Hip Hooters Giveaway

Just wanted to let all my nursing followers know about a giveaway for nursing pads over at Beah and Bubbas. It is a giveaway for a pair of Hip Hooters and they are super cute! Check them out. Ends December 18th.

Night and Day

I was just thinking today about how different babies are. I have two little girls and they are like night and day! My 2 1/2 year old Grace was such a serious baby. My 10 month old Molly is such a smiley girl. Grace didn't crawl until a week before her first birthday and walked at 15 months. Molly crawled at 8 months and is well on her way to walking! Grace was ready to wean at like 9 months (she didn't until she was a little over 12 months) and Molly loves to eat! She still nurses 4 to 5 times a day. I feel like the list could go on and on! I love how they each have their own special personality and how they are born with it! I love them both so much!

Ankle Biter Apparel

Check out this giveaway on Brooke Van Gory Design's Blog. You can win your choice of item from Ankle Biter Apparel. There are super cute clothes for your little one. Check out her blog here. Check out Ankle Biter Apparel here. Good luck if you enter!

29 Days of Christmas

Hello all you giveaway hunters! I just wanted to share about the giveaways over at 29 Diapers blog. She is doing 29 Days of Christmas giveaway. Today is day 7 so you still have plenty of time to get in on the action. Each giveaway lasts for 24 hours. Today's giveaway is for some Rockin' Green so hurry and check them out here!

A Ragababe Giveaway

Just wanted to share about another Ragababe giveaway over at Lauren't Little Lovies Blog. These are the best diapers I have ever tried so go try to win yourself one, I know I am!

Ragababe Black Friday Giveaway

Hello. Just wanted to share that Ragababe has an awesome Black Friday Giveaway going on right now on their facebook page. They also have awesome Black Friday sale on top of their great November sale. Check out their specials here. These are seriously the best diapers I have ever used!!!

Kids Say (and do!) The Darndest Things

My older daughter Grace will be 2 1/2 this month and let me tell you she is a hoot. This age is so hard, but so FUNNY! I just wanted to share a few Grace stories from the last week or two.

This past week she was sitting in the hallway with her sister Molly. She kept telling Molly to sit down, sit down Molly, I read to you, sit! Molly is only 9 months old, so she had no clue, but she finally sat down. When she did Grace preceded to "read" her a bible story. When she was done she said now its bedtime Molly (can you tell what we do at bedtime, lol).

That same day we went to get Molly up from her nap and Grace climbed into the rocking chair. She said I feed Molly my boobs. HAHAHA. Where do kids get this stuff?

It also amazes me what they learn at this age! She can recognize almost all of her letters (she gets e and f mixed up and u, v, w, and y mixed up), she knows her colors (sometimes pink is blue), she can count to ten (she revealed this during hide and seek) and knows her basic shapes. I was asking her what shapes things were in her book and I pointed to a triangle shaped piece of cheese and asked her what shape it was and she said pizza. We might be pizza fans at this house...

One last story. Yesterday day she kept saying bye bye, see you next week. I looked and she had her shoes and coat on (over her pjs). I watched her to see what she would do. She opened the front door, went outside and climbed into the driver's seat of our mini van (she is a really tall 2 year old). She just cracks me up!

I would love to hear some of your funny kid stories, please share!!!

Abby's Lane Gift Certificate

Hello CDing Mamas....and Daddy's. Just wanted to share a giveaway with you. Check out Cloth Diaper Addictions blog for a chance to win a gift certificate to Abby's Lane. Even if you don't cloth diaper you could use this! She sells baby carriers, shoes, etc. Check them out! The Giveaway ends tomorrow so do it quick!

Monki See Monki Do

Just wanted to share another giveaway with my readers. Check out Beah and Bubbas blog for your chance to win Monki See Monki Do, fun and interactive videos that teach babies to identify their body parts, colors, shapes and more, all while learning to read. Today is the last day to enter so head on over there quick!

AppleCheeks Blog Giveaway

Hello all CDing fans. I just wanted to share that AppleCheeks is having a awesome giveaway on their blog that ends Sunday. Be sure to check them out quick! Here is the link. Have a great weekend everyone!

Rock-a-Thigh Baby Review

I recently discovered the cutest new socks....thigh highs for babies! I love these things! I usually put my girls in socks and leggings during the day when we are just lazing around the house, so these are right up my alley.

I love how cute they look in their leggings and how easy it is to change their diapers. I DON"T love the fact that Molly (9 months old) loves to pull her socks off. When she does that I have to hike up the leggings, put her socks back on, and then cover them back up with leggings (not always an easy task with a wiggly baby). With the Rock-a-Thigh baby socks, I don't have to do that. She tries to pull them off, but so far she has not been successful, yea! She can pull them down a little bit, but it is easy enough to pull them back up. They also work great for protecting her knees as she just started crawling last Monday!

They work great for Grace (29 months) too. She likes to match Molly, so I love that they come in sizes up to 4 years old. They also make it easier for her to go potty when she actually tells me she has to go, lol. It is quicker just to whip off her diaper and put her on the potty when you don't have to deal with getting pants on and off. It is also easier for her to go potty by herself.

Rock-a-Thigh Baby has a 15% off coupon code, but you have to hurry it ends Sunday! The code is sd15offoct2010. You can check out all the cute styles here. Also, be sure to read how Rock-a-Thigh Baby's were "born" here. It is too funny! If you are a facebooker you can check out Rock-a-Thigh Baby's page. Be sure to thank them for the 15% discount!

The Dirties on Diapering - Round 2

I just wanted to take a minute to share a really cool idea from Jamie Wilkinson.

I want to use photography to create a visual hard-cover coffee-table style book, which will let people know about cloth diapering vs. disposable diapers. I want to show, using pictures, both the health risks and environmental risks moms take by choosing disposables. I want to make the recent information about disposable diapers a more vivid picture in people's minds. I also want to show a bit on the modernization/history of the cloth diaper through photography. If funded, the book will be sold on both Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com and will be available for stores from the publisher.

Kickstarter is a wonderful webpage which funds artistic & creative projects through pledges using Amazon.com. Unfortunately they do not yet use PayPal because only Amazon has the option of not charging people unless the project is fully funded. It would be difficult to complete the project and give out backer rewards without proper funding. This is all or nothing! Nobody is charged until pledges reach the funding needs. So help me spread the word so we can make this happen! Thank you everyone for your support!

