I've been a subscriber to Eco Emi for a while now. If you aren't familiar with Eco Emi, it's a monthly subscription box that offers a variety of five Eco-friendly samples, ranging from beauty to food to household. It costs $15 a month, shipping included. Recently saw on Facebook that Christine was offering a baby box for $14.99. Having recently had a baby, I decided to get the box and was pleasantly happy with the products I received. *Please excuse the lighting*
The box came with a lot of small star shaped confetti. It also came with snowflake confetti. The confetti was a nice touch.
Unwrapping the goodies, I saw that the box contained the following products:
Chocolate Pedia Smart! and Baby's Only Organic with DHA & ARA. I'm definitely looking forward to giving these products to May when she gets older. I'm sure she'll love them.
There were also coupons for the Pedia Smart! and Baby's Only Organic Formula, as well as information on the Episencial and Nature's One.
Overall I really liked this box. It included great products for baby and mom to try. I think I'll have to get more of the soothing cream and baby shampoo and wash. Although we did get a lot of baby shampoo and wash from the baby shower. Hehe.
The box came with a lot of small star shaped confetti. It also came with snowflake confetti. The confetti was a nice touch.
Unwrapping the goodies, I saw that the box contained the following products:
Dolphin Organics hair conditioner, baby bubble bath and baby shampoo and body wash. There was also Do Naturals mineral sunscreen in SPF 32 from Dolphin Organics. I love the logo of Dolphin Organics. It's so cute! The baby shampoo and body wash was in Simply Citrus. It smelled very good and May enjoyed it. I also used the hair conditioner and it did good conditioning all that hair.
Episencial Soothing Cream and Erba Organics Mommy-to-Be Stretch Mark Cream. May has had some dry patches of skin on her face and this soothing cream helped. We have been using Aveeno baby Soothing Relief Moisture Cream as well. The soothing cream can also be used on the scalp.
The Stretch Mark Cream seems nice. It's Shea Butter and Sea Buckhorn. I was lucky enough to not get any stretch marks during the pregnancy. I used a little bit of cocoa butter. I'll probably give this product to a friend.
Overall I really liked this box. It included great products for baby and mom to try. I think I'll have to get more of the soothing cream and baby shampoo and wash. Although we did get a lot of baby shampoo and wash from the baby shower. Hehe.
Disclaimer: I purchased this box with my own money and was
not monetarily compensated for this review. Opinions are honest and are
completely my own.
I was able to get a recording of May a few minutes ago. She was content, sitting in her Boppy pillow just looking around. Her sounds are so cute and I wanted to get a recording of them. Hopefully I can get a recording of when she starts saying words like "mama" and "dada" but that's further down the road. I recorded this using my phone (Samsung Galaxy S3).
I wasn't sure how to embed an MP3 into Blogger so I created a mini movie using Windows Movie Maker, and uploaded the audio there. The picture is from a little while ago. I was teaching her to stick out her tongue.
I wasn't sure how to embed an MP3 into Blogger so I created a mini movie using Windows Movie Maker, and uploaded the audio there. The picture is from a little while ago. I was teaching her to stick out her tongue.
So I'm a little late for our 6 week update. May is now 6 weeks and 2 days old and it's been that long since I've had my surgery as well. May is doing so well. Our girl amazes us every day. She is so alert and talkative. Though it sounds like many coos and aahs, I can already see she's going to be a talker and there's nothing wrong with that. She smiles a lot too. That gummy smile is so cute!! She's getting heavier too, so that's good. She's also getting stronger. Nursing her is going well. She's still getting up three times a night for feedings but one or two of the previous nights, its been two times. I keep my phone by me to stay awake during those feedings. Hehe.
My recovery has gone very well. I saw my doctor yesterday and she said everything looks good. I'm also 131 pounds now, so I lost a pound. I still have a bit of a pouch but I have gotten back into my pre pregnancy jeans. Things are going well in our married life too. Yesterday was also our four month anniversary. We celebrated by buying groceries and a file cabinet :-) In March it'll be our six month anniversary. We might go to dinner then, or see a movie. We are all looking forward to September. That's when well be celebrating our one year anniversary and we'll be taking a family trip to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. It's about a two hour and a half drive from where we are and we got a good package deal on a hotel there. May will be seven months. I can't wait for the month of May too. So many exciting things are happening this year.
For now we'll be cleaning the snow off our cars ;-)
My recovery has gone very well. I saw my doctor yesterday and she said everything looks good. I'm also 131 pounds now, so I lost a pound. I still have a bit of a pouch but I have gotten back into my pre pregnancy jeans. Things are going well in our married life too. Yesterday was also our four month anniversary. We celebrated by buying groceries and a file cabinet :-) In March it'll be our six month anniversary. We might go to dinner then, or see a movie. We are all looking forward to September. That's when well be celebrating our one year anniversary and we'll be taking a family trip to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. It's about a two hour and a half drive from where we are and we got a good package deal on a hotel there. May will be seven months. I can't wait for the month of May too. So many exciting things are happening this year.
