Just 3 ingredients....
1 cup Nutella
1 cup of flour
1 egg
Preheat oven at 350 degrees and bake for 6-8 minutes.
Enjoy! :)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Nutella Cookies
I just love Pinterest! I found this awesome recipe the other day for Nutella cookies and they were so tasty.....oh and not to mention super easy to make!
Just 3 ingredients....
1 cup Nutella
1 cup of flour
1 egg
Preheat oven at 350 degrees and bake for 6-8 minutes.
Enjoy! :)
Just 3 ingredients....
1 cup Nutella
1 cup of flour
1 egg
Preheat oven at 350 degrees and bake for 6-8 minutes.
Enjoy! :)
I LOVE Bargains!
For the past few weeks, I have been in need of a new diaper bag. My old bag's button popped off because I was putting way too much stuff in there! For those fellow mommies out there, you know you can never bring enough gear for your baby....even if you are just going to Target. So I have been baby bag shopping for a while now but refused to pay $300 for a bag that I would probably end up throwing dirty diapers in! So I was looking at Vera Bradley's diaper bags since numerous mommies reccomended their bag! It looked super cute and comfy for every day use and had many pockets inside and out to store all my things.
My last bag was so unorganized and I was determined to buy one that would help me find eveything quicker. So I went online and saw that Vera Bradley was having a huge sale on her baby bags the other day. Normally they sell for $99 but it was on sale for just $50, plus I had a 20 percent off and free shipping code. So I ended up buying 2 for just $85 shipped!!!!!!! How awesome it that?!?! That's not even the price of one!!!! For others who think it's silly to bargain shop or laugh at me because they think I am "frugal", who wouldn't want more stuff for the same price of just one item? It's a no brainer!
I ended up purchasing the bags in "Night and Day" amd "Plum Petals". So excitied to get them in the mail any day now! :)
My last bag was so unorganized and I was determined to buy one that would help me find eveything quicker. So I went online and saw that Vera Bradley was having a huge sale on her baby bags the other day. Normally they sell for $99 but it was on sale for just $50, plus I had a 20 percent off and free shipping code. So I ended up buying 2 for just $85 shipped!!!!!!! How awesome it that?!?! That's not even the price of one!!!! For others who think it's silly to bargain shop or laugh at me because they think I am "frugal", who wouldn't want more stuff for the same price of just one item? It's a no brainer!
I ended up purchasing the bags in "Night and Day" amd "Plum Petals". So excitied to get them in the mail any day now! :)
My New Body
So here we are, not even 6 months post partum and I am so excited to say that I am finally back down to my prepregnancy weight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's truly amazing what the body can do! I remember thinking right before I was induced at almost 41 weeks, "how am I ever going to lose all of this pregnancy weight?". I actually gained a total of 40 pounds during my pregnancy. I felt huge that last month! Amazingly, as soon as I came home from the hospital I was already 25 pounds lighter! I'm assuming I was carrying around a ton of water weight (my canckles were so attracted towards the end...NOT lol ) and a big ol' baby! I was fortunate enough to lose the rest of the baby weight within time. So to all you mommies to be worried about losing all the weight, remember it WILL happen (just not over night of course)! I didn't even worry about dieting or exercising because I heard from other mommies that your body will lose it all within time. I was skeptical but thankfully it's true! I am so excited to be back into my prepregnancy clothes. I feel like I have a new wardrobe, since I couldn't wear most of it for the past year.
So now my goal is to tone up. Even though, I was never really toned before baby lol.
I am determined to be one hot mama ;)
Morning of Logan's Induction
Monday, January 14, 2013
Couponing is my Addiction!
For those of you who know me personally, you know I'm the queen of getting good deals! So I figured I would start posting my shopping trips. If you need any tips on how to save, feel free to email me. Let's face it, us mommies can save any way we can these days! :)
Here is what I bought:
2-Special K cereals
2-frozen boxes of Boca Burgers
2-boxes of Weight Watcher's desserts
1-dozen of extra large eggs from Eggland's Best
2-gallons of Publix purified water
1- 24 pk of Publix bottled water
10-Sprout Organic Squeeze baby food pouches
4-Sundown Vitamins
1-16oz of Portobello mushrooms
1-5lbs of baking potatoes
2-boxes of 48ct Hefty drawstring garbage bags
2-jars of Mott's Natural Apple Sauce
1-4pk of Mott's Natural Apple Sauce
1-62oz of Gatorade, 1 32 oz of Gatorade
4-32 oz bottles of Natural Freshly Squeezed Blood Orange juice
1- Publix rotisserie chicken
1-bottle of Cherry Coke
2-Snapware storage containers
2-packages of watermelon
6- boxes of Barilla Veggie pasta
and more!
