$10 Sam’s Club® Gift Card Offer PLUS $25 Gift Card Giveaway!

$10 Gift Card Offer

For a limited time, from February 1–29, 2012, you can get a $10 Sam’s Club Gift Card when you purchase any two of the following baby items at Sam’s Club:

• Pampers^® Swaddlers^® or Pampers Cruisers^® Diapers

• Pampers SoftCare^™ Scented Baby Wipes

• Similac^® Advance^® Powder or Similac Sensitive^® Powder

• Dreft^® Liquid Laundry Detergent

So stock up on your baby basics today and save even more at Sam’s Club!

For more offer details, visit SamsClub.com/giftcardoffer. Online request must be submitted by March 14, 2012.

$25 Gift Card Giveaway

One lucky blog follower will win $25 in Sam’s Club Gift Cards! Enter on the Rafflecopter form below.  Open to US only!  Giveaway will end at 12:01 AM on February 22, 2012. 

Zensah Fresh Legs Maternity Compression Socks Review

     When I was pregnant with Jayden I had horrible leg cramps almost nightly.  I would wake up to the pain.  Lots of people would tell me things like drink more water or eat more bananas.  I was doing that, but really it didn't help with the leg cramps.  Also, the last month or more I had very swollen legs, ankles, and feet.  I was constantly told to put my feet up more.  That helped some, but the swelling didn't really go away.  So of course I am worried about getting the cramps and swelling this time around.  I recently found Zensah and was excited to be able to review a pair of their Fresh Legs Maternity Compression Socks.

     Zensah was created to help athletes at all levels improve their performance by utilizing innovative sportswear made with cutting edge technology.  Zensah's revolutionary seamless design consists of an ultra-breathable, moisture wickening fabric that draws sweat away from the body, allowing the garment and athlete to stay cool, dry and light.  Zensah, the pioneer of graduated compression apparel, has created revolutionary seamless sportswear designed as a true second-skin fit, giving the athlete greater performance, comfort and mobility.   In addition to athletes Zensah has products specifically for maternity including compression socks and compression sleeves.  Maternity Compression Socks can help to prevent swollen feet, increase blood flow, relieve aches and pains, regulate body temperature, and they incorporate arch support.  

     I was sent a pair of the Maternity Compression socks.  When I first received them I noticed how well made they are.  The socks are labeled with an L and R on the toes for left and right.  When I first put them on they were very snug, but didn't hurt.  They go up about 3/4 of my calf.  Since I had my cramps at night while sleeping before so I decided to wear them to bed.   When I woke in the morning they were still fitting snug and comfortable.  I have not had much swelling yet so I don't know how much that can help yet, but I am happy to have them for when that time comes.  The other night I felt a leg cramp coming on while wearing the socks, but it never developed.  I was happy to not feel the pain that I remembered. 

     So far I am loving these socks and plan to use them throughout my pregnancy.  I am happy to have a simple and medication free solution to leg cramps and swelling.  If your pregnant, an athlete, sit at a desk all day, or have varicose veins then I urge you to check out Zensah socks and sleeves. 

Buy it:  Fresh Legs Maternity Compression Socks $49.99

Thank you to Zensah Fresh Legs for providing the socks for review.  

 I was provided the above mentioned product for review purposes.  I was not compensated in any way.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and not influenced.  disclosure

   

Monday G+ Mingle Blog Hop

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     Welcome to another edition of Monday Google + Blog Hop hosted by Karen at The Mommy Times!  Google is changing things up a bit and will be discontinuing Google Friend Connect BUT we will have a new way to share: Google +! You can add people to your circle and follow in an all new way, building new relationships and salvaging old ones! From what I understand GFC will end at the end of the year. With social media constantly evolving I am sure this is just one of the new changes in motion.

Let's all support each other and follow each other through Google +!

Just leave me a comment so that I can follow you back.


My only request is that you follow me and my co-host, Karen @ The Mommy Times a and we will return the favor.

Grab the button and re-post and spread the word. The more follower's, the more we all benefit. Join me each and every Sunday night to begin Monday's G+ Mingle!



