Make your own baby food with Annabel Karmel products!

I have always wanted to be more frugal with my options, especially when it comes to baby food. Buying pre-made baby food items can get so expensive, and sometimes, there is added ingredients that you may not want your baby or toddler to have. I love the new food product line that Infantino carries: the Annabel Karmel products!
I really like the Mash & Serve bowl, because it is a great product to mash that fresh fruit, like strawberries, blueberries, bananas and more! This bowl works great for babies 6 months and older. I like how convenient this product is, because I can mash up the fruits/vegetables, and then serve it to my baby right in the bowl. The bowl has a little handle for easy use. I love that the Annabel Karmel products are BPA free, which gives me reassurance that my baby is fed safely.

The Fill & Freeze Puree Pops are so much fun! With these freezer pops, kids will get the fruits they need, in a fun way! Each of these Freeze Pops can be divided and separated, or you can snap them all together to freeze all four at once. Each pop has a different color handle. The Fill & Freeze Puree Pops has a great recipe on the box for Annabel's tropical mango fruit pops. It sounds delicious!
The Stackable Food pots are 6 individual portion-sized containers that you can put the perfect amount of food in for your baby/toddler. There are two- 1.7 oz. sizes, two- 2.5 oz sizes, and two- 3.4 oz size pots. I really like that these containers are designed to go into the freezer. This makes it great to make a bigger portion of a food item, and then freeze portions for future use. I am so excited to make my own baby food with this baby, and these Stackable food pots will be so handy when I am preparing the baby's food. I like that the food pots have lids, so I will be able to bring my baby's food with me on the go.
I love the Annabel Karmel Freeze trays, too, because I will be able to puree foods like fruits and vegetables, freeze them, and they are ready for when I need them. I also like this product, because I can freeze foods, and bring them with on a trip. When the foods thaw out, they are ready to eat. It is known that frozen food can last longer, too, and I am thankful that with the use of the Annabel Karmel Freeze Trays, I can store my baby's food longer.

The Fresh Food Mill is a great tool for every mom! I love how you can put most any food into the food mill, grind it up, and feed your baby! Some of the skins on vegetables like peas and potatoes gets ground up easily with the Food Mill. On the side of the box you will find a recipe for Annabel's lovely lentils.
I think the Food Mill does the best job at making food a puree. I really like that the Annabel Karmel products work so great together, because you can use the Fresh Food Mill to puree your baby's food, then store the food in the Stackable Food pots and/or the Freeze Tray! I also love that the Annabel Karmel line is dishwasher safe, too! That is a big plus for me!

As your baby gets older, the Annabel Karmel Steam Release Micro Dish is great for bringing fresh vegetables for steaming. The Steam Release Micro Dish is BPA free, and microwavable. I love that I can steam fresh vegetables for my baby and serve them right in the same safe dish. The Micro Dish stores a perfect serving, too!

Annabel Karmel products are a great set of products to make all your own baby foods, and store them safely. I am so excited to have this line of products for our next baby on the way, and I wish that I would have had these products with my other babies. I highly recommend these products to you, and also recommend these for those baby registry lists! The Annabel Karmel products help a parent in the kitchen, making food quicker and healthier for their babies (in my opinion). I think that with the help of the Food Mill and the Mash and Serve bowl, little ones can eat foods that will be easier for them to eat.

Annabel's Biography
Annabel Karmel is a mother of three, and is the UK's best-selling author of seventeen books on baby and children's food and nutrition. She is an expert in devising tasty and nutritious meals for children without the need for parents to spend hours in the kitchen.

I love that Infantino carries this line, and I think that many parents will appreciate the time saved by using the Annabel Karmel products. Infantino carries great products! To check out the Annabel Karmel feeding line that Infantino carries, just check out their website at INFANTINO.COM.

I am a participant in a Mom Central Consulting campaign for Infantino and have received various Infantino products as part of my participation.