$151 worth of groceries for just $35! How awesome is that?!?! :)
Here is what I bought:
2-Special K cereals
2-frozen boxes of Boca Burgers
2-boxes of Weight Watcher's desserts
1-dozen of extra large eggs from Eggland's Best
2-gallons of Publix purified water
1- 24 pk of Publix bottled water
10-Sprout Organic Squeeze baby food pouches
4-Sundown Vitamins
1-16oz of Portobello mushrooms
1-5lbs of baking potatoes
2-boxes of 48ct Hefty drawstring garbage bags
2-jars of Mott's Natural Apple Sauce
1-4pk of Mott's Natural Apple Sauce
1-62oz of Gatorade, 1 32 oz of Gatorade
4-32 oz bottles of Natural Freshly Squeezed Blood Orange juice
1- Publix rotisserie chicken
1-bottle of Cherry Coke
2-Snapware storage containers
2-packages of watermelon
6- boxes of Barilla Veggie pasta
and more!
$151 worth of groceries for just $35! How awesome is that?!?! :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Baby Products I love!
For all you new mommies and mommies-to-be, I figured I would give some helpful tips on what products I have loved so for with Logan. Keep in mind that every baby is different. :)
My top 10 Baby Products
1. Scout the Puppy- It allows you to program your baby's name, favorite food/color/songs, and teaches how to spell, count, and learn colors. It's beyond adorable!
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D3719287&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
2. Up and Up Diapers- I have tried almost all diaper brands. At first, i loved Pampers Swaddlers, but then they started to leak once Logan became more mobile. I then tried Target's brand, Up and Up, and they work great and not to mention they are super affordable!
3. Blanket pal snugglers- Logan loves these things! Whenever he is getting cranky or it's time for a nap, its like magic! He isn't very fond of pacifiers, so I had to find something that would help comfort him when it's nap time. At first, I would hold him and bounce him to sleep, but didn't want to make a habit of it bc I've heard from many friends how babies become accustom to this and won't sleep any other way. So I figured, I would try some of the soft toys that he got from our baby shower. Low and behold, this little blue dog does the trick. Although at night time when I'm not able to watch him, I don't give it to him to prevent any suffocation risks. Thankfully, he puts himself to sleep at night without a problem. :)
4. Zipper pjs- I wish someone would have told me about these sooner! Just think about it, when you are half asleep and up in the middle of the night and changing a diaper, who wants to button up 20 buttons? However, with zipper pjs it takes just a second to put back on and no mistakes. Just make sure to zip slowly to prevent pinching the baby and you are good to go. :)
5. Baby carrier- I got 2 carriers from our baby shower, an Infantino carrier (like the Baby Bjorn style) and a Moby wrap. What I've learned, Moby wraps stink! They are way too long and when you are out at a public place, it's nearly impossible to not get the fabric on the ground.. Also, it's beyond complicated to learn how to tie properly. Although, I heard Baby Ktan's are better (they are like a Moby wrap but already set up to just put the baby in and not worry about wrapping a million times. Unfortunately, my Babies-r-us didn't carry them. However, the Infantino carrier works AMAZING! Logan used to complain the entire time we were out bc he hated to sit the entire time in the stroller. I started to get anxiety bc of it when we went out alone. So I tried the carrier and thankfully, it worked wonders! I could shop at Target or Publix all day and he would be fine. He even falls asleep when he's in it. It's too cute!
