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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pull-Ups® Training Pants.

On our journey to get our daughter to ditch the diapers, we discovered that potty training during the Holidays can be a little rough. With the chaos of running to one event after another and getting everything together with shopping and baking, it can get a little off schedule which can throw your little one off their potty training routine and could make them regress.

Here are some of my tips for not letting Holiday Stress distract from your Potty Training Success:

1. Set a timer on your phone or use Pull-Ups® FREE timer that can be found on their website. Keeping a schedule in the midst of the chaos can help with those early days of potty training.

2. Show your child the potty when you go to a place they have never been before. Some children have trouble going potty when the environment has changed. There is too much to look at it. That's why when I'm out in public, even if I don't think my daughter has to go but she asks to go potty, we make a trip to explore the restroom. It can be time consuming, but it makes her more comfortable and she usually ends up going as well.

3. Take your child with you every time you need to go. Don't make it a struggle though. Sometimes children need to see that's it okay to go other places as well and seeing their number one role model go potty in a strange place can make it easier for them to adjust to any fears they might have.

4. Ask your child to go potty often. It can be hard to remember with all the excitement going on. But show your child that just because they take a break to go potty doesn't mean play time is over.

5. Bring along the Pull-Ups®! Pull-Ups® training pants are gender/size specific and there are a variety of products to match children’s various learning styles such as Pull-Ups® Training Pants with Cool Alert®, Learning Designs®, and Pull-Ups® Night*Time Training Pants.

You can also make sure to keep the celebration everywhere by downloading the new Big Kid® App on your mobile device (available on specially marked packages of Pull-Ups®).

Pull-Ups has also made it easy to save this Holiday season with an offer to share for a $3 off coupon!



It's super easy to save and share. Just make sure you are registered on their site! The fun thing about registering is Pull-Ups® offers a wide range of tips, tools and resources to help Moms and tots start potty training. On Pull-Ups.com, you can keep track of your Tot’s potty training success using the Big Kid® Calendar or you can enter the Party Room and customize a new celebration after each Big Kid® flush, bringing the celebration to life for your little one. PLUS who couldn't save a little extra this time of year?

What are your go to tips when potty training through the Holidays?

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pull-Ups® Training Pants. Save up to $3 on your next purchase of Pull-Ups® by registering at the Pull-Ups® website: http://bit.ly/1aAUPIG

Happy Wordless Wednesday, Everyone!
Can you believe it's May? Do you have any plans for Cinco De Mayo? Any fun recipes? Feel free to share!

This past Wednesday we went to the #GracoJogger Event. Seriously, read my post. We had a ton of fun. :)

Then I shared SweetPea being super cute in her shirt made by Tutus by Gayle that my mom bought and her Huggies #FirstFit.

Monday, I went grocery shopping while Daddy & SweetPea had some much needed quality time. If you read my post yesterday, you know that Hubby got a promotion, so he has been working longer hours. I am ecstatic his hard work has paid off.

Yesterday some goodies came. Including my Honest Goodies that I only paid about $5 for.

And this cute Minnie costume from Wholesale Costume Club, that I am planning on her wearing to Dragon*Con this September. Review coming soon. I hope she doesn't have an extreme growth spurt.

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Thank you so much Huggies for letting me share this product with all of my readers by providing products for this review.



This diaper has made diaper changes easier for me and SweetPea because I can just can catch her and go.
I tried this product when SweetPea was still crawling, but honestly I didn't care for it. Most of the time it was a great product, but she a runny poopie incident once and this diaper didn't hold up. But I was using them wrong! This diaper is actually designed for babies who are standing and newly walking.

I wanted to give these diapers a second chance because my friend is really fond of them. And there are always such great deals and coupons out for them! So I gave it another go. And I am impressed with them! They have been great for SweetPea and we have no complaints.




Huggies has listened to moms to create a diaper that includes some great features:
- stretchy sides that require no adjustments for a great fit
- The diaper slips on easy leaves no red marks and comes off easy too.
- Easy open sides and grip tabs make removal and rolling up the diaper for disposal simple and easy.
- Has trusted Leak Lock® Protection. The diaper absorbs-away layers and long-lasting core lock in wetness and keep baby dry.