Infantino's Food Line~ Annabel Karmel

I absolutely love the new baby feeding line that Infantino carries! I wish these products were around when my other kids were little babies. It can be a challenge to transition from breast feeding to solid foods, and buying all those jars of baby food can not only get spendy, but I often think that maybe if I knew exactly what my baby was eating, I could make sure that my baby is eating the healthiest foods. I loved seeing the new line of feeding products from Infantino! The Annabel Karmel products are great for making your own baby food, and preparing foods for your baby simplier and easier.

I really like the Stackable pots, because there are a few different sizes and each size is a perfect serving for your little one. I love the colorful containers for easy food on the go, and to put the container in the diaper bag for later feeding. The Stackable pots come in three different sizes, and they stack together for easy storage. These food pots are freezer safe and microwave safe, which make them very usable! I really like that I am able to store my frozen baby food in these stackable pots and bring the food on the go. While my baby's food is thawing, I am traveling, and then when it is time for eating, my baby's food is easily available.
Making my own baby food is a great way to know what my baby is eating. I love that I can make a big portion of food, and then I can fill up the Freeze Tray. Then, when my baby's food is frozen, I can store the food in the Stackable pots, or place into another container. The Freeze tray will hold 9 servings of foods, and I like that each is separated, so I can put many different foods like fruits and vegetables into the Freeze Tray at one time. Each food portion is 1 oz. and is perfect for your baby's appetite. I love that the Freeze tray is dishwasher safe, too!

My older kids love the Fill & Freeze pops, even though they were designed for the babies! :) The Fill & Freeze Pops are perfect for those aching gums when babies are teething, or for a nice cool summer treat. I love the recipes to make your own fruit pop, naturally good without any chemicals or unknown items. You can make Fruit Frozen pops with just fruit and 100% fruit juice! The Fill & Freeze pops are dishwasher and freezer safe, and there are four different colored pops. Each freeze pop has a handle for easy holding~ perfect for little hands.
Infantino carries a great line of baby feeding products! I also love the Fresh Food Mill~ for easy puree and grinding foods for your baby, and the Mash & Serve Bowl for making the fruits and vegetables easier to eat.

My little one loves to eat what I eat, and with the Annabel Karmel feeding line, I can eat my food, and show my baby that he is eating what I am eating~ it is just prepared a little different. Annabel Karmel feeding line has made my food preparations easier, and I am happy knowing what my baby is eating. Plus, my baby likes the flavors of the foods, too!

Infantino has also launched a brand new website this month! Be sure to check it out at infantino.com .

I am a participant in a Mom Central Consulting campaign for Infantino and have received various Infantino products as part of my participation.

DaBib is celebrating and offering a great deal!

DaBib has just earned it's 2nd US Patent - which means that all of their product packaging needs to change!! DaBib has been an incredible hit with parents, and I am personally thrilled with this bib (I did a review on one). DaBib is celebrating by giving their customers a special savings on all of their current bib styles, and move out their old packaging in the process. For a limited time, all DaBib styles are available for purchase on the DaBib website for $9.99 each!! This special pricing is only available through FEBRUARY 28, 2010, or while supplies last. So help them celebrate & get in on the savings! And keep saving your kids' fabulous clothes in the process! Trust me, the DaBib is an amazing bib that covers your child, goes on and off easily, is hard for your child to easily remove, and has a built in crumb catcher! The bib is designed with a pouch that you can flip forward to catch those straying crumbs from your little eater, or help protect your infant with eating those runny foods.
Go check out the DaBib's now! ~makes a great gift, too!! :)

Colorful crayons for the baby...

