Girl Gotch Review and Giveaway *CLOSED*

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"I was potty-training my daughter and was having a really hard time finding underwear that fit her. She seemed to always be pulling and adjusting and no matter what, they would “ride-up”. I tried everything, even buying size 5/6 panties for her (even though she was 2).

One afternoon, we were at my sister‘s house. My daughter and nephew were playing and were so wrapped up in their fun that my daughter had an accident. I didn‘t have a change of clothes, so I borrowed a pair of my nephew‘s gotch. I didn‘t think much of it at the time, but as the day went on I noticed that she wasn‘t complaining about her underwear hurting. I also watched her jump and play around and they stayed in place. The gotch covered her whole bum, which was something her panties never managed to do.

That got me to thinking...why don‘t they make gotch for girls? And so, Girl Gotch was born"


Girl Gotch comes in two styles, brief or boxer, up to size 6. Rebecca sent us one of each set to try out. The boxers are fitted shorts style undies. They're fitted enough that they didn't show under pants and they're a great length for wearing under skirts and dresses.
 
Brief – inspired by the original ”tighty whitey“, we have taken the style and made it to be all girl. They feature a one inch covered elastic waistband and material binding around the legs.

Boxer – These are great to wear under skirts or for sports. Your daughter may just prefer this style for everyday. 


These undies and Very soft, and Did hold up great for washing! They are fantastic and I don't see them falling apart anytime soon!!

GIVEAWAY
Girl Gotch has Offered one Mommy Of 1 and Counting reader a set of Girl Gotch your Choice of Style, Color, and Size!!

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
To enter this giveaway you MUST visit Girl Gotch and Let me know the Style and Color you would choose!
Winner MUST have a U.S. OR Canadian Address
Include your E-mail in the Format  Name @ Domain Dot Com
If there is no e-mail so I can contact you I will Choose another winner!!

EXTRA ENTRIES

1. 5 extra Entries for Following my Blog Just post 5 times saying you're a follower

2. Follow me on Twitter 

3. Follow me on Facebook
4. 3 extra entries if you Blog about this giveaway. Please leave me a link where I can find it at. And post 3 different comments saying you blogged!!
5. 2 extra entries if you Tweet this giveaway. Feel Free to copy and paste.

Girl Gotch Panties Giveaway at http://bit.ly/2enyAt RT @hmahan_0529

Giveaway will end on October 10 at 11:59 PM est!

Freebies

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Thank you to Lori from Moms by Heart for sharing her Big Fat Freebies List with us! For the full list, please make sure to visit Moms by Heart and tune in every Friday for a new list of FREEbies!

-Free 2010 Hershey's baking calendar with $4 in coupons with 4 proofs of purchase HERE
-Free photo mousepad and 50 free prints from Snapfish HERE
-Free printable calendar templates HERE
-Free sample Always Flexi-Style HERE
-25 free music downloads from emusic with free trial HERE
-Free fragrance sample Unconditional Love by Philosophy when you share your love story HERE
-Free sample Total Blueberry Pomegranite cereal HERE
-Free sample Lever 2000 HERE
-Free sample Prilosec OTC heartburn relief HERE
-Free Don't Disturb Me sleep aid sample HERE
-Free sample & $1 off coupon for Honey Nut Cheerios HERE
-Earn points redeemable for great freebies from Nielsen Homescan HERE
-Free financial course for youth ages 12-20 HERE
-Free sample Aqua Fresh Extreme Clean HERE
-Free fall samples from Quality Health HERE
-Free 28 day supply of Olay Pro X for Vocalpoint members HERE
-Sign up with Viewpoints for a chance to get a free full size Bounce Dryer Bar HERE
-Free e-cards and printable cards from American Greetings when you sign up HERE
-New subscribers to the Dinner Made Easy newsletter will get a free sample of Betty Crocker potatoes HERE (new link).
-Free product samples for expectant moms HERE
-Free sticker when you tweet about Host Gator HERE
-Sign up to be a Fishful Thinking Ambassador to qualify for freebies from Pepperidge Farms HERE
-Join One 2 One network for a chance to try free products and give your opinion HERE

Piggy Paint Review and Discount Code!!

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Every time I put nail polish on my daughter I have to sit there and blow on it for what seems like forever. It takes forever to dry and then as soon as she gets up and walks around it's chipped... Sound familiar???