There's a GREAT coupon online where you save $2 on any one package of HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-On® Diaper Pants, but if you share it with three friends, the coupon value increases to $2.50! {Click HERE to print your coupon}



Have you tried this product before? If so, what did you think? If not, would you consider purchasing Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers for you little one or someone else?

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for HUGGIES. I received product samples to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own.

Okay so today I saved 83% at Publix and yes I had some freebie coupons that I got through trading, there are some things that even non-couponers can get for cheap. :)



Huggies wipes - $2.43 (regular price)
2 Earth's Best cereal bars - $3.29 (regular price)
Earth's Best cheese crackers - $2.39 (regular Price)
Earth's Best vanilla cookies - $2.39 (regular price)
Yobaby drinkable yogurts - $3.99 (regular price)
Bananas - $0.69/lb - $1.44
Red Grapes - $1.69/lb - $2.82
Asparagus - $2.49/lb - $2.61
2 Wishbone Dressings - BOGO $2.65
Gerber Goodstart Formula - $13.69 (regular price)
Gorton's Fish sticks - $5.99 (regular price)
2 Ragu sauce - BOGO $2.19
2 Pam cooking sprays - BOGO $3.49
Ocean Spray Craisins - BOGO $2.45 - $1.23
Huggies Big Pak - $19.99 (sale price)

Total before coupons: $73.88

Coupons Used:
- $5 off $50 from Boy Scout card
- FREE Gorton's product $5.99 exp 3/31/12
- $1 off Yobaby exp 3/31/12
- 2 $0.50/1 Ragu Printable
- 2 $0.50/1 Wishbone Printable
- FREE Gerber Formula (value $12)
- Gerber check $3.50
- Publix $3 off Huggies diapers (not jumbo pack) from baby club
- Publix BOGO - Buy Huggies diaper get wipes free $2.43
- $0.75/1 Huggies wipes manu
- FREE Big Pak Huggies diapers $19.99 exp 3/31/12
- $1/1 Craisins from March Disney Family Fun Magazine
- 4 $0.55/1 Earth's Best item (received from emailing them and telling them how much I love their products)

Coupon savings: $60.77

Total paid after taxes: $15.55

83% Savings! :D

So luckily, we didn't have to make anymore shopping trips until BLACK FRIDAY! :D But I did go pick up a few things today for my LO.

Publix:

1 Box Pampers Baby Dry 112 ct $25.99 - $10 off manu (these coupons I got because I messaged Pampers) and $5 off store
1 Huggies Jumbo Pack Snug & Dry 36 ct $10.99 (needed) - $2 off store and $2 off manu
1 Huggies wipes natural Care 72ct $2.49 - FREE WYB Huggies diapers and $0.75 off manu
2 Dr. Pepper 2L $1.79 - BOGO store coupon (originally for Dr Pepper 10 but since my store didn't have them they let me get the regular, which is awesome because I have no idea what the 10 tastes like. BTW these are for LO's bday party - that's how they are for her lol)

I don't have picture of my order because I forgot to take one but here is a picture of my receipt:



Total OOP: $21.33, Saved: $23.99 53% Savings!

Walgreens:

3 Little Fevers by Little Remedies $6.99 (needed) - used $1 store (from Winter Booklet - took off $3) and 3 $1 Manu printable (no longer available)

PLUS received $5 unexpected Register Rewards! :D I might go back and get more! :)

(I just realized I got the children and not the baby one so I hope they will let me exchange them)

Pretty good trip today! :D

BTW, GO DAWGS!

