
  • Promotes fine motor skills, cognitive and emotional abilities.
  • Adjustable speed control.

This wonderful toy works on fine motor skills and gross motor skills.

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About Musical Stack & Ball Game – Elephant:

Enchanting dual-stage elephant-shaped stacking toy with a colorful design.

  • 2 ball game levels: wide opening or narrow opening.
  • Engaging electronic lights and music feedback.
  • Easy-to-grasp rings that can be hooked together.

This wonderful toy works on cognition, fine motor skills, imagination & creativity, and senses.

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About Rock & Ball:

Enchanting 3-in-1 tummy time toy and tambourine that encourages baby’s motor development.

  • Helps extend tummy time and encourages development of gross motor skills and crawling.
  • Versatile design and numerous modes of use are wonderful both for independent play and fun joint playtime.
  • Enchants baby with its colorful design and fun features.
  • Easy to grasp, play with and enjoy!

This great toy helps your baby work on Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, and Imagination & Creativity.

My Thoughts:
I was incredibly impressed with each of these great toys. I know that the baby on the way is definitely going to get a lot of great use out of these toys and I can’t wait to play with them even more in the future. In the past I have gotten some great use out of the Tiny Love toys that my older daughters have used and I know that they are still going to stand up and be used with this baby as well.

Purchase:

If you are interested in purchasing any of these great products from Tiny Love, head on over to their website and pick out the perfect items for yourself.

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My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear-Must Have

February 13, 2016 by 1 Comment

Disclosure- I received the below in order to facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own and honest. For more, see “I Disclose”.
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Everyone knows that when you are pregnant you have so many emotions and feelings that are going on in your body. I always love everything (after I’m done with the puking) about being pregnant. I really enjoy going to the doctor and hearing the babies heartbeat, but never thought about a way to have that forever. With My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear, I can now have that memory forever.

About My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear:

A lifelong passion for children led the owners to a career in pregnancy sonograms and a life full of three happy children at home.

In 2009, she discovered the amazing bears that record a baby’s heartbeat while in utero. She was working as a private contractor after 8 years working in a hospital. She decided to go to the contractor route so she could spend more time with her children and focus on her dream – providing expecting mothers with the ultrasound experience she thought they deserved. Part of that included creating a memory that would last a lifetime, one that each mother could hold near and dear to her heart – her baby’s heartbeat.

She started offering the bears to her patients and they loved them. It didn’t take long before grandparents-to-be, other family members, and friends started purchasing the bears as gifts for expecting mothers. Big siblings wanted in on the bears too! She also began recording their little voices sending messages to their soon-to-be baby sibling.

About Heartbeat Animals:

They carry a wide variety of animals in two different sizes so that everyone can find the right animal for them.

Animals available are:

  • Giraffe
  • Elephant
  • Tan Bear
  • Monkey
  • Lamb
  • Bunny
  • Fox
  • Hippo
  • Panda Bear
  • Puppy
  • Octopus
  • Lion

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About Puppy:

The puppy recordable stuffed animal kit includes a 10″ soft fleece puppy and a heart-shaped recorder to capture your baby’s heartbeat during an ultrasound. This puppy is perfect for snuggling and has a velcro closure on the bake so that you can insert the recording. My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear kits make excellent shower gifts or pregnancy keepsakes. Also available at many 3D/4D ultrasound studios.

My Thoughts:

How exciting is this absolutely amazing product that is available. I never heard of anything like this when I was pregnant with my daughters, but am so happy to have this forever keepsake for this upcoming baby. It is extremely easy to get your recording set up and good to go.

I know that this will be an item that will always be important to this baby and me as well. It will be so neat to be able to remember the excitement that I felt each time that I was able to hear my baby’s heartbeat at the doctor appointment. I will be remembering this amazing item for friends that are having babies in the future as well.

Purchase:

If you are interested in purchasing this amazing product for someone that is having a baby soon in your life, head on over to the website and get one ordered.

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Tum Tum Love- Must Have Baby Item

January 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Disclosure- I received the below in order to facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own and honest. For more, see “I Disclose”.
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Everyone knows that babies love to be cuddled and stay nice and warm. We also all know that sometimes we have to do things and can’t keep and hold the baby with us at all times. The TumTum is the perfect solution for this problem and a great comfort for all babies.