Enter Piggy Paint The All natural, Non toxic Nail polish and Remover. And to top it off It's WATER BASED!!
From their Website: Say good-bye to harsh, smelly chemicals and hello to Piggy Paint™…it’s as Natural as Mud!

We just tested out Piggy Paint for this review and It's amazing!!

We tried out the Forever Fancy Piggy Paint and It's a beautiful color. On my daughter's toes it's almost more of a hot pink, but for a 2 yr old that's fantastic!!


So She already had some old polish on her toes and I decided to try the Nail Polish Remover. It had No Harsh smells, and In fact it was Odorless!! It worked like a charm and took off her old polish in No time. It was really a great product. And the best part was that I only used 2 cotton balls and It will last a while!

Then I painted her Piggies with the Forever Fancy polish. I LOVE this nail polish. It also has no harsh smell. It's not runny so I got the excess off and painted away. I was able to do her whole foot on 1 brush full of paint!!! YAY! No re dipping, which also means that this will last a while.  Granted her toenails are Small, but that's not the point, And I know I won't be using HOT PINK nail polish any time soon. So this is all for her.


Now It dried in about a minute time. It was quick, easy, painless and She was up and running within 3 minutes! She loved that it didn't take long, and I loved that it was easy. No mistakes were even made. And she's been running around and there's no chipping involved!! I love that. It's a Very Thick Durable Nail polish!

Another thing I Liked is that when I was using the Polish Remover on Avery It didn't dry out my Hands and nails, like regular polish does. I loved that!! 

 

Save Big: Mommy Of 1 and Counting readers can save 15% off Their Orders through November 30, 2009. Use coupon code FALL15L.
This even works on Sale Items... And if your order is over $25 you'll get free shipping! 
Who here doesn't love free shipping? I think I'll even use this code myself!

Baby Universe Sweepstakes Ends 10/3/2009

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Very easy. Just enter your e-mail address to be signed up to their website, and you're entered to win a $250 Gift Certificate!! Good Luck you can Unsubscribe and any time!

Sweepstake!

Walmart!

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Go to People Of Walmart for more hilarious pictures!!

My Potty Trained Big Girl

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 Click here for Cute Video!!!

Avery is officially Potty Trained. She's a big girl now and there's nothing I can do to stop her. 
We did the 3 day Potty Training Method. I was skeptical at first let me tell you... 
We purchased Avery's potty when she was about 15 months. Every day from then on she sat on the potty with her clothes on every time I went. It was nothing special to her just a place for her to sit while mommy went potty. She has peed in the potty twice since 15 months old, but they were flukes.
Now at 28 months I decided to give this mthod a try. We bought her panties a couple months ago, but she never wore them. 

Day 1: I started by letting her run naked around the house, Told her that she would have to go pee pee in the potty today and not make any messes. She didn't have any accidents on the first day. She had to go #2 and wouldn't, she was afraid of going on the potty. So after almost 2 hours of her crying and complaining, I did put a diaper back on her (Bad mommy) and she Pooed almost instantly. So back to no diaper. She did fantastic! Put on a diaper at nap time and It was completely dry when she woke up. YAY!! and then Obviously a diaper at bed time as well!

Day 2: Two 1/2 Accidents today (Started to go, but finished in the potty). Pooped in her nap diaper, changed her and then when she woke up from her 2 1/2 hour nap she was dry. Took off her diaper and she said "Potty" so she sat down and went. All on her own!! 
*Also I wanted to say, that I haven't been watching Avery like a Hawk like it says to do. I go about my regular day, Reading, Stuff on here, laundry, dishes... Yada yada, and She's Been telling me POTTY... She's further advanced then I thought she was. She will tell me Uh-Oh Potty and then go without me even telling her. It's amazing. and It's well worth a try.

Day 3: Avery Pooped in her potty!! I was making her pee before her nap and She didn't even say anything to me. But when she got a little whiney when she got up and looked scared I said "Did you go pee pee in your potty?" But when I looked she had pooed!! Obviously made a HUGE deal out of it and let her say "Bye Bye Poo Poo" As it was going down the toilet. And she got Chocolate!! Yum

Day 4: Put panties on Avery and She started taking them off herself and sitting on the potty and going. All on her own! I will say that this makes her Day potty Trained!!

