At 21 years old, I created this blog. In a small 2 bedroom apartment, in Northern Ohio. As a new mother... a new wife to a Pastor, serving in a new ministry... 12 hours from anyone we ever knew. It has been a journey. With many bumps... pot holes... pits... but also lots of joys.... Tossed in with many moves... and constant change. As imperfect as I am... I really are just trying to trust the Father with our story...
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Ok.. seriously, sorry im behind on this!! :-) WHOOPS!!!
You all may of remembered I was giving away 5 adorable babywearing sleepywrap bear plush toys…
I finally drew the winners!!
& here they are.
#1 – Rachel @ http://frugalandsimple.com/
#2 – Tanya @ http://mompdx.blogspot.com/
#3 – Aliesha @ http://feathersinournest.blogspot.com/
#4 – Sarah @ http://wellroundedbirthprep.blogspot.com/
#5 – Cara @ http://www.mischiefandlaughs.blogspot.com/
If you all won please help me out (since its crazy around here) and e-mail me your mailing addresses so these can be shipped to you! – My e-mail is drea.simple[at]gmail.com
Thanks everyone who entered & BIG THANK YOU to Sleepywrap who sponsored this giveaway.
Don’t forget you can use the promo “Unique” & save 10% off your order.
Sorry I am late posting the winners of the Boba & Sleepywrap Giveaway!
Been one of those weeks :-)
A big congrats however to…
Jana @ Sidetrack’d! You are the winner of the BOBA
&
Madaline @ Barefoot Childhood! You are the winner of the Sleepywrap.
Madaline & Jana if you don’t hear from me by the end of this week please comment on this post with an email address for me to get in touch with you :)
Thank you so much for all those who entered! There was over 340 entries!
Be on the look out for more great sponsorship giveaways and deals. I am sure this wont be the last time I giveaway one of these great carriers ;-) hint hint ::wink wink::
In the mean time if you did not win you can still take advantage of the 10% coupon “Unique” on either a Boba, Sleepywrap or BOTH!
*Don’t forget to sign up for this weeks sponsorship giveaway as well – If you are a photographer you will especially love it!*
*This giveaway is now closed. No more entries will be taken after 5/31/10*
Some of you may of noticed on my side bar a new sponsored ad for BOBA & Sleepywrap baby carriers!
I have been a huge fan of the Sleepy Wrap for YEARS now and have had the great privilege of working with the owner and company over these past few years… doing photography for their new website, videos on youtube and reviews on SIMPLE (simple-momreviews.com)
To those who are unfamiliar with these carriers let me share a bit of my thoughts on them real quick.
If you have a newborn or are about to have one, BUY A SLEEPYWRAP NOW! These wraps are a life saver. They not only give you the obvious help by allowing you to hold your baby hands free… but if you ever experience a baby with any form of colic issues, you are going to be so grateful to have this. Owen (our now 9 week old) was super fussy the 1st few weeks… we thought he had colic, but it was actually cries of hunger.. none the less the only thing that would calm him some nights was to wear him in the sleepywrap. The comfort of being snug on me and him being able to feel my movement, skin and heart beat… was so comforting to him!
The bonding experience you also experience when wearing your baby in a wrap is like no other… I look forward to any time I get to wear my babies… and each time is a great memory to have.
As our babies grow however they obviously can’t stay in a sleepy wrap forever :-)
For those times you can move onto the Boba Structured Baby Carrier!
The Boba is made for babies around 7 months and up (to like age 4!).
You can use the Boba with a newborn, but I only suggest you do this if you are an experienced babywearer and understand how to properly position a newborn in the carriers.
The photo of me wearing my middle son Taite was taken while I was 5 months pregnant with Owen! The Boba is very comfortable and supportive!! and unlike other Structured carriers, it has a foot hold for your kids to rest their legs when riding for longer periods of time.
Out of ALL MY CARRIERS, the Boba is my husbands favorite!
For some reason my husband refuses to wear any of my wraps :) and dreads wearing slings… but the Boba… theres something about its build and buckles that my husband likes haha… any time Owen is fussy and he has to tend to him, he will ask me for the Boba.
OK OK…
Onto what you all are waiting for :-D
I GET TO GIVEAWAY NOT ONLY A SLEEPYWRAP….
BUT ALSO A BOBA!
Go ahead and smile :-) Woo!
Heres how you can win…
1- You need to go check out the BOBA website and comment listing which BOBA pattern you like best! Although I am only able to giveaway the ASPEN print, we still want hear which ones your favorite.
2- After checking out BOBA’s website, go check out Sleepywraps site & list for me which color you like best.
Just comment listing those two tid bits of info and you are entered.
Want more chances to win?
Heres how you can get a few more entries:
1- Become a FAN of Boba on Facebook
2- Become a FAN of Sleepywrap on Facebook
3- Become a FOLLOWER of MY BLOG – to follow my blog scroll down and on the RIGHT SIDE BAR OF MY BLOG you will see “follow me.”
4- Blog about THIS giveaway & link to both Boba & Sleepywrap
– OR — if you don’t have a blog you can TWITTER OR FACEBOOK about it.
5- Follow me on twitter
6- Add my BUTTON onto your Blog or website. (located on side bar)
For each of the ABOVE ITEMS you can sign up for extra entries.
JUST COMMENT each time for each item you do, just be sure to state in your comment which things you do.
Want EVEN MORE ENTRIES?!?!
Tweet or facebook DAILY about the giveaway, coming back each day and commenting again letting me know. That will give you up to 7 more entries.
There will be TWO WINNERS to this giveaway. One of the winners will get the wrap, the other the boba :) so you have two chances to win this regardless.
This giveaway ends in exactly 1 week, May 31st!
Thank you again BOBA & Sleepywrap for Sponsoring my blog & this wonderful giveaway.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING EITHER OF THESE CARRIERS… Use the coupon code “Unique” to save 10% off your purchase!
Please don’t forget to leave me a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS to contact you with in case you win :-)
DISCLOSURE: Boba & Sleepy Wrap provided me these carriers. They did not ask me to write this review however! I am writing this out of my genuine love for the company and its products.
