One thing that I wish I had done during Zion's first year was a monthly milestone picture. There are so many amazing baby portrait ideas for how to do this - but none of them make it easier than this creative product I want to share with you today!
Picky Sticky Baby Month Onesie Stickers allow you to turn any ordinary onesie or t-shirt into a creative milestone marker which you can use in all of your creative baby portrait ideas.
Just peel and stick!! I love that this product was designed by a Mom, and with other moms in mind. Here are some of my favorite Picky Sticky designs:
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in a comment below for a chance to win a pack of your choice of Picky Sticky baby month onesie stickers! Don't have kids? These are a great baby shower gift for any expecting mama, so enter anyway!
Before you start entering this fun giveaway - I want to show you a few other great products from the Picky Sticky shop:
Stickers for the expecting mama - which can be put directly on the belly or on a cute tee or tank, stickers for your young child, and stickers for the major milestones or holidays (not shown).
I thought it would be funny to put a Zero on my shirt since I'm currently TTC. ;)
Don't have kids? These are a great baby shower gift for any expecting mama, so enter anyway!
I realize this has taken me forever to get to, but I need to finish writing my posts about the conference for future reference - so if you've heard enough about the event already - just skip this post and head right down to my Beauty Box Reveal or my collection of Pale Yellow for the Fall!
Ahhh Saturday. The day I threw that beautiful google calendar plan in the garbage and decided to just wing it through the event. Let me start with saying - after Friday night, I was gravely tired - like first two weeks post-partum tired. I decided to skip breakfast at the conference and take my time getting ready to go - instead relaxing a bit before heading to the event.
When I arrived at the Hilton - I went straight for the expo hall. I had decided that I wanted to spend my time there, meeting with PR Reps and Connecting with Brands. I just found that I made the best connections there. I scheduled a head and neck massage for later that afternoon at the Pfizer Booth. I learned about all kinds of new products - including:
Lifeproof iPhone cases - a must have for a mama with small kiddos!
And the Zeo Sleep Manager - a new at-home tool that helps you to get restful sleep.
While in the Expo Hall - I received the BEST compliment ever - "Are you a Fashion Blogger?" Hello - I love you, can I kiss you!? That was such a boost right there - of course I said no, and thanked the brand rep. for their very sweet compliment.
After spending all morning in the Expo Hall - I realized that I had completely spaced on my Geek Bar appointment to learn about the new SquareSpace 6 - the platform I plan on moving over to when I leave my lovely home at Google/Blogger. (I'm totally NOT doing Wordpress folks! When I get ready to switch I will share with you all why!)
L-R: Me, Kirby & her adorable daughter G, & part of Gangstagrass
Mid-day it was time for the Awesome Baby Blogs Social with a very special live performance of Gangstagrass. Hello - they are amazing. Wow. So amazing I have to share a track with you right now.
It was such a fun time of meeting other members from the ABB Directory and just enjoying some time away from the chaos of the hotel.
Immediately after the social I headed up to the 42nd floor of the hotel to schedule in some time with Starbucks and the other suites. Unfortunately it took me FOREVER to get up there with only 3 elevators going there at any time. Almost as soon as I got up there, I turned around and headed down to my massage.
Just as I arrived...the scheduler was turning down a beautiful preggo lady because their spaces were all filled. I knew immediately who it was and I was so excited to meet Ilana from MommyShorts! I love her blog - and so I said, "Hey, you know what - you can have my massage!" She immediately tried to turn it down - thinking I was giving it up because she is pregnant, and I said - nope its not that - I'm just a super big fan! She still refused, but took my business card (yay)! What a fun chance to make an impression on a blogger I look up to! <3
After enjoying my massage - I had to high-tail it over to the Getting Gorgeous party hosted by CVS.
At Getting Gorgeous - I got to check out a ton of fun products and connect with Melly Atkinson from My PB and J! I think we were both a little tired and weary at this point. Plus - waiting in epic lines is never a fun way to spend your day.