Now at nap I leave her in Panties and leave her potty in there. She has had 1 Nap accident in the 4 days I've had her in Panties at nap. She usually takes them off and Goes in the potty on her own. She sometimes wears a pull up at nap. She's still in a diaper at night and will remain there for at leasta few more months. I don't want to overwhelm her with both at once.

Also we did leave the house the other day with her in panties, We went to Petsmart and I took her twice to the bathroom, She didn't go. We decided to go out and eat so I put a diaper on her, I did tell her though "You get a diaper on because you're a baby and won't go potty on your own, Babies wear diapers" I was half joking, but actually thought it was a good thing to say to her!! So we tried that and she didn't have an accident, but her diaper was peed in when we got home! That's OK though!! If I can get away with 1-2 diapers a day I'll be happy!
Now we're going away next weekend for 3 days. We'll see how she does with keeping it up. I'm afraid My grandma will ruin everything. I'm afraid she'll keep putting her in diapers and Avery will totally forget about going in the potty!!

I really hope this Method works for you as well. It's a great method and It has most certainly Worked for Us!! 

Deals

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Who doesn’t like a good deal?  Before buying anything online or in store, I spend a lot of time surfing the net for the best deals out there. I Like to check out Retail Me Not.

Fresh Deals is an online resource that has all the best deals in one convenient spot.  Whether you are looking for a particular item, or just like to browse by category, everything you are looking for can be found on Fresh Deals.

Fresh Deals has a form located on the site to allow users to ask and answer questions - because we all know that we have a lot of questions before we spend our hard earned money on buying a product.  We all work hard for our money and with kids at home, we have to spend it wisely. We want to make sure that before we buy a product we are getting the best deal out there.  Fresh Deals will help you find the products you are looking for, give you the best prices and then allow you to ask questions about the products.

With Fresh Deals, you can find whatever you are looking for, Toddler Shoes, toys, or even strollers in the comfort of your own home.  All the products and prices are easy to see, and then you will be brought to the cheapest place to purchase the item - what could be easier?

See Kai Run Review and GIVEAWAY *CLOSED*

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Not Sure about you, but I love to pick out new Cute shoes for my daughter as much as I like to find amazing shoes for myself! That's why I Love  See Kai Run Amazing shoes for your children. You'll love them. They have smaller 0-18 mo, see kai run for kids 6-3 years, and  eleven for ages 3-8 years! 

We reviewed a pair from the New Fall Line at  See Kai Run. We Reviewed Rebekah

 Avery just loves these shoes! They're so comfortable on her Little Feet and She's in love. She didn't even want to take them off. They are a little bit big and I was debating holding off the review until Spring but I just couldn't do that to my readers. I had to do the review/giveaway now so you could take advantage of the Beautiful New Fall Line!!

Aren't they adorable? We Love them. They came adorably packaged and are so Butter soft, you'll want a pair for yourself!! These shoes are excellent for little runners. They're Flexible, fit great, look amazing with great bend ability and flex ability which is great for walkers and early runners.

Learn a little bit about See Kai Run... Twice a year, I design a new collection of 15-20 designs. Our designs are sophisticated and classic with modern twists sprinkled throughout. And most importantly, our shoes are healthy for developing feet. The soles are made of extremely flexible rubber which is great for outdoor use while allowing the foot to flex in all the right places. They're also made of butter soft leather with a breathable leather lining and padded collars for comfort. Finally, See Kai Run shoes are easy to get on and off with Velcro closures that ensure a great fit. Read more here! I think it's awesome how new designs are going to keep coming and that's going to keep me checking them out. =)

GIVEAWAY

 See Kai Run has generously offered one Mommy Of 1 and Counting reader a pair of your choice and style of See Kai Run OR smaller Shoes (Excluding the ELEVEN line)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To Enter this See Kai Run giveaway you must visit See Kai Run and Let me know which Shoe you would choose if you were to win.

Winner must have a US or Canadian Address.

Include your e-mail with your entry format  name @ domain dot com

EXTRA ENTRIES

1. Follow my Blog

2. Follow me on Twitter 

3. Follow me on Facebook

4. Sign up for See Kai Run's Newsletter on their HomePage

5. Follow See Kai Run on Facebook

Contest will end on October 3rd at 11:59 PM Est.