Baby Bunch has come out with a box of crayons for babies...Crayon Rompers, actually! I love that Baby Bunch is so creative with their products. Baby Bunch products are
appealing to the eyes, much needed by baby, and fun gifts to the new mom's. Baby Bunch recently introduced the Crayon Rompers. This set is 3 colorful onesies in a box, made to resemble crayons. The onesies are in the 0-6 month size and come in the colors red, green and orange. This colorful gift box is $24.95 and is ready to gift wrap.
I think this would make a great gift for an older sibling to give to their new baby brother/sister. In return, the baby can give a gift to their older sibling, a box of real crayons. I think the Crayon Rompers by Baby Bunch is creative, and fun! I give this product a thumbs up, and recommend this for a gift to a new mom, baby, or a fun holiday gift! Check out Baby Bunch for other great gift ideas for Babies and Moms!

This review was provided from Baby Bunch, which provided me with the free product to review and information to share with my readers. I was given the product for my personal opinion and option to share with my readers. I was not compensated for my time or written review.

Snazzy Baby it's time to eat! (review and giveaway)

Doesn't it frustrate you when you go to a restaurant and they are out of high chairs, or the high chairs they have available are not really "functional"? You know, the straps are broken, the clip is all bend out of whack, the wood is chipping, or you just can't fathom putting your precious child in there? Well, I am happy to introduce to you a great product for your baby/toddler. This is a product from Snazzy Baby.
Here is the Snazzy Baby:

Isn't my baby Cole adorable? He is in his new Travel Chair. This is a great new product for your baby's feeding times, or times to be at the table with you. I love that this is a to-go, all in one, small kit that you can fit in your diaper bag. You will always be ready if you keep this handy Travel Chair in your bag.
The Snazzy Baby's My Baby's Own Deluxe Travel chair is designed very well. There is one (adjustable) strap that fits across the back of the travel chair, that goes around the chair your baby will sit on. Also, there are two adjustable shoulder straps, and an adjustable strap on each side of baby's side. The bottom of the travel chair, where your baby's bum is, there is a rubber pad to help prevent slipping. That is ingenious! I love that the straps are adjustable, and I can use this travel chair for other seats, too, like a shopping cart. I know I would feel more secure if Cole is a bit more snug fitting in the cart, wearing the travel chair around him!
Thanks to Snazzy Baby, I have a traveling chair that I can put Cole in, so he can be at the table with us! I highly recommend this as a product to have for moms with children (sitting infants-holding up to 37 pounds). Click this link to see a product demonstration.
My Baby’s Own Travel Chair has a SRP of $34.99.

Here is a little bit about the founders of Snazzy Baby:
The company began with a mom-invented set of knee pads. Snazzy Baby was created by Australian mom Cyndy Mundy who needed to protect her tot’s tender knees after another day of crawling on the carpet. The award-winning company has impressed online and brick and mortar retailers with snug, soft, 4 layer cushioned oval knee pads made of neoprene and secured with velcro straps and ensuring a comfortable fit. iParenting Media Awards have praised each one of their products as they’ve come to market.
For more information on all of Snazzy Baby’s safety products, visit their new U.S. website at http://www.snazzybaby.us/.

You can enter to win a Snazzy Baby product! Thanks to the generous sponsor from Snazzy baby, my readers can enter to win either the Snazzy baby Knee pads or the Deluxe Travel Chair! This giveaway is open to residents of the USA (bloggers/non-bloggers), and will end on November 6th, 2009. To enter, just leave a comment about a time where the Travel Chair would have come in handy, or how your child could use the knee pads. Please let me know which one you would like to win. You can come back once each day throughout the contest and enter again by just leaving a friendly comment relevant to the contest.**For extra chances you can: blog this contest, add my button to your site, subscribe to my blog, twitter this contest, and/or visit everyday and add another friendly comment. Lots of chances to win! Don't forget to put the extra comments for the "extra" work. Good luck!**
This review was sponsored by Snazzy Baby. They have supplied me with a free product to keep for my personal opinion and option to share with my readers. I was not compensated for my time or written review. They have offered to sponsor a giveaway for a prize for my readers.