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D4232180&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
6- Baby Bullet/Magic Bullet- I'm in love with it and cooking Logan's food is a piece of cake with it. I actually use the Magic Bullet because it holds more food to process, compared to the Baby Bullet. I do use the containers to store in the fridge for perfect size portions. Cooking with the Magic Bullet is so easy! I just steam the food and stick it in the Bullet, process, and it's good to eat or freeze.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D12104079&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
7- Fresh Squeezed System by Infantino- I'm sure you all know by now how much I love this product......since I've already done a whole post on it haha. However, I kid you not, it's awesome! It's so easy to freeze food in a safe, non toxic-plastic way. They are also squeeze pouches, which babies love to eat right out of, so it's less clean up.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D15439726&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
8. Babies-r-us on the go changing kit- This product is great if you're a germ freak like myself. I HATE changing Logan in a public bathroom, but with this kit it allows me to change him in my car without any mess. It has a huge pad for his entire body to lay on (can be used to protect over the dirty changing table in bathrooms too), a pocket for diapers and wipes, straps for nail clippers/thermometer, and it folds up to fit conveniently in your diaper bag. It's AWESOME! If I have to change him, I don't have to bring my whole bag with me anymore. I just take out my black little changing kit, along with Logan and we are good to change some diapers. :)
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D3394005&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
9- Evenflo glass bottles- if you haven't noticed by now, I'm one of those moms who is afraid of harmful plastics harming my baby and knew from the get go that I wanted to use glass bottles while he was small enough to feed. I first registered for the Born Free glass bottles, but at $25 for 3, it adds up! So I ended up finding these instead, at just $6.99 for 3! Huge savings!!! I just switched the nipples, since they were too fast for Logan when he was a newborn.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D2408843&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
10- A Rock and Play- I actually never even knew about these and was given one as a gift from a fellow mommy who swore by them. I'm so happy she got one for me bc in the first few months Logan hated his crib and nap time was a challenge. Thus helped out tremendously! Most mom's swore by the swing, but for Logan, the Rock and Play was the charm. He would fall asleep in it while I was downstairs, which was great so I could get all my housework done.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D12413334&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
My top 10 Baby Products
1. Scout the Puppy- It allows you to program your baby's name, favorite food/color/songs, and teaches how to spell, count, and learn colors. It's beyond adorable!
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D3719287&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
2. Up and Up Diapers- I have tried almost all diaper brands. At first, i loved Pampers Swaddlers, but then they started to leak once Logan became more mobile. I then tried Target's brand, Up and Up, and they work great and not to mention they are super affordable!
3. Blanket pal snugglers- Logan loves these things! Whenever he is getting cranky or it's time for a nap, its like magic! He isn't very fond of pacifiers, so I had to find something that would help comfort him when it's nap time. At first, I would hold him and bounce him to sleep, but didn't want to make a habit of it bc I've heard from many friends how babies become accustom to this and won't sleep any other way. So I figured, I would try some of the soft toys that he got from our baby shower. Low and behold, this little blue dog does the trick. Although at night time when I'm not able to watch him, I don't give it to him to prevent any suffocation risks. Thankfully, he puts himself to sleep at night without a problem. :)
4. Zipper pjs- I wish someone would have told me about these sooner! Just think about it, when you are half asleep and up in the middle of the night and changing a diaper, who wants to button up 20 buttons? However, with zipper pjs it takes just a second to put back on and no mistakes. Just make sure to zip slowly to prevent pinching the baby and you are good to go. :)
5. Baby carrier- I got 2 carriers from our baby shower, an Infantino carrier (like the Baby Bjorn style) and a Moby wrap. What I've learned, Moby wraps stink! They are way too long and when you are out at a public place, it's nearly impossible to not get the fabric on the ground.. Also, it's beyond complicated to learn how to tie properly. Although, I heard Baby Ktan's are better (they are like a Moby wrap but already set up to just put the baby in and not worry about wrapping a million times. Unfortunately, my Babies-r-us didn't carry them. However, the Infantino carrier works AMAZING! Logan used to complain the entire time we were out bc he hated to sit the entire time in the stroller. I started to get anxiety bc of it when we went out alone. So I tried the carrier and thankfully, it worked wonders! I could shop at Target or Publix all day and he would be fine. He even falls asleep when he's in it. It's too cute!