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Little Angels Coming Soon.. and Free Printables

 

Presented by Executive Producer Roma Downey

A Fun New Educational Series Filled with BIG Adventure

Arrives on DVD February 14 

Below are some cute printables you can use to get excited for this new release.  

Printables provided by Fox Thinkjam

I was not compensated for this post.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Official "Its All Fun and Games!" #ABE3 $180+ #Giveaway

 
    It is Officaly ABE3 time!!  Jessica over at My Silly Monkeys began this event and this is now #3.  I am very excited to participate and be involved with such a great event.  So now comes the fun to enter and win on all the blogs.  There are 60 blogs participating, all with prize packages worth over $100 each.  You can win on each and every blog.. that is lots of great stuff to win.  Make sure if you did the extra entries that you complete the mandatory entry on this post to be entered into my prize pack. 

    I have a really fun prize pack put together for you all.  Who likes games?  Everyone loves games right!?!  Especially ones that teach.  I have a great prize pack of games for your children.  And we had a great time reviewing these games.

     The first sponsor we have is Simply Fun.  If you have not hear of them then you need to look into them quick because they have some awesome games for all ages.
We reviewed:

the Second Sponsor is one your all familiar with I'm sure.  We were lucky enough to have them in our holiday gift guide and now they are back again..

Learning Resources and this time we have the Alphabet Marks the Spot game:

And Last, but definitely not least we have Marina Games!

They sent us 4 fun games too:

Now I know you really want to win all these great games~! Enter in the rafflecopter form below.  If you did the early entries then its easy to just complete the mandatory at this time.  Plus there are some daily entries for even more chances to win.  Begins January 23 and will end January 28.  When your finished entering here then please move on to the rest of the great giveaways on the linky below.  Good LUCK!!!

FritoLay = Yummy Chips

     I was recently sent a fun reusable bag full of FritoLay chips.  I received a bag of Sun Chips Salsa, Lays Classic Potato chips, and Tostitos Lime.  I swear the bag wasn't in my house 20 minutes and John came home, saw them, and reached to open a bag.  I had to stop him quickly just to get a picture of what I received.

   FritoLay uses all-natural oils, such as corn and sunflower oils so there is 0 grams of trans fat in all their chips.  FritoLay supports American farmers by purchasing their potatoes to make their chips from 80+ farms across 27 states.  

     The first bag we opened and my favorite was the Sun Chips Garden Salsa.  I love most all flavors of Sun Chips and this flavor is amongst the top of my list for sure.  Not only are they full of flavor, but they have 18g of Whole Grain.  These chips are also soy free, MSG free, and has 0g trans fats!!  Like I said I love these chips and they didn't last a couple days in our home.

  

     The second bag of chips we tried were John's favorite, Lays Classic Potato chips.  Believe it or not there are some healthy things about these chips too.  They have 0g Trans Fat, gluten free, additive free, Lactose free, MSG free, soy free, and onion free.  John loves these chips.  They are just classic and yummy salty.  These also lasted only a couple days. 

     The third and final bag was Tostitos Restaurant Style with a Hint of Lime Tortilla chips.  These chips have 0g Trans Fat, No Gluten Ingredients, MSG free, Onion free, and Kosher Triangle K.  We love tortilla chips so these were welcome in our home.  We all enjoyed them too.  John liked them the least because he was not a fan of the lime.  I didn't mind it, gave a new flavor.

     FritoLay produces many brands and flavors of chips.  We love many of their brands and continue to buy them.  I was surprised to learn that most of FritoLay chips contain less salt, about the same as a slice of white bread per serving.  And they have a lightly salted line of chips also with 50 % less than the regular.

Connect with FritoLay on twitter, facebook, and their blog.  

 Thank you to FritoLay for sponsoring this review. 

