One new winner for DreamBelly Butter

Think you didn't win? Maybe you did! One of my winners did not respond, so I have chosen a new one. Announced on the original review of DreamBelly Stretch Mark Butter, and emailed!

Winner - Milk Nursing Wear!

We have a winner for the $30 gift certificate to Milk Nursing Wear! One lucky mama's going to do some shopping!

Congratulations! I know a bunch of girls from my birth 'club' online entered and I wanted to say thanks for stopping by to everyone. I've got some great reviews and giveaways coming up that I'm really looking forward to, so I hope you stick around!

Winner: iQ Eco-Friendly Cleaners - and our holiday

Congrats to Londia for winning the iQ cleaner giveaway!

I am quite happy with the Rafflecopter format, it's easy for me to use as a blogger and I know as an entrant it's easy as well. I'd love your feedback on this format - did you like it?

We spent a really nice week in Tobermory with old friends (my best friend from high school and her family - I've known her 22 years, good grief!). Gotta love Ontario... it's so lovely here, especially once you get up into cottage country. We are dreaming of owning our own, but for now we rented a cottage.

Here we are relaxing on the deck - Mia all bundled up in a muslin blanket to keep off the sun, snoozing in a post-nursing daze. The weather was fantastic, warm and sunny with only one day of rain and hardly any bugs.

And this is one of my new favourite photos... her Daddy can always make her giggle!

Mia loves the water, even the chilly Georgian Bay temperatures didn't hold her back from splashing and hanging out half-submerged. She especially loved the Singing Sands park, which is fantastic for little ones as it's so, so shallow so far out, with warm water (it really is bathtub temperature) and fine sand. Highly recommended for tots if you're headed that way.

Mia had her 6-month appointment today (10 days late). She's weighing in at 18 lbs, 14.5 oz (95th percentile) and measures 71 cm (98th percentile). The weight gain is slowing down but she is still a big girl! Still going strong on breastfeeding and we've started introducing solids as well. She is such a joy. She cried so hard after the two needles (to the thigh... they made her bleed... oh, it's hard) but soon conked out and slept for 3.5 hours, her longest daytime nap ever. Poor little girl!

Winner - Life Choices prize pack

And we have a winner!
Stay tuned for some fabulous giveaways coming up: a fabulous household cleaning prize pack from iQ, a cloth diaper from Zippy Doo Diapers (she has the cutest prints!), and a gift certificate from Milk Nursingwear. I am looking forward to these reviews, which will start in August, once we're back home in Ontario.

Winner - Tropical Traditions Natural Soaps!

Random.org has picked a winner for the trio of natural, organic soaps from Tropical Traditions:
Congratulations to
Thanks to Tropical Traditions for sponsoring the giveaway! Check out their site for lots more natural and organic products, from food to household products and skin care.

If you haven't entered yet, there's a new giveaway up there on the left for some treats from Life Choices, Canadian healthy and easy food (Canada only). And stay tuned for more giveaways to come!

Winner - Playtex infant products

And we have a winner:
Congratulations! Stay tuned for more giveaways & reviews coming soon. I've got some treats for the grown-ups coming up, and am working on some more for the little ones!

Thanks again to Playtex for the opportunity to try out - and give away! - some of their products for infants!

Winner - Healthy Options of Days Gone By

Drumroll.... and the winner is...
Congratulations! I'll email you shortly.

A big thank you to Healthy Options of Days Gone By for the great product sampler and the prize! Please do visit their Etsy shop. The products are really very nice, and the prices are great!

Stay tuned for more giveaways, and if you haven't yet, check out my latest one - my Canadian readers have a chance to win Playtex infant products!

Winner - Comfy Rumps! & Road trip pics

Finally! Sorry for the loooong delay. We spent four 12-hour days driving across the country with a 10-week old, a week trying to find a short-term, furnished, affordable place to live, and a weekend starting to settle in for the three-month stint here in Calgary.

The winner is....
A long-time follower and a super sweet person.

On the road, Mia spent a lot of time doing this (thank goodness):
Some time being entertained by Mummy and Superfrog:And, of course, some time doing this (we all felt his way at times - it was a LONG drive!):Are any of you in Calgary?

Winner - Gypsy Jewels!

Time to draw a winner for the $20 gift certificate to Gypsy Jewels! Someone gets to treat herself with really lovely jewelry or something to make breastfeeding a little easier -

Congratulations! I will email you later today, or feel free to drop me a note if you see this before you get my message!

Don't miss the new giveaway for a ComfyRumps diaper, folks!

Winner - Fairhaven Health Breastfeeding Support!

Late, I know - this one ended on the 17th! Random.org considered the entries and here is the winner:

Congrats, mama! I'll be emailing you shortly :)

Stay tuned for more giveaways for mums and babies... I know things are moving slowly around here but they are coming, I promise. Good ones, too!

Meanwhile, for your entertainment, here is another photo of my favourite little girl. This is the dark side of Mia - she definitely has her smiley moments, but this happens too! This is just the start of a raging and inconsolable crying fit she had after tummy time today. Thankfully, a nap on mum solved whatever the issue was.

Winner - Daddy Scrubs!

Here's the lucky winner of the Daddy Scrubs (read my review here) - one dad-to-be is going to be pretty happy and comfy!
Congrats!! I am sure your son will love these scrubs as he welcomes his third baby!

A big thank you to Daddy Scrubs for the giveaway. I can not recommend these enough for the delivery room... My husband was comfortable, the scrubs took the place of his regular clothes and saved them from getting stained - and the scrubs came clean as a whistle in the wash so he can wear them now to lounge around the house.