Also, I know sometimes it is difficult for people to make a pledge. Although amounts as small as $1 are accepted, it's definitely a time when budgets are tight! So if you are excited about this project but can't pledge, it would be a huge help to simply spread the word! Facebook, tweet, or blog about it! All bloggers who blog about it before the end of funding will receive two books to give away for their blog! Just post a link to your blog under the "comments" of this webpage.

GIVEAWAYS! I will also be doing giveaways throughout the pledging process to random backers. The sooner you get your pledge in, the more giveaways you will qualify for! Every backer, no matter how big or small, will get 1 entry in each giveaway drawing.
If you are a green company interested in giving away a product to both promote your company and this project, please email me (Jamie) at SugarSnapPhoto@gmail.com Thank you!!!

A DOZEN CLOTHDIAPERS FOR FREE!
If "The Dirties on Diapering, Round 2" funding is a success, I will personal buy a dozen cloth diapers for one random backer, any brand & any type. Each backer, no matter what size pledge will have one entry.

BUMESSENTIALS GIVEAWAY!
IF this project is a success, BumEssentials has generously offered to give away three A-Z Kits (a $47.99 value) to 3 random backers! Wow! A-Z kits include 2 Bumbino Diaper Shells, 2 "Terry Towel" Bum Pad Combos (inclusive with diaper shells), 1 "Classic" Bum Pad combo, and 1 Travel Bum Bag. This is the perfect starter kit. It covers everything whether you are at home or on the go. Check it out at www.bumessentials.com

NIFTY NAPPY SNAPPY SWIMZEAZE GIVEAWAY!
Nifty Nappy is excited to promote this project by giving every $50 pledge a Snappy SwimzEaze Swim Diaper!! That's in addition to your backer rewards!!! Check out their swim diaper and more of their great products at NiftyNappy.com!

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Please note: I do not intend to use this project to speak poorly upon any companies. I just want to educate parents on their choices.

Also, if you pledged the first time, you will need to re-pledge during round 2. Nobody was charged during the first launch, and all pledges were void. Thank you for your continued support!

You can also find "The Dirties on Diapering" on Facebook & "Sugar Snap Photography" on Facebook & Twitter.

Please help if you can. Only 5 more days left for Jamie to reach her goal! Click here to visit The Dirties on Diapering Kickstarter page.

Ragababe Organic 2-Step and 'Easy' AIO Review and Giveaway!-CLOSED

Molly in her rocking Hero 'Easy' All-In-One!

Molly is 8 months old and about 17lbs. She is in the medium 'Easy' AIO with room to grow.

Grace wearing the Organic '2-Step' in a size 2. She is 28 months, about 38" tall, and about 31lbs. She is long and skinny. I did accidently put Molly's size 1 on her and it did fit, just a little short. :)

Did I mention how awesome the fit on these diapers are? NO leg gapping. Even when I put in an extra insert for bed time they fit great!

Let me just start by saying that I am SO glad that I got a chance to review the Ragababe Organic '2-Step' Diaper! I really love them and they are now my go-to diapers. Ragababes are high quality, effective diapers. And they are made in the USA! You can read Joy's story here.

So let me tell you about the Organic '2-Step' and its awesome features. The cover is waterproof laminated polyester PUL with a soft inner lining. I really like the lining. I prefer having a soft lining rather than PUL coming into contact with my daughter's skin. The lining also dries pretty quickly. If the cover gets a little wet, I can wipe it down and leave it on the dresser to dry for the next diaper change.

The inserts are made of organic cotton sherpa with ultra absorbent bamboo rayon interior. The inserts also snap and tuck in which I love. It keeps the inserts in place, which is helpful with cleaning up poo messes! The inserts are also nice and soft and really absorbent. My daughters, Grace is 28 months old and Molly is 8 months old, are heavy wetters (I used to use BG's with their microfiber insert and a superdo at night and still got occasional leaks). I have no problems during nap times with just one insert. They can go 3 plus hours during the day and not have any leaks. I can also use them at night, I just lay in an extra insert or two of the Ragababe doublers.

Another feature is a wide comfort-fit waistband designed to resist wicking and deter "blow-outs". Let me just add here that my daughter Grace has had "sick poo" for the last three days and I haven't had any leaks! They also have contoured leg elastic made with 'last-ever' elastic that won't need replacing.

The Velcro is nice too. They have cross-over star Velcro that can adjust really small for those skinny babies! These diapers also feature 'stay-locked' laundry tabs. From my experience they almost always stay put during the wash. I suspect that the few times that they haven't is because my husband....okay and sometimes maybe I, forgot to stick them to the laundry tab!

I recently went on vacation and we did all cloth! I took my Ragababe Organic '2-Steps' as my primary diapers. They held up great. I love being able to fold up the inserts and shove in the covers. Two days of Ragababe '2-Steps' took up about the same amount of space as one day of pockets. It was also nice being able to add an extra insert for the plane ride and still have trim bottoms.

The only con that I can think of is that they don't come in the same super cute prints as their Easy AIO diapers! (Maybe someday?!?!) I have never been a super big fan of white diapers, however I will say that I love the white with the colored snaps.

Speaking of the 'Easy' All-In-Ones...I love them! I started out buying the Hero print because I love stars. It worked so great during the day AND at NIGHT that I bought more. They are my new bedtime diapers! They are an AIO and they have a pocket. I just stuff a Ragababe insert in the pocket and my daughters are good for the night!

The 'Easy' AIO's have most of the same features of the Organic '2-Step'. Instead of replacing inserts, the AIO's have sewn-in soakers made of quick drying, light weight, ultra-absorbent bamboo rayon. The lining is hypoallergenic suede cloth that draws moisture away from the skin into the soaker.

Okay, I know this review is super long, but there are so many good things to share about Ragababes! If you would like to buy one you can check out their website here.

Whats that? You would like to win one? Well you are in the right place! One lucky reader will win their choice of a Ragababe Organic '2-Step' or a Ragababe 'Easy' All-In-One! The winner will receive a coupon for the price of the diaper of their choice and free shipping, that way if you want to add more to your order you will have free shipping on everything! Here is how to enter. Please leave one comment for each entry. Please include your email address in your comment or profile so I have a way to contact the winner!