For now we'll be cleaning the snow off our cars ;-)
My little girl is not even two months old yet, but I feel so compelled to write how her birth has changed me. I went from not knowing how to change a diaper to changing about 10 a day. I went from being able to just get in my car and go, to taking the time to put her in a car seat securely and placing her in a car. Most of all I went to a newborn who completely dependent upon myself and my husband.
When I first found out I was pregnant, I knew that things would be different from before. I had seen pregnancy and I had seen children and babies but the experience of having a child of your own is VERY different from you see and hear. Every child truly is unique. May is truly our angel. She has brought so much joy into our hearts and in the hearts of our families and friends. She amazes me everyday with her developments and many times I find myself just looking at her and thinking "WOW". From her tiny hands to her tiny feet, her cries and all that hair, she was made by Rex and I and we are so happy she is in our lives.
It's true that it's not easy. There have been times were I have cried. Just from feeling overwhelmed, plus my recovery from the C-section was intense at first. I wanted to breastfeed, though I had no real clue as to what it entails. I figured that it wouldn't be that hard. It was. From so many people telling me various ways to do it, to not thinking she was getting enough to eat, to an extremely cracked nipple and engorgement, it was so painful and stressful! I pushed through the pain though and got into my own routine, taking what people had told me, but doing it MY way. Now I can say that I've been breastfeeding May for 3 weeks now and I have no plans to stop. I love the bond it creates between child and mother and it is one of the best things I can do for my child. I also pump because I am a working momma and although thankfully this semester I don't have any classes, I still need to go out and do my research on certain days. Pumping also gives Rex an opportunity to feed her as well.
Sleep deprivation has also made it not easy. I don't think I truly understood what people would say when they told me to rest up and take advantage of the sleep while you can. Yeah we went from sleeping through the night, to waking up at least 3 times a night, for feedings and diaper changes. When May when through her growth spurt at about 3 weeks. I was ready to pull my hair out. I didn't know what was wrong with her. I was exhausted and she was crying so much. I know that there's many more to come and now I'm more ready, though can anyone be completely ready? I know too that it'll be a couple more months before she gets into a sleep pattern.
Last year I did not only become a mother but a wife too and trying to balance the two in such a short time has been difficult. There have been bumps. I blame my hormones. Hehe. I'm thankful Rex has stuck by me and is here for May. I know it's been hard on him and we are both learning. He has baby nephews and nieces but like myself, never had a child before. He is very hardworking and such a great father and we'll continue to learn together as we all grow together. I know we are both happy though we'll be approaching the 6 week mark.
I'm also losing that post postpartum belly. At my last weigh-in I was 132 pounds. My full pregnancy weight was 152 and my pre pregnancy was 120. Breastfeeding helps. I have an appointment on the 24th. I'll have to see how much I weigh then.
I'll write Part Two a couple months from now. It'll be interesting to see what I write then. Just now as I finished this blog post, May has fallen asleep on my legs. I'm sitting crossed legged. Of course I'm staring at her and smiling. She's the reason I'm a mom. What happens in life might be a surprise but I really can't imagine my life without her.
When I first found out I was pregnant, I knew that things would be different from before. I had seen pregnancy and I had seen children and babies but the experience of having a child of your own is VERY different from you see and hear. Every child truly is unique. May is truly our angel. She has brought so much joy into our hearts and in the hearts of our families and friends. She amazes me everyday with her developments and many times I find myself just looking at her and thinking "WOW". From her tiny hands to her tiny feet, her cries and all that hair, she was made by Rex and I and we are so happy she is in our lives.
It's true that it's not easy. There have been times were I have cried. Just from feeling overwhelmed, plus my recovery from the C-section was intense at first. I wanted to breastfeed, though I had no real clue as to what it entails. I figured that it wouldn't be that hard. It was. From so many people telling me various ways to do it, to not thinking she was getting enough to eat, to an extremely cracked nipple and engorgement, it was so painful and stressful! I pushed through the pain though and got into my own routine, taking what people had told me, but doing it MY way. Now I can say that I've been breastfeeding May for 3 weeks now and I have no plans to stop. I love the bond it creates between child and mother and it is one of the best things I can do for my child. I also pump because I am a working momma and although thankfully this semester I don't have any classes, I still need to go out and do my research on certain days. Pumping also gives Rex an opportunity to feed her as well.
Sleep deprivation has also made it not easy. I don't think I truly understood what people would say when they told me to rest up and take advantage of the sleep while you can. Yeah we went from sleeping through the night, to waking up at least 3 times a night, for feedings and diaper changes. When May when through her growth spurt at about 3 weeks. I was ready to pull my hair out. I didn't know what was wrong with her. I was exhausted and she was crying so much. I know that there's many more to come and now I'm more ready, though can anyone be completely ready? I know too that it'll be a couple more months before she gets into a sleep pattern.
Last year I did not only become a mother but a wife too and trying to balance the two in such a short time has been difficult. There have been bumps. I blame my hormones. Hehe. I'm thankful Rex has stuck by me and is here for May. I know it's been hard on him and we are both learning. He has baby nephews and nieces but like myself, never had a child before. He is very hardworking and such a great father and we'll continue to learn together as we all grow together. I know we are both happy though we'll be approaching the 6 week mark.