More reviews and giveaways to come, I promise :) One day I will be able to get back to more regular posting. Meanwhile, we are operating on minimal sleep over here as we are trying to get Mia out of the habit of sleeping only tucked up beside one of us on the couch and into the habit of sleeping alone in her bassinet by the bed at night. It's been a rough few nights. She hates to sleep on her back, hates to lie flat, hates being swaddled... Stubborn little girl, just like her mum and dad. Who will win???

Winner: Tropical Traditions Powdered Laundry Detergent

Someone lucky gets to try out Tropical Traditions' eco-friendly and non-toxic powdered laundry detergent for free! Let's see who won...Congratulations! I'm about to email you.

FYI, I had to draw a new winner, because the first commenter chosen did not complete the entry they said they did. Yep, I check! What a shame!

Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the baby to arrive so I can get my tiny new reviewer to test out some products! Check out the list up on the top left of upcoming giveaways for a sneak peek of what's to come - lots of goodies for mums, baby, and even dad! I hope you stick around for them!

Winner - Hi-Tec Snowdonia Boots!

WOW, you guys love these boots! I totally get it - I love them, too. One lucky winner will be walking in warm style. I bet you're dying to find out who it is! Let's see...

Congrats!!! I'll be emailing you shortly. If I don't hear back from the winner within 48 hours, I will redraw!

Just a note, I did reject a few comments this time around for either not completing the mandatory entry or for entering past the deadline. That's sad! If you ever have a question about how to enter a giveaway here, just drop me a note via email, a comment here, or twitter.

A BIG thank you to Hi-Tec for sponsoring this great giveaway. I'm a big fan of their products and can't wait to see what they come up with next. The new apparel line they are coming out with looks promising!

If it wasn't you this time, do stick around - I've got lots of other lovely giveaways lined up for the future. And, more followers means better and more frequent giveaways. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that?! Meanwhile, go enter to win yourself some free eco-friendly and non-toxic laundry detergent!

Winner - Tropical Traditions Coconut Flakes!

Someone has a lot of coconutty goodness in their future! Random.org picked a last-day entry for the Tropical Traditions Organic Coconut Flakes...

Which is...Congratulations! I'll email you shortly.

Didn't win this time? Not to worry - I've got lots of good things coming up soon! So stick around :)

Winners - You! Lingerie

Here come some very lucky winners! The prize is a nursing bra and panty set from the new gorgeous You! Lingerie line. There were 208 eligible entries, and random.org got busy and picked two winners:
and... Congrats, ladies!

For those of you who didn't win this time, don't forget that You! Lingerie is not only comfy and attractive, it's also affordable. I absolutely love my Isis Blue nursing bra, and a bunch of the ladies in my birth club online have already ordered from You! Lingerie and reported back that they also love what they got! If you are considering it, I'd say treat yourself - you won't regret it!

Winner - Tropical Traditions Organic Oats!

We have a winner for the 5lb bag of Organic Whole Grain Thick Rolled Oats! These will be great for that holiday baking or just for everyday use! Visit Tropical Traditions for these and more great natural products.

Random.org picked:which is...Congratulations!

In other news, I made these recently for the baby with some scrap fabric, ribbon, and flowers from an old lei that I had hanging around. (I knew it would come in handy for something!) :)Taggy blocks! Super easy (I just made them up)... 6 squares of fabric for each, each block is 1/2" smaller than the last. Bits of ribbon in the seams, flowers sewn on before sewing the squares together, stuffed with polyfil. One thing to watch with ribbon - make sure that tags are wider than long, so little fingers don't get tangled.

Winner - My Bump gift certificate!

Time for random.org to pick another winner, this time for the $25 gift certificate to Toronto (& online) maternity store My Bump...Congratulations to:I hope you all had a chance to browse the My Bump site. They carry loads of lovely stuff from pregnancy to new baby. If you didn't sign up for their newsletter, you might want to, so you get the heads-up on sales and new products!

In fact, there's a sale on right now for 30% off all maternity and breastfeeding fashions, on until the 14th!

Winner - Fairhaven Health Dream Belly Stretch Mark Cream

Random.org got all random on us all and picked number...Which is...
Congratulations!!!

The rest of you expecting and nursing mamas, make sure to enter the giveaway to My Bump! It's a good one. And keep an eye out for even more giveaways coming soon!

Winner - Tropical Traditions Oxygen Bleach

And, we have a winner for the Tropical Traditions Oxygen Bleach -
Congratulations! Here's to nice clean laundry. I'll be emailing you shortly!

Meanwhile, I still have two ongoing giveaways - Dream Belly Stretch Mark Cream from Fairhaven Health, and a fabulous $25 gift certificate to My Bump Maternity (just posted!). Check 'em out!

Winner - Fairhaven Health Natural Deodorant!

Drum roll....and the winner is:Congrats! I'll be in touch.

Keep an eye out for another fantastic giveaway from Fairhaven Health coming up next week. I'll be reviewing and hosting a giveaway for Fairhaven Health's Dream Belly Stretch Mark Cream! Can't wait to tell you about it and give one lucky reader the chance to win.

Meanwhile, do enter my Tropical Traditions Oxygen Bleach giveaway that is on now.

And a little heads up about Sibu Beauty - remember my review a little while back? - they have a special offer on now that I wanted to let you know about. It's for a three-pack of products (two of which I reviewed) at a reduced price. Click here for details!