Mandatory Entry

1. Check out Ragababes website here and tell me which style and color diaper you will choose if you are the lucky winner! (1 entry)

Bonus Entries

2. Follow my blog publicly via GFC (2 entries)

3. Like Ragababe on facebook and thank them for the giveaway! (1 entry)

4. Like the Rabbitt Hutch on facebook. (1 entry)

5. Blog about this giveaway. Please leave me the link! (1 entry)

This giveaway will be open until October 22nd at 9PM. I will choose a winner using random.org. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 48 hours to respond. If I don't hear from them I will draw a new winner. This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. Thank you for participating!

SoftBums Mystery Diaper Event!

Are you ready for the SoftBums Mystery Diaper Event???

Steps for the Mystery Diaper EVENT:

#1. The SoftBums Blog will be linked with a list of over 100 bloggers who are all participating or reviewing the NEW SoftBums Mystery Diaper.

#2. On Oct 1st at 12pm CST SoftBums will reveal their newest SoftBums diaper on YouTube and…

#3. at the same time all the reviewing bloggers will post their reviews of the new diaper.

#4. Blogs are open early to begin taking comments

#5. After the entry period ends (Oct 18 @ 8pm CST) 23 winners will be chosen from all the compiled entries!

*Check Back Here on October 1st, I’ll post the video and more info on the NEW myster diaper!*

Come join the SoftBums Mystery Event and visit all the participating blogs for a chance to win these amazing prizes!

Grand Prize:A Brand New iPad

First Prize: Complete Birth to Potty Package of SoftBums NEW Mystery Diapers!!

Second Prize: Win a gift certificate for $75 to www.softbums.com

Third Prize: Amazon Gift Card worth $50

PLUS:1 SoftBums Mystery Diaper given out to winners #5-#20

PLUS: Baby Legs to winners #21-#23

You can choose to enter only one participating blog, or bounce around and enter on ALL the BLOGS!

Sound like fun?

To get an early start and extra entries:

Post, blog or Tweet about the SoftBums Mystery Event and comment here to enter your entry!

Plus Extra entries available for:

• Going to other SoftBums Mystery Event Blogs, listed on the SoftBums blog
• Follow the SoftBums “Love Cloth Diapers” Blog
• Tweet ”Enter to WIN a new mystery #SoftBums diaper and more from @softbumsmama!http://bit.ly/aIcL38 @lizhaslife #clothdiapers #giveaway 10/18″ (leave a comment)
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• Tell why you are excited to try the new diaper! (leave comment)
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• Leave a review on SoftBums (leave comment)
• Follow my blog publicly through Google Friend Connect (leave comment)
• Blog about this giveaway (leave comment with link)

This giveaway is open to US Residents! Winners will be drawn using random.org and 23 winners are chosen from all entries compiled from all participating blogs. All Entries on www.therabbitthutch.blogspot.com count toward the first prize and under. Ends October 18th, 2010 at 8 pm CST!

You gotta do what you gotta do....

I always want to line dry my diapers outside, but I never actually do. I have a really shady backyard and nowhere good to hang a line. Fall is here and we don't have many nice days left so I was determined to sun my diapers. This is what I came up with. A clothesline from my tree, wrapped around my light post, and then tied to my minivan....in my front yard. Awesome, I know! I got some stains out of a few diapers though!

It's hard to be a Lions fan...

I am just sitting here watching the Lions lose while Molly plays and Grace naps. I thought I would update my blog today because I will be going on vacation this Tuesday! I am very excited even though there is no such thing as vacation with a 28 month old and a 8 month old. We are going out to San Jose to visit Bob's sister and brother-in-law Emily and Joel and their two boys Ender and Grey. Gracie is very excited to go to the zoo with the boys!

I visited Emily and Joel when they were in LA when Grace was 5 months old. What I learned on that trip was that I would much rather travel with my cloth diapers than disposables. Grace had a couple of poop blowouts and leaky diapers and ever since then I bring my cloth diapers with me when I travel. I am especially excited to bring them on this trip because I have new Ragababe Organic 2-step diapers to try. I think it is going to be really easy to travel with them because they are an AI2 system. I will bring 4 covers for each girl and then 14 inserts each. I will also bring some of my favorite pocket diapers for them to wear while I am doing laundry. I also recently purchased a hanging planetwise wetbag to use for traveling. I have already tried that bag out when I went to visit Bob's brother. It worked great.

Well, the Lions have officially lost (yes, I always hold out hope until the very end) and Grace is awake. Time to head over to my parents for some french toast and bacon, yum! I hope everyone has a great week! I'll try to post some pictures this week!

★RagaBabe Cloth Diapers Grand Opening www.ragababe.com

Ragababe cloth diapers just came out this week and I am so excited to try them out! They have two different styles of diapers and I am going to try them both. They have the Organic Two Step Diaper and an Easy AIO Diaper.

The colors and patterns of the Easy AIO diapers are SO cute. I ordered an Easy AIO in Hero. I am a sucker for stars! I love the purple and aqua colors and the pinwheel pattern too. Too much cuteness.

I am excited to try the Organic Two Step as well. I use Flip brand diapers. They make up about half of my stash. I really like my flips and these Organic Two Step diapers seem like an improved version of the Flips. Be on the lookout for my review!

★RagaBabe Cloth Diapers Grand Openingwww.ragababe.com

Please Nominate Me!

Hello followers! I have a favor to ask. RagaBabe diapers is offering a chance to review their diapers to two lucky bloggers. I was wondering if you all would be so kind as to vote for me! If you are on facebook please go to Ragababe's page and like them. Then click on this link

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=522865&id=127158910630142&comments&ref=mf. and comment on the photo saying you would like to see The Rabbitt Hutch do the review. Thank you so much for your time. To show my appreciation for your help you can have an extra 5 entries into my 150 fan giveaway! Please comment once for each extra entry saying you voted for my at Ragababe!

The Rabbitt Hutch 150 fan giveaway!

Thank you so much to all of my fans on facebook! I really enjoy sewing so I appreciate the support as I am trying to get The Rabbitt Hutch going. This giveaway is for matching bib and burp cloth set of your choice from my Etsy store. Please do all mandatory entries before completing any extra entries. Thanks again for you support and good luck!