I was provided the above mentioned product for review purposes.  I was not compensated in any way.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and not influenced.  disclosure

#Win $20 CASH!! HURRY 24 Hour #Giveaway

    Its Friday again and time for 1 more chance at $20 Cash!!   I’ve teamed up with some awesome  bloggers to bring you this great  giveaway – simply fill out the  rafflecopter form below! Terms   & Conditions can be found at the bottom of the form. Hurry! This giveaway will only be open for 24 hours! Ends 1/281 at 12:01am.

Good Luck!

My Pregnancy Journal Week 11

Week 11

  
     Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.
She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

Symptoms:   Still tired and some headaches.  And always hungry. 

Weight Gain: another 1 lb.. so 7 total.

Cravings: No specific cravings, just food

Food Aversions: none

What made me cry this week: No crying this week.  I have been as Jayden says, "grouchy."  Poor hubby I jump on him way more than usual. Just tonight I got stern with Jayden, he walked into the living room and John said, "what did mommy tell you?"  Jayden said, "she's grouchy daddy." You just have to laugh at that. 

Thoughts from Jayden:  Jayden still believes the baby is in his tummy, but also in mine.  Jayden lifted my shirt to see my tummy and looked at my belly button.  He saw the hole where it was pierced (took it out with my pregnancy with Jayden and never put it back in) and he said, "Hey wait a minute!  What happened mommy?"  Jayden was also in time out the other night and when I went to talk to him he had opened the door to the spare room (will be the baby's room).  I told him close the door he is not supposed to be in there.  He said, "its Kenny's room." (My BIL that lived with us for a few months, Jayden always refers to it as his room)  I said, "no its going to be the baby's room soon."  He looked at me and said, "its not Kenny's room no more.. its for the baby?"  You can tell he was processing the whole idea that the baby will have a room. 

Something I am excited about:  My Doctor Appointment on Thursday.  :)

Wordless Wednesday ~ Blogger in Training

Valentines Day Pick: Barney I Love My Friends DVD Review & GIveaway

     Isn't it good to know you've got a friend?  How about a while playground full of them, including one big purple dinosaur with all the love int eh world to give?  That's Barney with his dino-mite goodness, bringing fun, music and learning to his latest collection, Barney:  I Love My Friends, out on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand January 3, 2012 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment.  Trusted by moms and adorned by children, Barney displays sharing, caring, imagining, dancing and learning on television, online and through live events, home entertainment, toys and publishing.  The Emmy award-winning series, Barney & Friends is one of the top-rated preschool shows today, airing on PBS KIDS and Sprout. 

Release Date: 1/3/12

Run Time: 58 Minutes

Synopsis:
     Come join in the fun as Barney takes his friends on a super-dee-duper adventure that shows just what it means to be a friend.  Princess Baby Bop has a royally good time when she sees that a key to being a friend is keeping promises.  Riff goes to great lengths to make up for a big mistake and prove he's a friend who sees things through.  BJ feels left out when he's not included in a drawing and learns the importance of being honest and expressing his feelings.  With singing, dancing and lots of monkey-ing around.  Barney brings kids on a friend-tastic adventure and shows that everything is more fun with friends!

DVD Bonus Features:
Read-Along Book of Hugs
Sing-Along "If You Are Happy And you Know It"

     We watched this DVD together.  All the episodes had a lesson to learn about being a friend.  Barney helps to lead the children and his dinosaur friends to do the right things to be a good friend.  We really liked the episode where Riff destroys BJ's scooter.  He decides to sell some of his old toys to help buy BJ a new scooter.  It was really a learning opportunity to use others things carefully.  Riff took responsibility for what he did and sacraficed to replace the scooter.

     Do you have a Barney lover in your home?  Check out Barney's Website for more fun and games.  

Buy it:  Barney I Love My Friends DVD $14.98

Win it:  One (1) Arizona Mama reader will win their own copy of Barney I Love My Friends DVD to share with their little Valentine.

 Enter in the Rafflecopter form below!  This giveaway will be open until 2/6 at 12:01AM (EST).

*Sponsor Spotlight* Marina Games #ABE3

     While I was looking for sponsors for this event a blogger friend told me about Marina Games.  I looked at their site and was immediately interested.  I contacted them and was happy they were interested.  Not only were they interested, but they wanted to feature 4 games for review and giveaway.  WooHoo!

