Works for Me Wednesday: Love, Carter’s

This Works for Me Wednesday has a theme – brand loyalty. One brand that I am extremely loyal to is Carter’s clothes for infants. Once they get past 18 months or so I start broadening my kids’ wardrobe horizons, but before that, chances are if I’m buying it, it’s Carter’s. I love their layette patterns. When Joshua was a baby I was obsessed with the “About a Bear” and “Just Duckie” patterns. With Sophia, it was the Carter’s “Pretty Blue.” When it started to go on clearance I bought up everything I could find in bigger sizes so that she could wear it as long as humanly possible. The clothes are not only adorable, but of a very high quality for the price. In my experience, the onesies are stretchy and durable enough to fit my kids longer than their prescribed size tag says they will (Joshua was on the smaller side, but Sophia is chunkier and this was still true for her.) The one-piece rompers and sunsuits are perfect for summer and the one-piece fleece coveralls are snuggly and warm in the wintertime. Most of my kids’ pajamas are Carter’s also, even Joshua’s now that he is wearing 3T. They just seem to last longer and are oh-so-cute! So, its Carter’s for me…I wish they’d stop coming out with such cute stuff though…this almost makes me want to pop out another baby…almost…

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The Face Behind the Blog

Amy the Crunchy Domestic Goddess tagged me for a MeMe called “the Face Behind the Blog”. Since we don’t usually do pics of ourselves here at Mommin’ It Up, I hope you enjoy these photos – more of me than anyone really needs to see – but they probably won’t be showing up again!
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Me at 19 days old (awww….)
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My husband Bobby and me at our high school graduation, June 1996. (Um, we weren’t married yet.)
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Me on my wedding day March 25, 2000
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Joshua and me at Hilton Head, July 2005
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Love at First Sight – greeting my daughter Sophia November 16, 2006
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Our most recent family photo May 2007. Sophia is 6 months and Joshua 3.5 yrs. Bobby and I are pushing 30!

I’m not going to tag anyone specifically, (’cause I know Emily would never do it!) but anyone who wants to play along – feel free!

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WFMW: Bows2Cute

Swiss Flowers Bows

It’s Works for Me Wednesday and I’ve been dying to do this particular post! So here goes:

My nine-month-old daughter was born with TONS of hair. I was very excited, as I just looove a little baby with hair. But about the time she got to be five or six months old, her bangs got really long, so I needed something to keep them out of her face. No WAY was I ready for her first haircut! However, I’ve never been good at doing hair; my best friend used to do mine for me on the way to school in the morning (thankfully she has three daughters to use her mad hair skillz on.)

Then I happened upon an ad for Bows2Cute and my problems were solved! I discovered Bows2Cute about a month before Emily & I started Mommin’ It Up and I’ve been planning this product review ever since. I can’t keep this to myself! Jamie, the designer and owner, makes amazing creations and sells most of her bows for only $2 (and her shipping rates are extreeeeemely reasonable)! Sophia has about ten of them (including the purple & white flower pictured above), and they stay in really well and don’t bother her at all. She acts like she doesn’t even know they’re there. Jamie has several bow types and dozens of ribbon colors to choose from. She can do simple, flouncy, or in-between, and also has fun animal and fruit styles! You can easily have a bow custom-made just to match your little girl’s birthday or holiday outfit. You’ve seen the bows she’s donated to my Big Birthday Giveaway, now check out all of her styles at her website. They make great gifts as well for any little girl you know, and they’ll stay in fine, thin, and even barely-there hair!

Thanks, Jamie, for providing a great, affordable product that I use literally every day!

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