Please complete the following items and leave your comment with your email address saying that you have completed them. Remember to leave one comment per entry.

Mandatory Entry

1. Follow my blog publicly. (1 entry)

2. Visit my Etsy store and tell me your favorite item. (1 entry)

Additional Entries

3. Like The Rabbitt Hutch on facebook. (1 entry)

4. Follow me on twitter, username therabbitthutch. (1 entry)

5. Tweet about this giveaway. You can use the following tweet. "Check out the giveaway from @therabbitthutch on her blog http://therabbitthutch.blogspot.com/2010/09/rabbitt-hutch-150-fan-giveaway.html" (1 entry per day)

6. Any purchase you make from my Etsy store gets you 1 extra entry per dollar spent!

This giveaway will close on Sunday, September 19th at 9pm EST. I will choose a winner using random.org and will email them. They will have 24 hours to respond. If I don't hear from them I will select a new winner. Thanks again for participating!

My Custom Diaper Set From Forward Thinking!

I just wanted to share my awesome new custom diaper set from Forward Thinking! This diaper is now my new favorite. I also ordered six new diapers from her fall line, the fabric is SO cute. She is even customizing the diapers with a higher rise for my tall skinny girls! Check her out on facebook. She is also having a giveaway for a custom Paul Frank Diaper set when she reaches 2,500 fans...if she does that by September 15th she will giveaway two sets! Please go fan her page and let her know Jessica Rabbitt sent you! Enjoy the pictures of miss Molly. The Lions can't lose next Sunday with her on their side. :)

Guest Blog on Top to Bottom Baby Boutique!

Hello all. I just wanted to share that I was a guest blogger on Top to Bottom Baby Boutiques website, how fun! You can check out my post at http://toptobottombaby.blogspot.com/2010/09/two-in-cloth.html. You can check out Top to Bottom Baby Boutique at www.ttbbb.com. They have a great variety of cloth diapers and supplies. Have a great day!

The Cotton Babies Free Cloth Diaper Week Ends Tonight!

Hey all cloth diapering mamas. I just wanted to remind you that the grand finale of Cotton Babies free cloth diaper week ends tonight. They are going to have FIFTEEN WINNERS of six packs of bumGenius 4.0s (one of my absolute FAVORITE diapers!) Check out how to enter on www.clothdiapers.blogspot.com. Good luck!

Two In Cloth...

Means twice as much cute fluffy bottom!

When I was pregnant with my first daughter Grace I decided to cloth diaper. When she was first born I used disposables until she was big enough to fit into her diapers. I love cloth diapering so much that when I was pregnant with my second daughter I decided to cloth diaper her right from the beginning!

My daughters are only 20 months apart so I knew that I would have two in diapers. Not too much has changed from cloth diapering one to cloth diapering two. I had to invest in a few more diapers so that I didn't have to do laundry more than every other day. I got a second laundry pail and pail liner so that I could have a pail in each of their bedrooms. I got a few more cloth wipes. Mostly just small changes. And depending on your budget, changes that you don't necessarily have to make.

My washing routine is pretty much the same for two as it was with one. I just grab the second bag of diapers on the way down to the laundry room. Sometimes I wash more frequently because the pails just seem to fill a little faster!

One of the great things about cloth diapering two as opposed to using disposable diapers is that they can share diapers! All of the cloth diapers I use are one-size diapers, meaning they adjust to grow with your child. If Grace is out of diapers, I can just go grab one of Molly's and adjust it larger to fit Grace. How convenient!

As I started the post, the best thing about cloth diapering two is twice as much cute fluffy bottom! There are some many different styles, brands, colors and patterns to try. I've had so much fun trying out diapers and finding what works best for our family. Cloth diapering can be addictive and now I have two bottoms to feed my habit!

Doopsy "SD" Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations Becky Huss! You are the winner of the Doopsy "SD" giveaway! Please respond to you email with in 48 hours! Thank you every one for participating and thank you Doopsy!

My First Review - The Doopsy Diaper! **GIVEAWAY CLOSED**

I have been cloth diapering for a little over two years now. For those two years I have used only two different brands of cloth diapers. In the past few months (when I had to buy additional diapers because I now have two in diapers) I've realized how big the whole cloth diapering world really is! My husband thinks I've gone a little crazy trying out different diapers.

I saw a sale on Doopsy Diapers on facebook and they were so reasonably priced I decided to try them. I was interested trying the Super Doopsy because of the insert, it has 4 layers of bamboo double loop terry (70% bamboo, 28% organic cotton, 2% spandex) and is backed by a layer of PUL. On top of that it comes with a extra absorbency pad made out of two bamboo hemp terry layers (30% hemp, 70% bamboo). I have heavy wetters, especially at naps and bedtime, so I thought a insert with a waterproof layer sounded really cool!

I ordered a Giggly Orange Doopsy SD from www.babyecomart.com. The SD comes with the unique Super Doopsy insert with extra absorbency pad and a microfiber insert. It was shipped quickly. I think I received my fluffy mail three days after I ordered it!

When I opened it up the first thing I thought was this isn't going to fit my older daughter (Grace is two and 39" tall). I wasn't too bummed about that because my younger daughter, Molly, is 7 months old. To me the ultimate test of a diaper is to use it at night. I did my diaper laundry that day and tried it out that night on Molly with just the Super Doopsy insert (no microfiber insert). The next morning I went in to get Molly and was expecting her to be soaked. She wasn't!!! I used it on her again at night the next time it was clean and she stayed dry again! I decided to test it even further and put it on Grace for bedtime. It stretched and actually fit her well. I thought about trying the Super Doopsy insert and the microfiber insert, but I really wanted to see how well the Super Doopsy insert worked on its own. She was dry in the morning too!

If you are interested in buying one of these great diapers check out www.babyecomart.com. They come in five great colors and are very reasonable priced! What's that? You would like to win a Doopsy SD in your choice of color? Well, you are in luck because you can win one here! Here is how.

There is one mandatory entry. You must do this to be eligible to win this awesome diaper. Visit www.doopsy.com, pick your favorite Doopsy color, and leave it in a comment below (please be specific).

Here are a few ways to earn extra entries. Please leave a comment for each extra entry that you complete.