Freebies

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Thank you to Lori from Moms by Heart for sharing her Big Fat Freebies List with us! For the full list, please make sure to visit Moms by Heart and tune in every Friday for a new list of FREEbies!

FREEBIES AND SAMPLES
-Free Ulta mascara HERE.
-Free products when you join the exclusive Nielsen Home Scan Network HERE
-Possible free Texas Pete hot sauce - details HERE
-Free photo mousepad and 50 free prints from Snapfish HERE Use code FREELABOR and get free shipping too!
-$10 in free food from Schwan's is still available HERE
-Free sample Huggies Little Movers diapers HERE - view all WalMart samples HERE (thanks, Big Baby Bargains!)
-Free sample Kashi cereal HERE
-Free gift cards for reading emails and taking surveys HERE
-Free gift cards for searching the web HERE

FREEBIES AROUND TOWN
-Free classic wall portrait from Sears HERE
-Free portrait package from The Picture People HERE
-Free beauty travel kit with any VS Pink purchase HERE
-Free $10 off $10+ at Sears HERE
-Free 60 day membership to BJs Wholesale Club HERE
-Free American Girl craft event at Michaels
-Kids make a Firehouse Bank at Home Depot on 10/3 HERE
-Home Depot Do-It-Herself clinic - kitchen updates. Free class and discount coupon HERE
FALL FREEBIES
-Free pumpkin carving stencils HERE and HERE
-Free pumpkin carving stencils and ideas HERE
-Halloween craft tutorial round up HERE
-Fun fall crafts for kids HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE

Hip-T Winner RE*DRAW #2

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Had to Re Draw AGAIN... 2 winners hav not contacted me. If this one doesn't I'll probably just see who wants it! I don't know why people don't check e-mails, But I'm starting to get annoyed... The first winner's e-mail got denied, So I had to draw again. Then 2 winners so far haven't contacted me. Now I'm trying again!
NEW WINNER IS

electricisland said...

Madrid hip T electricisland(at)gmail.com

August 30, 2009 3:33 PM 

 

You have 48 hours to get back to me OR contact me at hmahan_0529(at)yahoo.com. If you don't get back to me in that time frame, then I will re* Draw AGAIN. I don't want to do that. This is getting stressful for me! Thanks for understanding!

Want a Chance to Win a Double Stroller?

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The Shopping Mama Is giving away a Bumbleride Indie Twin Stroller... Check out her Website for more details. I'd love to win this stroller... I only have 1 child now but Plan on having another in the next year or so and this would be fantastic! So check out her website, and Here's the Direct Link to the Giveaway! Good Luck
Stroller Giveaway

Hip-T Winner RE*DRAW

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 Had to Re Draw because the First Winner never Returned my E-mail! So Our NEW Hip-T winner is 

Kocho

 

Kocho said...

following!!

August 30, 2009 5:36 PM

Congratulations to KOCHO... You have 48 hours to contact me Or I will Draw a new Winner! I sent you an E-mail but you can also contact me at   hmahan_0529 @ yahoo dot com  Thanks

Hip-T Winner

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The Winner of the Hip-T is
lilyk

lilyk said...
I follow Hip-T on Facebook.

Congratulations to lilyk... She has 48 hours to contact me or I choose a New Winner!!

PLEASE include your e-mail address from now on. I had to select 5 different winners in order to get here, because an e-mail wasn't included or it was the wrong e-mail!! Please double check your e-mail when typing it out as well!! Thank you for participating and I will have another Giveaway Going up SHORTLY! Thanks for making my FIRST giveaway a Success!!

Our Newest Addition!

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We get up north (about 3 hours away) to visit my grandmother. Well she's anal about dog hair and Dogs in general, so our pooch has to be chained up in her front yard and locked up in the garage at night, No biggie until he broke his collar. So we drive into town to the Dollar General to get a new one. I park in a Handicapped spot (Jon's a disabled vet) and See a pooch in the Car next to us, And said "Awww, Hi" and waved at him. The guy rolled down the Window and Said "Do you guys want a dog?" We talked to him and He told us he Had just found him wandering in the parking lot, He's skinny, underweight, Toe nails are LONG. He's wearing tags that Say his name is DAYTON But no answer at the phone number, and the address is almost 2 hours away. And his Rabies Tag was from 2008. He doesn't look much older than a year. But we couldn't Say NO to his face... Cutest PUREBRED pup. He's still playful. LOVES his new home. Loved us, Got right in the car. Wasn't shaking or anything. Very gentle with Avery and Our Pug Boog (We think they're about the same age)... Great dog!! We're getting him to the Vet on Tuesday for a check up...