Publix

6 Ore-Ida Tater Tots - $3.55 - 2 store B2G1, 2 Manu B2G1 (thank you IHeartPublix.com for the coupons!)

1 Gallon Milk - $3.19 (it's ridiculous that this is a good price for milk!)

2 Edge Shaving gel - 2/$4 - no coupons but needed

2 Skintimate Shaving gel - 2/$4 - no coupons but needed

4 Texas Bread Sticks - 50% off ($1.29 each) - 4 $0.40 off doubled

3 Stouffers Family Size Lasgna - $3.99 (normally almost $8!) - 3 $1 off coupon

3 Brawny paper towels - Rain check to make them $1.50 (down from $1.99) - 3 $.050 off coupons doubled

2 Philadelphia cooking cream - 2 $1 target (competitior) and 2 $1 off manu

5 Idahoan Instant Potatoes BOGO $1.33 - 1 free, 1 $1 off, 1 $0.75/3

2 Ricola cough drops - BOGO $1.79 - 2 $1 off

2 Tennessee Pride 12 ct sausage biscuits - $4.99 (terrbile price and I had a terrible coupon - $1/2 - but my husband wanted them and they are so he can bring his breakfast to work instead of buying it so it makes money in the long run. And of course when I got home there was a $0.75 off one and $1 off the Dairy department from Kroger. O well.)

$5 off $50 Kroger (competitor) coupon

$3 off $30 Publix coupon

OOP: $34.70

Total Saved: $64.60




Walgreens

4 216 count Huggies baby wipes - $4.99 - Used $2 off Store coupon (Infant Care booklet - Thank you to the Momma who sent it to me!), took off $8, then 4 $0.40 off manu. made them $0.01 per wipe or $0.75 per pack. GREAT DEAL! Plus I picked up my FREE photos! :D



Pretty proud of this trip even if I did buy things I didn't have coupons for and didn't plan on buying. Plus I got a LOT of stuff that we have had to go without that we use to buy because we couldn't afford (i.e. the stouffers lasagnas and tater tots). How many of you have gone without because it wasn't on a good deal/didn't have good coupons for an item you really like? My family will always have food on their plate, a roof over their heads, and clothes on their backs but sometimes will go without the extras. That's called survival.

SouthernSavers.com, IHeartPublix.com, and TheKrazyCouponLady.com helped me plan this trip! :D

"Coupons
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the crack cocaine of middle aged married American women",
quote from 'smartarse001'
on The Krazy Coupon Lady's youtube page.

I coupon. I'm not ashamed of it. I actually get excited about it and enjoy doing it. I've saved a ton of money for my family in the few weeks I have done it. I'm a twenty five year old stay-at-home mom. I worked a full time job before I had my daughter. So going from two incomes to one income PLUS another person was an adjustment.

I must admit, I got into it because of that show Extreme Couponing on TLC. Yes, I joined the fad. But now I can't believe I didn't do this before and I don't understand why everyone doesn't shop this way! It has been like an extra income for our family.

These are BABY things I got for a GREAT deal:

Countless jars of Beechnut Baby Food plus a box of their cereal for FREE

Our review:
HUGE FAN! I can not say enough great things about this baby food. Perfect texture, tastes good, the only thing is I wish they made some in BPA free plastic containers as in some varieties the metallic lid can make the food taste funny.

Gerber Graduates for FREE

Our review:
She is almost two now and we are STILL huge fans Gerber puffs and crunchies. The veggie and tomato varieties of the crunchies are her favorites and the sweet potato is her favorite of the puffs! :)

4 Beechnut Toddler Mini Meals for FREE


Our review:
Not a fan which is sad to say because she loved their actual baby food and loves the fruities now. Sweet Pea didn't care for them and I didn't care for the texture. They are suppose to be stage 4 (whatever they means) but stage 3 Gerber baby food has a thicker texture. The 'macaroni and cheese' were runny and hardly had any noodles. I wouldn't even buy these again if they were free, except to donate. And maybe not even then because I don't want the company thinking people like these. :/

Tons of FREE Huggies wipes!

Our review:
A HUGE fan! I like these way more than Pampers. Yes, Pampers are softer but they take a TON to get everything clean. And yes I may get them super cheap after coupons, but I still care about where my money goes. We give Huggies wipes TWO Mommy thumbs and two baby thumbs up! ;)

MULTIPLE Playtex sippy cups for FREE


Our review:
LOVE THESE CUPS! They were the only ones that helped my sweet pea easily adjust to using a sippy cup. They have a softer spout than some of the options out PLUS they have great easy to grip handles.

Why WOULDN'T I coupon? :D


*Disclosure: Although I offer reviews here, I was in NO WAY endorsed in ANY way. These are my opinions and I am sharing of my own free will. Thanks!*