1. Become a fan of Doopsy on facebook. Please thank her for the giveaway! (1 entry)

2. Follow Doopsy on twitter. (1 entry)

3. Follow The Rabbitt Hutch on twitter. (1 entry)

3. Tweet about this giveaway. You can use the following tweet "Win a @doopsydiaper Doopsy SD Giveaway from @therabbitthutch www.therabbitthutch.blogspot.com" (1 entry, please leave a link)

4. Become a public follower of my blog. (1 entry)

5. Become a fan of The Rabbitt Hutch on facebook. (1 entry)

This giveaway will end August 30th at 9:00pm EST. I will use random.org to choose a winner. Thanks for entering!

A giveaway from Life Semi Crunchy

Just wanted to let you all know about the giveaway that Life Semi Crunchy is having. She is giving away a Beah Strap from Leah Beah. It is a cool strap that you can use on your child's sippy cups (toys, teethers, etc.) so they don't get dropped and lost. Check out her blog at www.life-semicrunchy.blogspot.com to see how to enter!

Potty Talk...The Highlight of A Mother's Day

So...I am pretty much done with P90X. I have a good excuse for not finishing though (I am not doing the last three weeks), I am going to run the Grand Rapids Marathon. I haven't officially signed up yet, but I have decided that I am going to run it. I am all caught up on the Hal Higdon Novice training schedule.

I don't feel too guilty about ending P90X early. I am going to try to do it again in early spring next year after Molly is all done nursing. I saw good results, but not as much as I was hoping for. I think part of that is because I am nursing, but I know part of it is because I haven't put in as much intensity this last 6 weeks or so and definitely haven't been sticking to the diet. 90 days is a REALLY long time. I am skinnier than I was when I started and stronger, but no 6 pack abs. :( And I still have a bunch of belly and back fat that needs to go, but again I think part of that is from nursing. I ended up losing 12-13lbs. and I went down two pants sizes and one shirt size.

On to the kiddos. Grace has been doing great learning how to use the potty! Ever since we had our potty war two weeks ago (where I made her sit on the potty until she went because she told me she had to go...she sat for two hours, but she went!) she has gone potty at least once every day except one. She has been wearing big girl underwear on and off this week too. On Monday she wore big girl underwear from 9 am to about 6:30 pm before she had an accident. I just kept asking her every hour or so if she had to go potty. Today she wore big girl underwear until nap time and had one accident. I put them back on after nap time and she wore them until she pooped in them...YUCK! After that I put her diaper on, but she told me when she had to go and peed twice and kept her diaper dry. It is amazing what a little bribery can do...she gets a piece of candy (a piece of taffy or a couple of M&Ms) when she successfully goes on the potty. :)

Tonight after she was in bed, we went downstairs. I heard her walking around so I came to check on her. She was sitting on her potty. I watched her without her seeing me and she ended up laying on the floor in front of her potty...I think she was trying to figure out how to get her diaper back on. She did go pee that time, but not much. I think she just wanted to get out of bed. A few minutes after I put her back to bed I heard her walking around again. This time I came upstairs and she was laying in our bed. I walked in and she said Gracie sleep in Mommy's bed. Silly girl.

Molly is getting to be such a big girl too! She has started eating solids. Last week I gave her cereal a few times and she wasn't a big fan. This week I decided to do veggies. She had carrots Tuesday and yesterday and loved them! Today she had squash and she really liked that too. She is figuring out that she should open her mouth when she sees the spoon. She is getting good at sucking the veggies off the spoon and not spitting them all back out. Today was much less messy compared to just two days ago!

Molly had her 6 month check up last week. She was 27.5 inches (98th percentile) and 15 lbs. (20 something percentile). Nice and tall like the rest of her family. The low weight percentile is funny because her have real nice chunk chunk thighs. It was funny the other day Grace called Molly's legs chunky. Grace is definitely listening to what Mommy and Daddy say!

One last story for the night. This one is not for the feint of heart. Today I was changing Molly's diaper and right when I am wiping her clean she decides to poop. I was like okay and caught most of it on the wipe. No big deal I can just dump it in the toilet. So she finishes and I go to clean her again and she poops all over my hand. SO GROSS! By this time her changing mat is a mess so I leave her to finish her business and I go wash my hand. I come back to clean up and she decides a little pee will finish her diaper change off nicely. It gets all over her clothes and up her back. What a stinker!

TMI

Grace has gone potty at least once everyday since Friday except Sunday. I hope she keeps it up! It started Friday when she told me she had to go potty and I told her she was going to sit on the potty until she went....two hours later she went! Earlier that week she kept telling me she had to go potty, getting undressed, sitting on the potty, telling me all done, getting dressed, and the repeating every 15 minutes or so. Mostly she has peed, but she even pooped once! I have been giving her a piece of taffy every time she goes potty. Anyway, its late and I just wanted to share how glad I am that Grace is starting to get the whole potty thing!

To Marathon Or Not To Marathon, That Is The Question...

So, I am debating whether I want to run the Grand Rapids Marathon in October. I know I want to run a Marathon, I just don't know when. Originally I was not going to run this year because Molly and Grace take up a lot of my time, but I really think I would be able to make the time commitment this year. I just feel like this is a good time to do it, I am young and healthy and not pregnant! I am just afraid that if I wait, something will happen and I will have to keep putting it off. The problem is there is only 11 weeks left (and Bob doesn't want to have to babysit while I do my long runs, I know it isn't babysitting when it is your children!) I have been doing P90X so I am fit, but I haven't really been running. I think I am going to train for the next couple of weeks and see how it goes. I did 5 miles today and it went very well. I think I am going to try 8 miles or so Saturday.

I still have 4 weeks left of P90X. I didn't really have a very good week, so I am going to repeat this week. With the training schedule for the marathon I am supposed to have a cross training day and two rest days. I think I will have two cross training days where I do my P90X weight lifting dvds and then run the other 4 days instead of doing plyometrics, core synergistics, yoga, and kenpo.

Okay, on to the kiddos. Grace has been real silly lately as usual. She loves water! When we were in Chicago we went to Millennium Park and she played in the water. When we were walking downtown she saw the river and kept saying Gracie go in the water! Now whenever she sees water she asks to go in it! I really need to get her a little kiddie pool for the rest of the summer! She also has been saying things like "in a minute", "tomorrow", and "in a little bit" and it is SO cute. When she says in a little bit, she points her finger up by her mouth and kind of leans into it. I want to get a video of it but she does it randomly so it is hard to catch on video.