Without Further Ado... Here's CHANCE (We thought this was a fitting name for him)






Stopped by PetSmart and got this HUGE dog bed for them to share... Looks like they don't mind sharing Huh?

We also bought DeWormer, and Ear mite stuff for his ears. And Had them Clip his nails since they were HUGE. Other than that he's Healthy besides being about 5 pounds underweight.

He's a BOSTON TERRIER!!

Also He's Very well trained. He's Gone through a course for sure. When the dogs are Playing and I say "NO" sternly, He Lays down and Submisses to me by laying over. He knows I own him and I love that. Boog has Never done that and now He's STARTING TOO. I think Chance is teaching him a few things.

Normally Boog Needs to be caged while we leave the house, because he eats EVERYTHING. But today we left for about 4 hours and left them both to themselves out of the cage, and We got home everything was the way we left it. We think Boog just needed a Friend so he's not lonely.

So we took him to the vet today, They checked him for a chip and He DOES have one... We have TRIED everything to contact that owner, So we called the Number on the chip and they told us he's AKC registered. Then they also told us that we Needed to call the Company of the chip and Find out where it was sent to. If it was sent to a Breeder the dog is AUTOMATICALLY ours. The person hasn't called in that he's missing so apparently that don't want him back so this is very good news for us!! Jon's looking up EVERYTHING right now to see what all he can do, But so far we've tried everything! The Chip came directly from the AKC, and We asked the vet if their's do and he said "NO" so that means that it was probably sent to a breeder and they will actually be Fined for letting him go!!

Also Chance has Officially been switched over to our name and address. His chip and His AKC papers which are on their way. There was no way to contact the owner (Their Number has Been Disconnected) And so they officially made him our dog! YAY!! We're so excited about this. They are sending us the papers along with an AKC Collar and Stainless steel tag!

UPDATE


The owner called the Sheriff's Office up in the county we found him in. He called Jon and Demanded the Dog back. We took him to the Shelter and They TOOK him from us. They're just going to give him back to his owner and There's nothing we can do about it. Even though he's NOW IN OUR NAME!! Monday afternoon in the mail we will have proof that he is our dog and They don't CARE!! They're giving him back to his Neglectful owner ONLY if She has PURCHASE proof, Which she probably does! This sucks...They put him on a leash and Took him back to that NASTY kennel in a CAGE and Avery said "Bye Chance" We got out to the car and she said "Where's Chance?" It's so sad for me and her... I'm crying right now and I can't stop. This all happened 2 hours ago and I'm still crying. He was such a good dog!

Please Support a Great Cause!

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It's about that time again!

Why are we raising money?

Aside from our fundraising efforts to make our budget for 2010 upfront...

 

We will be having a

FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY BASH

in January 2010!

Please help us raise as much money as we can to make

this a successful anniversary party!

For more information, please contact Lisa Johnston or Roxanna Jolly.

Shabby Apple Discount Code!

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Shabby Apple Specializes in Dresses For Women, Toddlers, and Children Alike. They also have accessories for girls. I'm really eyeing the Anchors Away



Check out this Toddler's Dress called Vineyard
Gorgeous! I would love to put this on Avery my 2 yr old!!

The Toddler Dresses come in sizes from 0-6 month to an 8 yr!
Then the Pre teen dresses run from size 10 to 14!

I love all of Shabby Apple's Dresses, and Will be Purchasing one of them one day soon here! I would love to buy the whole store but unfortunately I didn't just win the Lottery!!


Shabby Apple Has agreed to offer Mommy Of 1 and Counting readers a Discount code to use at Shabby Apple!
That 10% discount code is
mommyof1andcounting10off  Expires  10/1/2009 So October 1st!
Please Take the Time to check out all the dresses and accesories that Shabby Apple has to offer, I know you'll find something you love!
Please if you purchase something come back here and let me know about it, I'd love to know what you purchased!