I rushed back to the hotel after spending a short time there and made it just in time for my Starbucks Verismo demo! Now, as a Seattle native, I consider myself a part of the coffee elite. Everyone knows that if you live in Seattle, Starbucks is rarely a choice of places to go for coffee - you just have so many wonderful local coffee houses that are amazing and worth going to. However; now that I live in NYC - Starbucks is the ONLY reliable place for a great cup of coffee. Its either that or what I like to call "coffee water" - the stuff served at most cafe's and carts in this city. Anyway, the demo is for their new single cup "pod" brewing system that will hit the shelves just in time for the holidays. Because they haven't given me one for free (yet) I'm going to not give you the run-down...but get ready friends - it is amazing!
After the demo - I popped in to see what was going on with the NY Moms meet-up. Then I headed down to take a rest before the first ever BlogHer Fashion Show. It was around this time (I think) that I did a wall sit to recharge my batteries (as well as my iPhone). And this is where the first major high of the day occurred.
I was so blessed to spend a good 30-45 minutes having a sweet sit-down chat with Alissa from Rags to Stitches. We both chatted about what God was speaking to us in our lives with our various ventures. And I just remember feeling at the end of the convo - wow, so much of what she said was Him speaking through her to me. I seriously will treasure that conversation - as it has helped me to really focus on what God wants me to do going forward in terms of my life, blogging and dreams.
The high continued through the Fashion Show - an amazing and inspiring event that I am super glad that I didn't miss, especially because I didn't really plan on attending it. The evening went on from there to party after party - none of which are really worth mentioning. :) I said my good-byes and headed home, very much missing my hubby and daughter after the whirlwind of the weekend.
Read Part 1 & Part 2 here. And stay tuned - I have one more recap post - as well as a very helpful list of take-aways coming this week! And then you won't hear another word about BlogHer from me - at least for another year! <3 <3
Thanks to the LOVELY and not so plain Jade, at An Organized Mess, I was spoiled with a bunch of e.l.f. cosmetics, as well as some other fabulous items in my Beauty Box from the swap! I had such a great time participating in this!! <3 <3
My beauty box from Jade arrived RIGHT before BlogHer, so I got to try out a bunch fo the items one of the days I was at the conference - and LOVED them!! <3
Thank you SO MUCH JADE! And HAPPY Birthday!! <3 <3
I sent a Beauty Box to the lovely Aimee at Aimee's World - I was really nervous about whether or not she would like the things I picked out, having never done anything like this before. And I didn't shop off her blog beauty list (cause I didn't find it until after) so I was even more worried when I hadn't got any of the items on her list! (I shopped off the small description provided to me by the hosts of the swap)! Eeeep! See if she liked it on her reveal post here.
Natalie! Feel free to grab the button, and flaunt it!
Each week a winner is chosen to flaunt the title of "Winning at Pinning" for successfully wowing us with the best Pinterest find. The winner will be featured/announced in the following week's post!
Last week, I had the opportunity to gloat a bit about our sneak preview of the fantastic new LeapFrog Touch Magic Rockin' Guitar - which Zion has been jamming on daily! This week - I want to share with you another great product in their new Touch Magic line - the LeapFrog Touch Magic Learning Bus! This is my favorite new alphabet learning letters toy I have come across!
What sets the Touch Magic Learning Bus apart from other alphabet learning toys is the modern feel. You know everything is "touch screen" now - and it just has a stronger appeal to our little ones who have been exposed to the excitement of tablets and smartphones. It is also a brilliant design when you take into account - again - the lack of cracks that toddler drool/mess/ickies can get into (and never get out!)
Music & learning fun with every little touch!
• Touch and learn with 200+ learning and musical responses
• Switch between three modes: Learning, Letter Exploration
and Music, which includes fun sing-along songs about the alphabet, motion and more.
• Explore 40+ touch points including letters, piano keys and more!
Our favorite feature on the Touch Magic Learning Bus are the adorable passengers! Each of the cute little characters on this letters toy play a special instrument - and when you are using the bus in music mode - they can play along with their instrument when you press them. Another fun musical feature is the mini keyboard and drum symbols at the bottom of the bus. The wheels on this bus go clash, boom, bash!
I'm also impressed that Zion, at 2 years, really gets into the game mode - where she can hunt for either a letter or an object according to what is asked. This Learning Bus letters toy keeps her attention and strong focus for anywhere from 10-20 minutes at a time - which is perfect for her age. We loved having the opportunity to explore the features and enjoy this new learning tool/toy!
This post is sponsored by LeapFrog. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