Baby Bunch has "hatched" a nest with eggs~

Baby Bunch has such creative and fun gift sets to offer for special occasions. I have been thrilled about all of their products and I get so excited to let others know about them!
They recently just came out with their baby nest eggs! I love this set and I am excited to share it with you! You will find 3 little "eggs" sitting in a nest. You can choose either 3 pink eggs or 3 blue eggs. These "eggs" are actually 3 pair of organic cotton baby socks (0-6) month size.

Sitting on top of the "eggs" is the mother bird, which is a spice-scented sachet for your dresser drawer. I love the creativity of baby bunch, and I can highly recommend checking out their site for all the products they offer. I am sure you will find a great gift idea for a new mom for her baby, welcome baby gift, or gifts for moms or friends(like the garden set, spa set, or the kitchen set).
The nest (eggs and bird) are wrapped in plastic wrap, tied with a ribbon, and has a birdie gift tag for personalizing your gift. Retail price is $19.95.

I think this set came out at the perfect time! Spring is in the air, and so are the nest eggs!

Precious Planet from Fisher Price~

Fisher Price always amazes me with the quality products that they come out with! I am so happy that Fisher Price is a name I can feel confident in! Fisher-Price recently came out with a new line~ Precious Planet, and it is so adorable!
The Precious Planet displays such a cute design~ lions, monkeys, giraffes and more...precious animals of the planet! The colors are bright and vibrant, and kids are excited to see the characters! The new Precious Planet Collection collection includes a wide selection of baby gear that parents need and use including a play gym, cradle swing, high chair, baby bouncer, potty, mobile, tub, bedding and more. The Precious Planet Collection retails for $12.99 - $129.99 and is appropriate for newborns and up. One of the Precious Planet products that I have is the Jumperoo! It is such a fun seat to promote activity for babies (and up) to do! It is a great workout, to jump around and work those legs! What great entertainment for them, and they can see everything from sitting in the Jumperoo! I had the Johnny Jump Up with my oldest son, and I always ran into the downfall of not having a door frame to hook it up to. It was a challenge to get the Jump up to hook onto the frame sometimes, too. It made me a bit nervous having my baby hanging from a door frame, because I worried that he would fall.
Fisher-Price's Precious Planet Jumperoo is made with quality, and there is no need to hang it from a door frame. One great feature of the Jumperoo is that the seat rotates. This is great because your little one can look all around, and it promotes more leg movement to get them in the direction they want to see. The Jumperoo requires 3 AA batteries to enjoy the lights, music and animal sounds, but as you can see in the pictures, my kids enjoy it without batteries, too!
The Jumperoo can hold up to 25 pounds, so my daughter (age 2) is thrilled to be able to use it, too. I think there is apart of her that wants to stay the baby. Good thing she is little yet!
There are a lot of toys attached to the Fisher Price Jumperoo so baby can work on the hand-eye coordination. Plus, baby can feel the benefit of making things work with their movements and actions. I just love that Fisher-Price has made a great product for our little ones to jump safely (without a doorway) and it is entertaining. I was impressed with how the Jumperoo comes apart so easy to store it. This is a big plus with us trying to get our home more organized lately. I highly recommend the Fisher-Price Jumperoo for your little one. Suggested retail price is $90.00, and you can find them in local retail stores or online.
Maggie Gyllenhaal , actress, has teamed up with Fisher-Price Inc. to unveil the company’s new Precious Planet Collection of baby gear and newborn toys and to announce the company’s $250,000 donation benefiting the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) this January. “We are very pleased to unveil our new Precious Planet collection and present our donation to the Wildlife Conservation Society,” says Brenda Andolina, Director, Public Relations and Brand Marketing, Fisher-Price. “One of our most popular and enduring toy design themes revolves around the lovable and curious world of animals. We’re very appreciative to organizations like the WCS that are passionate about preserving the animals and habitats we love to bring to life in our toys.”