About Tum Tum:

Jennifer, who is a mother to her own bouncing bundle of joy, figured it was time to share this wisdom. She created the Tum Tum, a soft, wearable blanket that fits securely around baby’s torso. “The Tum Tum keeps my son warm while allowing him to play and relax,” Jennifer says. “My husband and I used to call our son ‘Houdini,” she says. “He would get out of a swaddle within minutes, which was a clear sign he wanted more mobility.”

The Tum Tum’s unique design comforts your baby by keeping their tummies warm and allows free movement, resulting in restful sleep and active play. With this cozy tummy warmer that sits under the arms and over the belly,  your child’s arms and lgs can move freely. This mobility allows your little one’s muscles to develop and grow while keeping baby free of troublesome blankets. After all, the American Society of Pediatrics says, “No,” to blankets in the crib.

With the Tum Tum, you can rest assured that your baby is kept warm, day or night, without limiting their movements or making them uncomfortable with cumbersome layers.

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What is a Tum Tum?

It’s a unique tummy warmer – a wearable blanket – that slips over your baby’s torso, and sits under the arms and over the belly, keeping your child warm to the core while allowing your little one to play freely and sleep soundly. And we all know how important sleep is when there’s a baby in the house!

Babies love to move and explore, but sometimes the layers of clothes or swaddling to keep them warm can be limiting. That’s why a Tum Tum is perfect to keep baby warm while they can be free to explore the wonderful world around her.

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My Thoughts:

I am completely intrigued by the Tum Tum. I never had anything like that when my girls were little and I think that they would have absolutely loved it, especially at naptime and bedtime. We will be having a baby this June and I think that this product will be used a great deal.

Purchase:

If you are interested in this great product, head on over to the website and order one for yourself.

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Must Have Kids Clothes from Rockin’ Baby

December 13, 2015 by 1 Comment

Disclosure- I received the below in order to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own and honest.  Please see “I disclose” for more information.
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You know that my girls love clothes, and most days they love to match. I was so excited to see these adorable clothing items from Rockin’ Baby as well as learn the great story behind the company.

About Rockin’ Baby:

This company has a great heart for charity behind them. They like to give and to help and if you are purchasing some of their slings, pouches, or clothing items, they know you do too.

Every sling, pouch, or clothing item you buy they will donate an item to mothers in desperate need in Haiti or Kenya. They will do this through well managed, non profit organizations who are committed to helping these mothers living in terrible conditions. They call this their “Mother to Mother” mission.

When they started “Mother to Mother” in 2011 they wanted to make a real difference in the world and with your help, they really have.

Rockin’ Baby used to just be a company known as the the sling and pouch company that donates a new sling to every mother in need for every sling purchased, and they just launched their first children’s apparel collection that is also a one-for-one concept: You buy. We give. One-for-one.

For every item of clothing sold across all designs from the new Rockin’ Baby collection, an item from the Hero range will be gifted to an Ebola orphan, providing vital clothing for a child in need. The project is known as Child to Child and it will be carried out in partnership with Child Fund International.

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Judy Sweat and Print Dress:

For cooler days, dress your little one in this fantastic and rather funky sweater dress.

With a soft georgette fabric smarter skirt bottom and cotton sweatshirt style top, this dress is so versatile, and can be worn during the day time, and into the night.

It’s practically 2 items for the price of one and an easy go-to on rushed mornings.

This dress is available 18-24 months all the way up to 10 years.

My Thoughts:

I absolutely loved this dress. I thought that it was adorable. The girls have warn it on warm days, just as well as on cool days and have loved it every time that they wore it. The dress is very soft and comfortable for the girls and not to mention absolutely adorable. The dress is too cute! Great fit and style for any little girl on your list this holiday season.

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MARGO Stripe Bubble Dress:

This lovely striped jersey bubble dress is a great classic piece that follows season to season.

This gorgeous bubble dress has embroidery to match back to the tee and chambray items in the collection.

This dress can be worn alone, but also great with some leggings and their smart wool coat or faux fur vest.

This adorable dress is available in sizes 18-24 Months to 10 yrs.