Molly hasn't done anything new lately that I can think of. I think she is working on several teeth. I just ordered her some amber teething necklaces, so I can't wait until they get here. I ordered a couple of them on babyhalfoff.com. I've heard good things about them so I hope they help her. I can't believe she is going to be six months old Saturday! I think I am going to start her on cereal next week. She has been a fussy and gassy nurser lately and I have no idea what I've eaten wrong this time! Enjoy the video of Molly in her jumperoo!

Weigh-in

Today's weigh in was pleasantly surprising. I lost 3 lbs. this week and 3% body fat! I am not sure where it came from because I feel like I look exactly the same. Wherever it came from I'll take it, however it wasn't from my belly or love handles where I want to lose fat!

Today's workout went pretty well too. I did all but a few minutes of the Kenpo dvd and then I ran a mile. It wasn't a long run, but I was tired from the 50 minute workout I did right before. I am really glad I lost weight this week because I feel more motivated to workout next week. Only 4 more weeks to go!

Tomorrow Grace, Molly, and I are going to Chicago with Bob. He has to work down there Monday and Tuesday so we thought we'd go along and see Auntie Katie and Auntie Christa. Bob has been gone for the last couple of weeks, so I am glad we can go with him this week. We are going to go to Millennium Park Monday and play in the splashy park. Grace will be SO excited! When we went to Millennium Park in GR last weekend she loved it! I will try to get cute pictures or videos!

Feeling Worn Out

Did you know that 90 days is actually quite a long time? I do now that I am doing P90X! This weekend is the end of week 9, only 4 more weeks to go! I am so tired! I am having a hard time staying motivated to finish. My workout yesterday was a bust. It was yoga day. I got about 20 minutes in and then quit. Molly was crying and refused to take her morning nap and Grace would not stop whining. I decided to run a few miles, because then I could turn the music up and drown out the noise. I was 1.3 miles into my run when I had to get off the treadmill to discipline Grace. It is SO hard to start running again when you have to stop like that, so I quit. It is getting harder to fit in my workouts with the girls. The workouts are 60-90 minutes and that requires on lot of patience from them. Today's workout was better. I got all but the last 7 minutes or so done. I had to stop because it time to feed Molly. I didn't even get to take a shower first, which I hate. Oh well.

My diet the last two days was not so good. Thursday I went out to dinner with Melanie, Bob, Grace and Molly. We went to Applebees. I got garlic herb chicken which was good, but we got potato twisters as an appetizer. For the day I ended up at about 2,500 calories. With exercise and nursing that is about breaking even, that is ok, but not what I want to do to get rid of fat! I ended up with 19% fat, 63% carbs, and 18% protein. I had only 3 servings of fruits and vegetables. Today was worse. I did okay during the day, but then we got Vitales for dinner. I had about 2,400 calories with 24% fat, 62% carbs, and 14% protein. A normal diet is 25% fat, but again, not okay for trying to burn the last of my belly fat!

Tomorrow is just a weigh in. Hopefully I will be about the same. Tomorrow's workout is Kenpo (punching and kicking). I think I want to fit in a run too. Maybe Bob and I will take the girls if it's not too hot. They liked it when we went last weekend. Actually, I just looked at the weather and it is supposed to rain...maybe the treadmill then.

Back to being tired...I'm sure Molly getting up in the middle of the night to eat is not helping the situation. I am glad she is growing, but I sure hope she is done with the nighttime feedings soon! My not going to bed on time doesn't help either!

Lately I have been having tons of fun trying to find new diapers for the girls. Yesterday I got a couple of GrowBaby diapers. I put them on for bedtime....not a good nighttime diaper. They both woke up wet. I put them on during the day today. Molly leaked during naptime, but Grace stayed dry playing. I am disappointed that they won't work at night. I love how trim they are. I might keep these shells and just get a few more inserts and use them for Grace during the day. I am waiting for my new bumgenius diapers to get here and also a bottombumpers. I also traded some diapers on diaperswappers.com for a couple of wahm made diapers and some wool dryer balls. Right now Sewcraftybaby.com is having a 15% sale on iCandy diapers and I think I am going to try them. I like the idea of snapping in a new insert and reusing the shell, kind of like my flips. I love sewcraftybaby.com. She always has good sales and fun giveaways on her facebook page. Anyway, enough about fluff. And this entry has gone on way to long, so goodnight for now!

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Another Okay Day

Today was just another okay day for P90X. I did arms and shoulders today, but only a small part of ab ripper. I just ran out of time this morning. My diet was just ok too, not the healthiest, not the unhealthiest. I had about 1,950 calories. 18% were from fat, 55% from carbs, and 27% from protein. I only had one serving of vegetables and no fruit.

Tomorrow is the dreaded yoga x. I always want to quit part way through, yoga is just not my thing. I made it all the way through last week and I am going to again this week. I am hoping to get a little run in as well, but that is iffy because the yoga workout is an hour and a half!

Hopefully the girls will be super good tomorrow and not interrupt my workout every five minutes!

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Catching Up

Let me quickly review my last week. I did okay Thursday, Friday, and during the day Saturday, but then we went out to eat at Don Julios for dinner and I had enchiladas. Then we got ice cream for desert. I got a reese peanut butter cup flurry with frozen yogurt (at least a little better than ice cream right?) Sunday wasn't any better. I did okay again yesterday, but then went out to dinner with my parents tonight at Texas Roadhouse. I WILL eat healthy for the rest of the week.

Saturday we weighed in and measured. I did not lose any inches or body fat percent and only lost about a half pound. It was really depressing to know that I worked hard for 4 weeks and didn't see any progress. I briefly considered quitting, but after 8 weeks of work and only 5 weeks left, I just couldn't do it. I have been thinking about why I didn't see any results, and I think it is a combination of things, not just the diet. I also switched from the lean to the classic program and the lean is supposed to be for burning more fat and the classic for building more muscle. I am going to do better with my diet for these last 5 weeks and I am switching back to the lean program. I am also going to throw in more running when I have the time as well. I need all the cardio I can get to burn this baby belly off!