I'm also losing that post postpartum belly. At my last weigh-in I was 132 pounds. My full pregnancy weight was 152 and my pre pregnancy was 120. Breastfeeding helps. I have an appointment on the 24th. I'll have to see how much I weigh then.
I'll write Part Two a couple months from now. It'll be interesting to see what I write then. Just now as I finished this blog post, May has fallen asleep on my legs. I'm sitting crossed legged. Of course I'm staring at her and smiling. She's the reason I'm a mom. What happens in life might be a surprise but I really can't imagine my life without her.
Sleepy Time :-)
Oh wow I am beaming. May just had her first real head lift a couple minutes ago. I had her on my chest, as I was trying to soothe her into going asleep. She was fussy and was bobbing her head around, the she became less fussy and looked right up at me. She was supporting her head and looking right at me. I smiled. We had be doing tummy time with her and she bobbed there and was able to turn her head but nothing like the unsupported lift that was today. You go baby girl. Lift that head! I wish I could have gotten a picture. Oh well there will be plenty more opportunities :-)
I received my first Yuzen box yesterday and I love it! It's $26 for the box and according to the website "Each box has the very best eco-conscious products to nourish the
body and soul. They are carefully chosen for excellence, mission and
integrity and always put to the Yuzen test before we share our favorites
with you!" Yuzen recently announced on their Facebook page, that they are no longer doing monthly boxes but instead will do quarterly boxes. The next box will be February and after that the box will be in May. The quarterly boxes are for each season, so one in the winter, summer, spring and fall. I like this idea, plus it's better for my wallet. They did say that they will offer limited edition boxes at different times during the year.
Here is the box:
Here is the box:
I thought the box was such a nice and delicate touch.
I really like the way the inside was presented. The paper is a dark purple with a beautiful design. (Purple is my favorite color).
Underneath the paper there was Essence of VALI Sleep- a Bedtime Ritual. It says this helps to ease you into sleep and place one drop on the corner of the pillowcase. As a new mom, sleep is one thing that is very scarce.
*I tried this for one night. I did not place that much on the corner of my pillowcase. The smell was nice and relaxing at first, but after a few minutes I started to get nauseous and tired of smelling it. I don't think I'll be buying more of this.
*I tried this for one night. I did not place that much on the corner of my pillowcase. The smell was nice and relaxing at first, but after a few minutes I started to get nauseous and tired of smelling it. I don't think I'll be buying more of this.
Aromafloria Stress Less Foaming Bubble Bath and Pangea Organics Italian Red Mandarin with Rose Discovery Cream. I can't wait to try the bubble bath. The discovery cream says it's for dry to sensitive skin. I have more oily skin though.
*I tried the Discovery Cream and saw that it irritated my skin.
*I tried the Discovery Cream and saw that it irritated my skin.
Shea Terra Organics Moroccan Argan Oil, Tilvee Lavender & Lemon Hydrating Lip Balm and Sweet Riot Cacao Nibs. I've been hearing a lot about argan oil lately. It's very precious and I see that larger qualities are very pricey. I'm excited to try this oil though, as I heard it has many benefits. Plus a little can go a long way. The lip balm will be nice especially for the cold, dry winter air. I'll try this after my Eos lip balm is out.
*I love the Sweet Riot, I'm not a fan of bar dark chocolate but these little nibs were so good. I like that there's a saying in the container too, with lucky numbers. It reminds me of a fortune cookie. The Moroccan Argan Oil is very nice. I've been using it for three days now and my skin feels moisturized. I'm using it in my hair too. Think I'll get more of this product. I've used the lip balm as well. I love the smell and the product goes on very smooth. My lips feel moisturized.
*I love the Sweet Riot, I'm not a fan of bar dark chocolate but these little nibs were so good. I like that there's a saying in the container too, with lucky numbers. It reminds me of a fortune cookie. The Moroccan Argan Oil is very nice. I've been using it for three days now and my skin feels moisturized. I'm using it in my hair too. Think I'll get more of this product. I've used the lip balm as well. I love the smell and the product goes on very smooth. My lips feel moisturized.
Acure Moroccan Argan Oil + Argan Stem Cell Shampoo and Conditioner. These travel sized samples are perfect for trying this product. There's the argan oil again. They must be good. Hehe. I'm excited to try this too. The products are said to deliver moisture to dry hair, which is good because that's something I struggle with.
The box also included a few coupons, a cheat sheet on various uses of Moroccan Argan Oil and a DVD for Gaiamtv.com. The site offers many videos that help towards whole body wellness. There is also a free trial offer.
I am very pleased with this box. I saw previous boxes and it looks like this company finds some of the best products to give interested customers. They really pay attention to detail too, with their presentation and it's like no other box, that I have received. I look forward to February box. For more information on Yuzen, check out this link.
Disclaimer: I purchased this box with my own money and was
not monetarily compensated for this review. Opinions are honest and are
completely my own.
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