My Thoughts:

Wow, absolutely adorable. I’m sure that you agree with me. This dress is so cute. Right now it has been much to cold for my girls to be able to wear this dress without leggings, but it is so cute. They have gotten several compliments everytime that they put this adorable dress on.

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My Thoughts:

I got these adorable baby outfits as well, that will come in handy when my next little one arrives, and they are absolutely adorable and made very well.

Purchase:

If you are interested in purchasing some adorable clothes, or even a sling, head on over to the Rockin’ Baby website and find the perfect item for the kids in your life.

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Must Have Newborn Items

December 11, 2015 by 1 Comment

Disclosure- I received the below in order to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own and honest.  Please see “I disclose” for more information.
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I have two little girls and we are all about the humidifiers at our house. I’m not sure if it is just our older house or what, but we have to have humidifers on throughout the entire winter.

Ultrasonic 360 Humidifier:

The Ultrasonic 360 Humidifier helps you keep your baby or child healthy and comfortable. Humidifiers add moisture to the air and raise the level of indoor humidity, helping to ease cold symptoms and reduce dry skin or itchy eyes. The Ultrasonic 360 Humidifier supports baby year round, by putting you in control of humidity levels. Easily adjust the variable mist control for the moisture level that’s right for your family. The large tank provides your nursery with up to 36 hours hours of cool, soothing mist. This humidifier includes 2 fully rotating mist outlets, letting you also control the direction of the mist and giving you the ability to soothe two children in different beds at once. This humidifier is designed for ultimate convenience, the ultrasonic technology allows the humidifier to operate quietly and without filters. The humidifier features auto shut off and lights up to let you know it’s time to refill the tank.

My Thoughts:

I was incredibly impressed at how well this humidifier worked in my daughters’ room. They noticed a huge difference the huge night and were so happy to have it in their room. I have used other humidifiers in the past that did not have a filter and noticed a residue over most of my house. I was very happy to see that I did not have that problem with this humidifier. This is a great humidifier and I know that I will definitely use it in our new baby’s room.

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About the Grow With Me Medicine Set:

You can now ensure that you’re prepared for your child’s sickness with the Safety 1st Grow-With-Me Medicine Set. Featuring a medicine dropper with spill guard, medicine syringe with bottle adapter, and medicine spoon, this set will have you ready for any type of medicine that will help get your child back to health.

My Thoughts:

I was incredibly excited to see this awesome product. I wish that I would have had something like this with my 2 daughters when they were younger, and know that I will get a great deal of use out of it with the baby that is on the way. Great product to get for expectant parents.

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New Little Movers with Huggies Little Movers Diapers

November 12, 2015 by 1 Comment

 

Babies can be a bundle of joy, to say the least.  But once they get moving that little bundle of joy can be a little rocket with chubby legs.  Before you know it they are reaching and moving all over the house.  From the kitchen to the bathroom there are lots of places you don’t want your baby to go.  As a parent I have a few tips to get you through these troubling times without putting child locks so complex they will leave you husband crying on the floor with pliers and a screwdriver jammed into your cabinet.

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  1. Crawl around your floor.  Yes you will look ridiculous but you will find everything that a bi-pedal adult might miss.  Including dangling wires, cabinets that can open and all kinda of accessible dangers.
  2. Do not have the mentality of ‘wait and see’.  You do not want to see what they can get into and what they can’t.  Play it safe.  Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
  3. Get child locks that you and your significant other can open.  Don’t go nuts with complex locking mechanisms.  You and yours will be low on sleep and lower on patience.
  4. Have fun.  Your little one is growing have fun with him or her.
  5. Get new diapers.  Your little one is no longer a little lump of love he or she is now a crawling rocket of loving.

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The right diaper can make all the difference in this important time in your little one’s life.  One such diaper is new Huggies Little Movers Diapers.

New Huggies Little Movers Diapers have a Moving Baby System for outstanding grip, fit, and wetness protection which absorbs on contact, so babies get the most out of every little move as they begin to kick, roll, crawl and walk.

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Huggies Little Movers Moving Baby System is made up of three key features:
•  A DryTouch Liner that absorbs on contact
•  Double Grip Strips for comfortable movement and a comfy fit that lasts
•  Contoured Shape for freedom of movement

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