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D4232180&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
6- Baby Bullet/Magic Bullet- I'm in love with it and cooking Logan's food is a piece of cake with it. I actually use the Magic Bullet because it holds more food to process, compared to the Baby Bullet. I do use the containers to store in the fridge for perfect size portions. Cooking with the Magic Bullet is so easy! I just steam the food and stick it in the Bullet, process, and it's good to eat or freeze.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D12104079&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
7- Fresh Squeezed System by Infantino- I'm sure you all know by now how much I love this product......since I've already done a whole post on it haha. However, I kid you not, it's awesome! It's so easy to freeze food in a safe, non toxic-plastic way. They are also squeeze pouches, which babies love to eat right out of, so it's less clean up.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D15439726&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
8. Babies-r-us on the go changing kit- This product is great if you're a germ freak like myself. I HATE changing Logan in a public bathroom, but with this kit it allows me to change him in my car without any mess. It has a huge pad for his entire body to lay on (can be used to protect over the dirty changing table in bathrooms too), a pocket for diapers and wipes, straps for nail clippers/thermometer, and it folds up to fit conveniently in your diaper bag. It's AWESOME! If I have to change him, I don't have to bring my whole bag with me anymore. I just take out my black little changing kit, along with Logan and we are good to change some diapers. :)
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D3394005&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
9- Evenflo glass bottles- if you haven't noticed by now, I'm one of those moms who is afraid of harmful plastics harming my baby and knew from the get go that I wanted to use glass bottles while he was small enough to feed. I first registered for the Born Free glass bottles, but at $25 for 3, it adds up! So I ended up finding these instead, at just $6.99 for 3! Huge savings!!! I just switched the nipples, since they were too fast for Logan when he was a newborn.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D2408843&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
10- A Rock and Play- I actually never even knew about these and was given one as a gift from a fellow mommy who swore by them. I'm so happy she got one for me bc in the first few months Logan hated his crib and nap time was a challenge. Thus helped out tremendously! Most mom's swore by the swing, but for Logan, the Rock and Play was the charm. He would fall asleep in it while I was downstairs, which was great so I could get all my housework done.
http://t.toysrus.com/skava/static/product.html?type=TRU_product_us&url=%2Fproduct%2Findex.jsp%3FproductId%3D12413334&domain=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toysrus.com
Happy 5 months!
These past few weeks have been such a huge growing period for Logan. He turned 5 months this past Thursday and he is getting incredibly smart. He now gives high fives, sits up on his own, and is learning how to drink from a sippy cup (which he hates btw). He weighs 16 pounds, is wearing 6 month clothing and size 3 diapers.
Sleeping is still going great, sleeping from 7:30 pm- 7:30 am....waking up at 6:45 am a few times this week, due to teething. Poor little man has 2 bottom teeth already! They are sharp too! Dan and I call them his puppy teeth bc they really are just as sharp as them! I bought him some natural baby Oragel to help with the pain. I know it's been bothering him like crazy this past month. :(
He is eating everything these days....bananas, avocados, apples, green beans, squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Bananas are still his favorite! I also started to mix veggies with bananas to get him to eat more and it works great. He can't open his mouth big enough when he has bananas.
He is becoming so aware of everything and everyone around him. He also LOVES to watch sports with daddy. Daddy is so happy about that!
As for events, we enjoyed his first Xmas and New Years together. I have plenty of pictures that I will post as soon as I have time. Xmas Eve we went out to Bonefish Grille with Dan's family and had a bunch of his family together on Xmas day to meet him finally. It was great! Logan was a little cranky due to teething. He also didn't get to nap much with all the excitement and knowing there were a bunch of people around. Poor little guy!
As for New Years Eve, Dan and I didn't even make it past 10pm before we fell asleep. I guess that's what happens when you become parents. However, I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world! I love our little family and enjoy being with them as much as possible. Even if I act like an old lady at times and fall asleep by 9pm lol.
Sleeping is still going great, sleeping from 7:30 pm- 7:30 am....waking up at 6:45 am a few times this week, due to teething. Poor little man has 2 bottom teeth already! They are sharp too! Dan and I call them his puppy teeth bc they really are just as sharp as them! I bought him some natural baby Oragel to help with the pain. I know it's been bothering him like crazy this past month. :(
He is eating everything these days....bananas, avocados, apples, green beans, squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Bananas are still his favorite! I also started to mix veggies with bananas to get him to eat more and it works great. He can't open his mouth big enough when he has bananas.
He is becoming so aware of everything and everyone around him. He also LOVES to watch sports with daddy. Daddy is so happy about that!
As for events, we enjoyed his first Xmas and New Years together. I have plenty of pictures that I will post as soon as I have time. Xmas Eve we went out to Bonefish Grille with Dan's family and had a bunch of his family together on Xmas day to meet him finally. It was great! Logan was a little cranky due to teething. He also didn't get to nap much with all the excitement and knowing there were a bunch of people around. Poor little guy!
As for New Years Eve, Dan and I didn't even make it past 10pm before we fell asleep. I guess that's what happens when you become parents. However, I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world! I love our little family and enjoy being with them as much as possible. Even if I act like an old lady at times and fall asleep by 9pm lol.
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