Diaper Cakes (and Wreaths) by Becca~

I really enjoy coming across creative, inventive, and fun gifts to give people! I received a Diaper Wreath from Diaper Cakes by Becca. What a fun and useful gift to shower a new mom upon the birth of her baby! The Diaper Wreath is a great decoration for the baby shower, and even comes with a door hanger! The Diaper Wreath that I got is a "Duck" wreath. It has a great assortment of products tucked in and around it for a new baby. Here is what my wreath has: 2 adorable rubber ducks (miniatures), blocks~ spelling out DUCKY, Johnson & Johnson lotion, baby powder, Shampoo and Body wash (travel size), 2 feeding spoons, 2 wash cloths, Desitin cream packet (travel), and a bib. Holding all the items in place are 10 (size 1) diapers, and 12 fun colorful links wrapped up in polka dot ribbon. What a fun display! All the items can be used with your baby, except the diapers, due to sanitary reasons. I think any mom would love to be blessed with a Diaper Wreath by Becca! Diaper Cakes by Becca specializes in Diaper Cakes...and even Environmentally Friendly Diaper cakes!
Diaper Cakes by Becca started in 2006. Becca wanted to make an extra special gift for her new nephew, so she designed a personalized diaper cake for him. With the success of her cake making, she started Diaper Cakes by Becca, and have made over 600 customers happy! She makes all cakes personalized to fit what the customer is specifically looking for.
Are you looking to find the perfect, personalized, and creative gift to give a new mom? Maybe you would like to find a diaper cake for a first birthday? During the month of March, Becca has a great promotion going on! She has a special discount on any 3 Tier cake that is ordered! Plus, all her wreath's are on sale this month! Each one is marked down individually! Every month Becca has "the featured cake," which is a special promotion. Once in awhile she has a discount on store cakes when she finds a great deal that makes the cost lower. She keeps prices low so that EVERYONE can get a great diaper cake.
Go check out Diaper Cakes by Becca to personalize your gift today! See here for her prices and contact information!

Personalized blanket~

Have you been looking for a gift that you can "leave a mark" on it with words? A gift that speaks from your heart, and that your message stays with the recipient? Fill in the Blankie is a great company that personalizes baby blankets with the names, words, verses, poems, important information, etc. on them. You get to pick out exactly what you want the blanket to say. Fill in the Blankie embroiderers the message on 4 sides of the blanket on Satin material. You get 200 characters to work with when you make your personalization, so you can say a lot! Fill in the Blankie offers 32 blanket styles/colors, 27 fonts & 12 thread colors, and prices range from $39- $109 for each blanket depending on what you would like to order. The prices are divided according to what size you want your blanket to be, what fabric you would like your baby to be wrapped with (Good/Soft, Better/Softer, Best/Softest). I got an adorable white Martha's Majesty blanket with the "What are little boys made of..." poem on it. I love it, and I can't wait to use it on our baby~ IF, our baby is a boy. Otherwise, I know this blanket will make a great gift to one very special baby. This blanket has pretty easy care instructions, too: Wash in cold water on gentle cycle.
Sonya Bebeblankee is the creative designer and founder of Fill in the Blankie. She was inspired from the Sweedish Miss Sonya who was born in 1901. From the site: Started in June 2004, we're a Dallas-based Baby Blankie company specializing in unique Embroidered Baby Blankies: all the while, trying get a few smiles in the process. While many personalization shops or national retailers offer personalization, it's usually 20 or so characters and takes a few weeks. Well, it's part of who we are not to settle for status quo. So, we offer up to 200 characters per blankie and 3-7 day turn-around.
Fill in the Blankie makes great personalized gifts for those special little babies in our lives!

~~Thanks for a super baby shower~~

I just want to thank all the guests/sponsors for the gifts and visits for the cyber baby shower hosted by the wonderful Pamela Kramer of Happy Panda Baby! It was a great party, and I enjoyed seeing the great photos, and the fun creations! Congratulations go to the winners of the prizes! Go see who won by clicking here! Thanks again!! My Baby and family send out our gratitude in huge measures! We greatly appreciate it!! I am sure the winners will love their prizes, too!