      Marina Games is a family owned business specializing in fun, affordable games that appeal to kids and adults of all ages.  All of the games are reasonably priced and compact enough to take with you when traveling.  I was sent My Grocery List, Frogs on a Lily Pad, Take-Out, and Crossword Cubes. 

    
     We first played the My Grocery List game.  The Grocery List game is fun and educational.  This game encourages matching, shapes, colors, memory, and of course taking turns.  Each player gets a shopping basket card and a shopping list.  All the grocery cards are upside down in the middle.  Players take turns turning over a card and matching it to their grocery list.  If its on their list then they place it in their shopping basket, if not then they put it back in the game area.  The player to complete their list first wins.  This game was really fun.  John, Jayden, and I all three played this a few times together and it made for some family fun time.  Jayden has even taken it to his Nana's house to play during the day.  I think this game can even lead to a fun way to grocery shop.  You can write  or draw a grocery list for your child and they can help with shopping, making that dreaded shopping trip a little less difficult.  

     The next game we played was the Frogs on a Lily Pad. This game is simple and includes cards and a spinner.  You lay the cards out with the numbers face up.  Each player takes turns spinning the spinner.  Which ever number you land on you get a card that matches that number.  On each card there are 0-3 frogs.  When all the cards are collected you count the number of frogs you have and the one with the most is the winner.  This game teaches number identification, matching, counting, and taking turns.  This was another fun game.  Jayden really likes using the spinner.  We have played this game as a family and Jayden has taken it to Nana's house.  

     I was also sent Take-Out.  This game is a little advanced for Jayden so we didn't play it as it is designed.  But I like that it can be adapted.  This game includes 2 sets of dice, some original dice with dots and some with numbers on the sides, it also includes a cup.  We can roll the dice and Jayden can identify the numbers, count the dots, and match the dots to the numbers.  This game is small and compact and easy to take on the go.  

     Another game I was sent was Crossword Cubes.  This is another game that is advanced for Jayden, but can be adapted.  The game includes 13 dice with letters on all sides and a cup.  The goal is to roll the dice and make words in a crossword fashion and then add up your score.  For Jayden it is fun to roll the dice and identify the letters and even the letter sounds.  I am also thinking about making some 3-4 word cards so Jayden can roll the dice and try to match the letters to make the words on the cards.  This game is also compact and easy to take on the go.  


    Marina games has a variety of fun games that are great for the whole family.  I am really excited that Jayden is so interested in games and this really helps to make family time fun and a time for learning.  


Buy it:  Each of the Marina Games are $7.99 each


Do you want some extra entries for the BIG A BLOGTASTIC EXTRAVAGANZA "Its All Fun And Games" Prize pack?  Visit Marina Games and tell me your favorite item they sell that you would like in a comment below.  Then enter on the Extra Entries post.  And Don't Forget to come back to do the Mandatory entries during the event January 23 to January 28

Thank you to Marina Games for sponsoring this review and giveaway.  

I was provided the above mentioned games  for review purposes.  I was not compensated in any way.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and not influenced.  disclosure

Monday G+ Mingle Blog Hop

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Welcome to another edition of Monday Google + Blog Hop hosted by Karen at The Mommy Times!  Google is changing things up a bit and will be discontinuing Google Friend Connect BUT we will have a new way to share: Google +! You can add people to your circle and follow in an all new way, building new relationships and salvaging old ones! From what I understand GFC will end at the end of the year. With social media constantly evolving I am sure this is just one of the new changes in motion.

Let's all support each other and follow each other through Google +!

Just leave me a comment so that I can follow you back.


My only request is that you follow me and my co-host, Karen @ The Mommy Times and we will return the favor.

Grab the button and re-post and spread the word. The more follower's, the more we all benefit. Join me each and every Sunday night to begin Monday's G+ Mingle!



While you are here, I hope you will look around and explore!  I have giveaway's, reviews, and much more! You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter!