This post is sponsored by Evivo but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

Having a new baby in your life is one of the most life altering things you’ll experience.  It’s full of so many joys and let’s not forget many many nights of sleeplessness.  Terence and I sure are enjoying baby Heidi and I know her big bro is too!  You know how everyone loves giving you advice and telling you what to do as a new Mom.  It’s okay to take all that advice in, everyone is trying to do what’s best for baby.

All I want for Heidi is to give her the best start in life.  Heidi is about to turn 2 months old and we are all settling into our routines and she’s growing like a weed!  From the time she was a couple of weeks old I started her on probiotics.  I take them myself, so I researched them and discovered there were probiotics for baby too!  Her little body is developing so quickly right now and her gut health is super important at this age.  We use Evivo probiotics and have been super happy with them so far!  Evivo is the first and only clinically-proven baby probiotic that restores the good bacteria, B. infantis that is critical for a healthy infant gut. There are other probiotics on the market, but Evivo is the only one specifically formulated to partner with breast milk. I’m strictly pumping by the way!  Evivo transforms the nutrients in breast milk into valuable nutrition for baby.

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This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com

Pregnancy & the first year with a baby are one of the sweetest things in life, but also one of the hardest, yet rewarding things as well.  A lot has changed since I had Connor 9 1/2 years ago!  I’m constantly discovering new products and saying to myself “Well they didn’t have this ten years ago!”  

I love being a Mom and the last seven weeks with our new baby Heidi have had many ups and many downs.  Connor started his first day of school today and we are finding our new routine.  The days of lazily laying in bed reading a book are over for now, but I know that this season doesn’t last forever.  I’ve been through it before and looking back it does go by so fast.  Of course in the midst of the sleepless nights and crying it seems to be super slow.

You all know how much I love BabbleBoxx and getting to try all the new products and share with YOU!  There are some fantastic things for expecting Moms & new Mamas. I was recently sent a BabbleBoxx to try out and use with Heidi.

This box included all of these great items:

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This post is sponsored by General Mills and Nestle™, but all opinions are my own.

This summer has been flying by, and it has been a very busy summer indeed! School will be starting back before we know it…much to Connor’s dismay. Ha ha! He’s super excited to start the 4th grade though. We love our school and try to help out any way we can, which includes implementing the Box Top program in our home. What is the Box Tops for Education program? Well, by purchasing products our family uses every day, we also earn 10¢ per box top for our school to help get the things they need.

Box Tops for Education now has tons of eligible General Mills and Nestle™ products at Sam’s Club using the new digital app. Sam’s Club is offering an exclusive offer, Buy 1 qualifying product Get 12 Box Tops when you scan your receipt using the Box Tops app!

You may be familiar with the traditional Box Tops program where you had to clip and save like we did. You don’t have to do that anymore! The app will find automatically identify participating products purchased at Sam’s Club when you upload your receipt and instantly add cash to your school’s earnings online. Just look for the new Box Tops icon on several products your family uses every day too!

My Mom has been a teacher for over 30 years, and my sister and I grew up helping in the classroom all the time. Teachers spend so much of their own money funding things for their classrooms. So ten cents may not seem like a lot, but trust me when I say that it adds up and every cent helps out.

The Box Top program will stay the same, but the only difference is that instead of clipping, all Box Tops will be earned digitally via receipt scan.

All you have to do is download the new and improved, user-friendly Box Tops app, register and select a school, and then scan an eligible receipt containing Box Tops products. The app will automatically add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online, giving visibility to see how you are supporting your school in real-time.

Packaging with the new Box Tops branding (removing physical clips) to be on store shelves beginning in June. You also can ‘double dip’ during the packaging transition by clipping the physical Box Tops AND scanning your receipt with those participating General Mills and Nestle™ items.

So, you’ve got some time left this summer to do some digital clipping and head Sam’s Club for their exclusive offer, Buy 1 Get 12. And BONUS: As a Box Tops member you’ll get coupons, free samples, bonus Box Tops offers, and more details about your school earnings. Sam’s Club already has great every day deals, and I’m super excited about the new Box Top program because it will be super easy and you all know how I love a great deal!

Hey all!  This pregnancy is hitting the home stretch, can I get an amen?  But–  the bigger I get the more aches and pains that seem to hit me.  Lately it’s been horrible sciatic nerve pain in my lower back.  I remember having this with Connor, but let’s face it….it’s been almost 10 years and this Mama has forgotten some things!

Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to try out Massage Envy’s prenatal massage service.  It was HEAVEN!  I know a lot of masseuses won’t do massage on pregnant women, so do some research and find out before hand if that location is certified in prenatal care.  A prenatal massage a healthy way to reduce stress and promote overall wellness. Massage relieves many of the normal discomforts experienced during pregnancy, such as backaches (like sciatic nerve pain), stiff neck, leg cramps, headaches and edema (or swelling).

Massage for pregnant women also reduces stress on weight-bearing joints, encourages blood and lymph circulation, helps to relax nervous tension — which aids in better sleep — and can help relieve depression or anxiety caused by hormonal changes.  Let me tell you my hormones are CRAZY…or so I’ve been told by certain people. LOL!  I also have a hard time sleeping, but after my massage my muscles felt so much better and I was able to relax.Read More