Now let me share some cute Grace and Molly stories. Grace has been more into singing lately. She can do almost all of her alphabet. It usually goes like this a,b,c,e,f,g, some letters that she says faster like she is saying l m n o p, she picks up with q, and does the rest correctly. It is real cute. I have been trying to get a good video to share, but she just likes to look at herself when I turn the camera on. Silly girl. The other day she was playing on the piano and singing Molly's crazy, Molly's crazy. I am not sure singing is her special gift from God...lol.

Molly has been sweet and cute as usual. I think she is going through a growth spurt at the moment. A few nights this last week she woke up to eat in the middle of the night so the last few days we have been back to nursing every 3 hours or so. I am glad she is going through a growth spurt though. I weighed her last week and she had only gained about 4 ounces in a month and a half. I just weighed her before bed tonight and she is up another 4 ounces. She has her 6 month check up in 2 weeks and I am looking forward to seeing how much she has grown!

On another note, I have been having a productive couple of days. I have been cleaning out closets, our guest room, and my sewing room. It feels good to get rid of stuff and get things organized! I am looking forward to sewing again. I haven't done much since Molly was born and I want to start making and selling stuff again.

Alright, enough for tonight. I will start blogging about my P90X journey again (I am loathe to use that word just because I know it drives Bob crazy, haha) Thanks Jen for keeping an eye on me!

Day 3

This morning Grace was playing while I was getting breakfast ready and I heard the cd player come on. Her music started playing. I went in there and discovered that she took our cd out, put hers in, turned the radio on and pushed play. Pretty talented two year old.

Molly is getting really close to sitting up! She can sit up and lean forward on her hands, but she still needs help because she will topple backwards if she gets too excited! I can't believe how big she is getting!

Well today was just an okay day for the diet. I was really hungry all day today for some reason. I ended up eating 1,992 calories. I am okay with that. I like to be closer to 1,800, but I am okay to going up to 2,000. For breakfast I had Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax with 1/2 glass of skim milk (245 calories). I have been occasionally having a little milk and Molly seems to tolerate it a little better. I had a banana and some turkey jerky for a midmorning snack (215 calories). For lunch I had Bob bring home Subway. I had a chicken teriyaki on wheat with lettuce, tomato, green peppers, and sweet onion sauce. No cheese! (380 calories) My afternoon snack was a clif mini bar, a yogurt, and a granola bar (310 calories). For dinner I had a ham and turkey sandwich with cheese on light bread and potato chips. When I got home from bowling I had a second dinner (I feel like a Hobbit) of two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (672 calories for both dinners). I then had the ice cream I had been craving all day. A skinny cow caramel cone. Yummy! (170 calories) I ended up with 15% fat, 64% carbs, and 20% protein. Not enough protein. And I only had one serving of fruits and one of vegetables.

I do not like very many vegetables. I like green beans, peas, and corn.....not a good variety! If anyone has any good ways of getting vegetables in let me know! I am also looking for a healthy vegetable soup recipe! Thanks for keeping me accountable!

Check In Day 2

Today was a busy day. I have five girls again today. It went very well and they even all napped at the same time again! Now I am just doing a quick update and then heading to feed Molly and go to bed.

I will start by sharing how I finished my day yesterday. For an afternoon snack I had Clif Mini Bar (100 calories). For dinner I had pork loin sirloin chops with green beans and watermelon (395 calories). After dinner I had a skinny cow ice cream sandwich with a 1/2c. of edy's slow churned mint cookie crunch (280 calories). I didn't do a good job spreading my calories out yesterday so after dinner and dessert I was only at about 1500 calories. I try not to eat under 1800 just because I don't want to mess up my milk supply. I ended up eating popcorn, rice cakes, and a skinny cow chocolate truffle bar. Not the best calories I could have eaten, I know. I ended the day with 1808 calories, 17% fat (20% or under is my goal), 58% carbs (between 50-60% is my goal), and 25% fat (20-30% is my goal). Not too bad, I even ended up getting two of my four servings of fruits and veggies I was going for.

Today was okay as well. I had blueberry pancakes with crystal light kiwi strawberry for breakfast (332 calories), a yogurt for my midmorning snack (180 calories), a spinach salad with ham, turkey, fat free mozzarella, raisins, pecans, and light honey french dressing (421 calories), a cup of grapes and a clif mini bar for my afternoon snack (175 calories), an english muffin with egg whites, swiss chesse, and turkey sausage links for dinner (332 calories), and edy's slow churned mint cookie crunch and skinny cow cookies and cream ice cream and kettle corn for dessert (370 calories). I know that I treat myself to too much dessert, but at least it is low fat dessert! I finished the day at 1809 calories, 20% fat, 60% carbs, and 20% protein. I even had 3 1/2 servings of fruits and vegetables.

Thinking about having to share what I ate today really did help keep me in check, so thanks to those who read this and keep my accountable! As far as working out goes, I didn't today. I have a stretch day this week and I made it today because it is too hard to work out with 5 kids 5 and under. Tomorrow is core synergistics. Yippee!

Accountability

Today is the beginning of week eight of P90X. I feel like I haven't made any progress in the last three weeks. I have done all the workouts except three, but I have done a very poor job with my diet. I have pretty much been eating what I want on the weekends and then doing an okay job during the week. I end up working off my weekend during the week. It is good to know that I will be able to maintain my weight doing that once I have finished, but I need to finish first!

At the end of this week we are supposed to weigh in and measure and I almost don't want to. I don't think I have lost any inches. On the plus side, my arm and upper back muscles are looking really good.

I think I am going to take a page out of my best friend Melanie's book and try to blog everyday for the next six weeks. I figure if I have to tell people what I'm eating and how my workouts went then I will be more faithful to the plan. I'll count this as today's.

I had yoga x today and I finished the whole workout! When I get to yoga day, I am really unmotivated and tend to cut the workout short. If I do that I will usually run, but I really want to stick to the workout plan as much as possible.

So far today (through lunch) I have had 700 calories. I had oatmeal and a string cheese for breakfast, yogurt for an after workout snack, and a ham and turkey sandwich with 2% swiss cheese and maple Dijon sauce on light wheat bread and some baked lays for lunch. On a typical day I try to eat about 1800 calories and five "meals" (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner with dessert).

