I am on the family way. This baby is our second and I am due to give birth early next year. As early as now, I already have a list of items we need for the coming baby. Unlike when I was pregnant with my first born where I did not get anything until almost at the last minute, I am going to buy things we need early so we will not be rushing all the time and we do not have to be stressed thinking what to get next. Since we do not know the baby’s gender yet, I figure we will start with the basics such as baby toiletries, diapers, and a must have, diaper rash cream. What I learned from my first pregnancy is that baby skin is very sensitive. It could look all smooth and clear one minute but the next time you check there are rashes every where. I do not want the baby to have to go through something painful like that. We avoided that with our first born and so we will for the new baby when it gets here. My sister-in-law introduced Boudreaux’s Butt Paste to us to use for the new baby. She said it works well and so we are going to try it. We always trust her judgment because of her experience with kids and she has never failed us yet. Also, I have read reviews about Boudreaux butt paste before deciding to use it for the new baby. And what I have read from other parents’ experience makes me more adamant to use the cream for my baby should the need arise. And it helps that it is pediatrician recommended. Surely, a person who works with babies and kids knows what is best for them. I have also read that I can get free samples of Boudreaux’s butt paste just by visiting their website. I should do that and request one for me. It is free, you see, so why not get it if the only thing I need to do is click in a few keys? You should too if you need it. You do not know, this might be the diaper rash cream you are looking for that works well with your baby’s skin.

The husband has gotten tired of my buying rotisserie from the store that he told me to buy a convection oven which has a rotisserie function so I can make my own. When the oven did come, we used it right away and we have used it, for rotisserie alone, three times. He swore up and down that he has never tasted the best chicken rotisserie until we fixed it. Can you tell he is biased? Lol. Let us let him be, he is just happy he has saved money on store-bought food. And he did get to have a say on what to rub on the chicken when I prepared it so he should say the result was good. We have used Cornish hens and fryers and the Cornish hens won hands down. We have agreed that every time we make rotisserie it will be Cornish hens we will use and nothing else. He wanted me to cook another chicken but I have gotten tired of the smell of cooked poultry in my kitchen that I am trying to put it off for as long as I can. Until he actually demands for me to cook chicken or else

Whenever we go on trips, we always stay on chain hotels because we feel secure that we know the name of the place we are staying in. It is true we pay more for the service sometimes but if it is something we have to do to sleep better at night then it is worth it. Our favorite is the Hampton. The husband always find an exit where there is a Hampton hotel regardless of distance. He loves their service and the fact that they serve breakfast because he hates to wake up early and rush to get us something to eat especially since I am always hungry. If we stay at the Hampton we only have to get up and grab our breakfast and then go back to our room to relax some more. We prefer it that way. Their high speed internet is a big bonus as well. We are planning to go to another city when we have enough saved up because he said he wants to show me the place. So I look up if there is Hampton hotel in the area and sure enough there is. And I also found out that they are running a contest called Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner receives a free stay for himself and 100 of his friends at a Hampton for one weekend and $5,000 to help pay the tax for the weekend. The contest is open for everyone so a lot of people have a chance of winning in this contest. I might as well join. Should I win I will invite the husband’s relatives and a few of my friends and we will enjoy ourselves silly. I wonder if I can choose the location of the hotel I want to stay in? It will be fun if I can stay for free, plus relatives, at that city where we want to go. We could explore the place together. The more there are of us, the merrier the trip will be. Well, I better get off here so I can put in my entry. Who knows I might win. It will be a grand day. Aren’t you going to join too?

When the little man was born, we planned to breast-feed him. Things did not work out as planned so we had to give him formula. Since we did not expect to use formula it was hard to decide what brand to get him. We started out with an expensive brand (because I thought expensive should be better) but he had problems like indigestion and reflux. We tried the next brand and he had sores in his butt after that. The husband who gave me free reign the first time told me we should try something affordable so if the little man does not like it, it will not be too much of and expense. When he bought Parent’s Choice formula I was apprehensive. I was like, if the expensive ones did not work there is no way this “cheap” can will. What do I know, the little man loved it. Had I known he will like it, I should have bought Parent’s Choice in the first place. We used it since he was a month old then switched to Parent’s Choice formula for older babies and only stopped using it a few months after he turned two. It took a long time but it was a choice made by the husband and me. And the little man as well. It had been awhile since the last time I bought a can that I did not know until recently that they have a new can design and instead of Parent’s Choice it is now called Bright Beginnings. It will probably take me some time to get used to it because I am used to seeing the old design for over two years but so long as the quality of milk in that formula is the same, I will still buy it. Especially since I am going to have another baby. This time though, instead of going to the store and risk not finding a can (they ran out several times) I will definitely order several cans at a time so I will have it when the new baby needs it. It is always better to be safe than sorry. What about you? What do you buy for your baby’s formula? Have you tried Bright Beginnings yet? Your baby might just like it. And you probably will too since it is affordable. You should check Bright Beginnings available at diapers.com if you think your baby needs something better. I am grateful for that day when the husband decided to take over. We have saved a lot of money on formula since then.