On the average day I burn about 1800 calories just breathing, taking care of the girls, etc. I burn about 300-500 nursing Molly and P90X says I burn about 600 calories doing that exercise. I figure if I consume around 1800 calories that is enough for nursing Molly and I can lose about a pound of fat a week.

Another goal I want to achieve is eating more fruits and vegetables. This week I am going to try to eat four servings a day (at least one veggie). I know that is not nearly enough, but it's a start! So far today I am at zero. :(. I'll check in again tomorrow!

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Short and Sweet

I love when both of my kids sleep all night! Grace has been doing so much better the last couple of weeks, thank you God! Molly has been a pretty good sleeper ever since she was born and she has continued getting better. The last week or so she has been sleeping until 8:00 or 8:30.

I can't believe Molly will be starting solids in a month or so! Right now she eats at 8:30, 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, and 10:30. When she starts solids I am going to try dropping her 10:30 feeding. She is growing up so fast! She is getting close to being able to sit up by herself and she learned how to jump in her jumperoo tonight! So cute!

Well, I should probably get ready for bed. I get to go decorate for my sister's wedding tomorrow and have to fit in my workout in the morning before I go.

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Today is the first day that I didn't complete a whole workout due to laziness. It was yoga today and I procrastinated getting started for about an hour. I am just so tired today! Grace was up 3 or 4 times again last night. It doesn't seem like much, but it is really draining. This has been going on for about 4 weeks now. It has been getting better, she has some nights where she doesn't get up, but she is still not back to her good sleeping self. Molly was an angel and slept till 8:30 this morning!

Once I started my workout, I was stopping every 5-10 minutes to help Grace, take care of Molly, scold Grace, move Grace out of my way, etc. It didn't feel like I was getting much of a workout! Finally 45 min into the video (and what felt like the billionth time stopping) I quit for the day. I only feel slightly guilty because I know that I am going to get two workouts tomorrow. I will do the legs and back dvd tomorrow afternoon and then I am going to a Zoomba class with Mel, Allie, and Cammy tomorrow evening. I feel more guilty about all the snacking I have done this afternoon...

I am a total stress eater and Grace has been driving me bonkers today! She has been SO WHINY!!! She has also been very disobedient. She has been sent to her room about 5 times this afternoon. I told her if she disobeyed one more time she was going to get spanked and sent to her room until Daddy got home. She has been good since then. Sometimes the only thing that works is the threat of spankings! Sometimes time outs work, but they aren't always as effective.

At least my stress eating is healthier than pre p90x. My snacks that I've had this afternoon consist of a banana and two granola bars. Before I started p90x it probably would have been double stuf oreos or something along those lines. I still need to be more careful about my snacking because the calories add up quickly!

Well, I should probably think about getting Grace dressed, although it is 4:45pm so it is almost pointless now....Have a good night!

P90X 4 week update

I am very happy to report that there are noticeable changes after 4 weeks! I guess working hard and eating right does pay off! There is still plenty of work left to do, but I guess that is why there are 9 weeks left! I still can't imagine myself having 6 pack abs, but I know that if I keep pushing hard for the rest of the 90 days, I can! :)

Here are my stats. I have lost just under 10 lb. and 2% body fat. My chest, hips, and bicep measurements haven't changed, but my biceps are definitely more defined. I have lost 1 3/4 inches in my waist, yahoo! I have also lost inches around my rib cage, but I didn't measure that so I don't know how many. I have lost 1/4 inch in each of my thighs, not much, but something! I am so happy to see results in the mirror as well as on the scale. It fuels my motivation for the next 9 weeks.

I am really feeling strong and healthy and I love it! Everything is more firm and I am more flexible. My posture has improved as well. I think this is the healthiest I have been in years! I am starting to feel slimmer and dare I say sexier as well! :-D I am glad I decided to do this and I am ready to kick some butt for the next 9 weeks!

Babies and Body Fat

I am so tired! Grace had a really bad night last night. She was up from around 11pm until about 1am and was up again around 3:30, 5:00, and 7:00. At 7 I sent her back to bed with her milk and she didn't get up again until 8:00. Bob had to extend the right hand of fellowship to her last night, which is really the first time she has ever gotten really spanked. It really upset her. It was so hard to watch, but I know it needs to be done. This has been going on for over two weeks now. She tries all kinds of things to get up. She tells me she is all done, asks for drinks, diaper changes, walks, etc. Anything to get up. I am really at a loss as what to do for her. I've tried compassion, new diapers (which I love and really help her rash, it is almost gone, yea!), ibuprofen, teethers, spanks, etc. Nothing seems to keep her in bed. Any suggestions? I'll talk suggestions for discipline books too!

As far as her new diapers go, I ordered two different kinds to try for nighttime. I was looking for something that would keep her more dry than her econobums, but that wouldn't leak. I tried a Fuzzibunz perfect fit and a Rumparooz. I liked them both. They both kept her dry and neither one leaked. The Rumparooz won out though, because I like that they are adjustable to four different sizes so I can use them on Molly and any future babies (although Bob's plan of two and done is looking really good lately...) and I like the fact that I only used the soakers that it came with and that was enough for Grace's super soaked nighttime diapers! I ordered some more to use for both her and Molly at night. This website sewcraftybaby.com had a special buy 7 and get a store credit for an 8th free! I made myself order some gender neutral colors just in case there is ever a third child, but I did get another purple and a pink. I just couldn't help myself!

On a totally different topic, today is the end of week 3 of P90X (well, technically tomorrow is, but it is just a stretch day, so no big deal). Here is an update. I have lost 6.8lbs and 1% body fat. This last week has been really hard as far as diet goes. At this point numbers on the scale don't really mean anything because I will be gaining muscle while losing the last of my fat. The changes are going to come in the mirror, not the scale and that means I won't see results as quickly as I would if I could use the scale. That makes staying motivated, especially with the diet, very hard. After the first week or so, I noticed that I've lost fat around my rib cage, but who cares about that when you have a belly from too babies right? Why is it always the belly that is last to go? It just seems so unfair! Next weekend we will weigh in, take photos, and measure ourselves so I will get to see if I've lost inches. If I have that will definitely help me finish the next two phases!

Well, I am going to put Molly down for her nap so I can do my Kenpo X workout and then I am going running later this afternoon. Got to get ready for my 10k next Saturday! Have a great day!