Bee All Natural Review and Giveaway

Bee All Natural is a USDA Organic Skin Care Company. Right now they have a bunch of wonderful Organic baby products, some Organic Hand and Foot Salves, and Organic Lip Balms! 

From the Bee All Natural Website:

"Working independently, I researched, tested and developed each of my products from start to completion.  The ingredients are certified organic and are all "food grade" quality.  I make each product from scratch and never use pre-made bases.  Packaging each batch myself, I even design and print my own labels and carry each order to the post office or retail location!"

Bee All Natural will be giving away some Baby Products and a Lip Balm here at Mama's Sew Sweet Baby Blog! But First would you like to see and hear about what I received?

I received the Natural Baby Body Butter and I love it! It makes my daughter's skin so soft! I really love the Natural Smell (no sent)! In my opinion it smells like Shea Butter! And I LOVE that smell! 

This body butter, may I just add, isn't just for babies! ;-) I find myself rubbing it on my arms and hands as well, I love it that much! :-) 

I think I may have found my new favorite Baby oil! :-) Again I find myself rubbing this on my own arms as well! This oil is perfect for locking in that moisture just after a bath! Or even using in your diaper wipes solution! ;-) Again I love the smell of this Lavender one! I just want to smell it for hours (maybe that's the reason I rub it on my own arms)! :-) 

I think that this powder is without doubt my absolute favorite baby powder ever! :-) I love the smell, the way it heals diaper rash, and the ingredients (I'm a big ingredient reader! ;-) )! Did you know that this Powder is even recommended by FuzziBunz on how to treat diaper rash?

From the FuzziBunz website:

"DIAPER RASHES

Q. My baby has diaper rash. What do you recommend since I can’t use a diaper rash ointment with my FuzziBunz®?

A. While babies using FuzziBunz® generally will not experience diaper rashes, they can occur on occasion due to allergies, illness, etc. Do not use any diaper rash ointment while using FuzziBunz®, this will void your warranty and cause them to repel. We recommend changing the diaper often and allowing the baby to air dry as much as possible. You can also use a combination of a zinc oxide powder / cornstarch powder on baby's bottom to aid in healing. Bee All Natural baby powder is a great choice. If you need a “paste,” mix the powder with a little bit of water and rub onto the rash to give it more staying power."

 I am constantly having chapped lips. So I was pleased to try out several different scents of Lip Balms from Bee All Natural! I got to try:

~The Natural one! Which is great for those times when you just need a bit of healing power, but you don't want any smell!

~The Peppermint one which added not only a sent but also a feeling of healing. I could feel the peppermint on my lips! :-)  

~The Grapefruit one I LOVE LOVE LOVE the refreshing smell of the citrus grapefruit! This one was my favorite! I have a thing for Citrus! ;-)

And

~The Cinnamon one This one was without doubt great too! But I must say after trying the Grapefruit one first I found it to be just a 'tad' disappointing, but probably ONLY because I enjoy Citrus so much more! But if you love Cinnamon and don't care much for Citrus this would be the one for you! ;-)

My overall Opinion: I LOVE all of the Bee All Natural products I tried! They actually work, have amazing ingredients in them, and are certified organic! :-) You get to actually know what you are putting on your baby's (and yours) skin! Without doubt (and truly I am not just saying this) Bee All Natural is now my favorite baby products place! :-) If you don't believe me try the products for yourself!! I don't think you'll be disappointed AT all! ;-)

Buy it: If you are anxious and you want to buy some of these amazing products yourself visit the Bee All Natural website!

Win it: Would you like to win!? Bee All Natural will be giving away:

1 Baby Powder in winners Choice of Natural or Lavender

1 Baby Body Butter in winners Choice of Natural or Lavender

1 Baby Body Butter Stick in winners Choice of Natural or Lavender

and

1 Lip Balm in winners choice of sent: Natural, Peppermint, Chocolate, Grapefruit, or Cinnamon

One (1) Winner will be selected for each product! :-) Making a total of 4 winners! :-) 

~Babies and Christmas~

Last Tuesday we reached the 'halfway point'!! I can hardly believe how much I've grown. My husband keeps saying 'it looks like you've grown this weekend' or 'it looks like you grew today'! :-) 

So for those of you who are curious:

Nope we aren't going to find out what it is this time, until the baby is here!

My daughter had so much fun helping me with the tree! :-)

The lights are her favorite! :-)

The finished look! :-) 

My little darling! :-)

She is starting to look more and more like a little girl and less and less like a baby! WOW! :D 

Wordless Wednesday~ Birthday Girl

Daddy's girl!

Our daughter is such a daddy's girl! She just loves her daddy! Here are a few cute stories to prove it too! ;-)

In the morning I usually bring our daughter to bed with us to feed her an early morning breakfast before we get out of bed. That way I can sleep a little more. After her breakfast is over she plays in bed with us for awhile. This was on the weekend. Then one Monday morning after daddy had left for work she woke up and was wanting some breakfast. So I brought her to bed with my and she ate. After she ate she sat up expecting to play with dada and I. She looked over me for dada. When she say he wasn't there she  said 'dada?' in a questioning way. I said 'no dada went to work'. She then looked the other way and asked again 'dada?'. It was pretty cute! :-) She just loves her dada!

Because we live in the country we have well water. My husband's family lives in the city and they get city water. So we take them well water for drinking in some 3 gal blue water jugs. Anyway, we had the jugs at our house waiting to get filled and to be taken back to my husband's family. Dada sat down with our daughter and played drums on the jugs. Our daughter was super fascinated by it and smiled and drummed away as well! They were having a father-daughter bonding moment which = super cute! :-) Later that week I went to go grocery shopping in the city with my husband's mom and I took back the water jugs filled with delicious well water! My mother in law and I was hanging out at her place and we watched as our daughter headed for the blue water jugs. When she got there she drummed on them a bit then said sweetly 'dada'! It was super cute! :-) She had remember the time dada taught her to drum on the jugs! :-)

A Smile a day, keeps the blues away!

This made me smile! Did it work for you? ;-)

My Diaper Stash (So Far)

So far in my diaper stash I have 2 Thirsties Dou Wraps,

Two Comfy Rumps diapers. One is a Fuzzy Wuzzy and the other is a Plain Cloth Diaper

   

And I just took advantage of the buy 2 get 1 free sale on the GroVia one size AIO diapers at Abby's Lane ! I can't wait to see what I think of these diapers! :-)

For Soakers I have 2 of the microfiber soakers from Comfy Rumps

A Thirsties Stay Dry Duo Insert

And Two Hemp inserts!

So far I have a little hodge podge collection, but it works for me! I enjoy trying all the different diapers out there and find which one/s work for me and my life style! 

So what is your favorite cloth diaper/s?

~Susannah's Birth Story~

I know for some being pregnant is very miserable. I'm not saying that it (at times) wasn't miserable for me, but for the most part I enjoyed being pregnant! I loved all the baby kicks, hiccups, wiggles, and to be honest the bump that came along with it all! :-) Yes, I enjoyed being large! :D 

It's hard to remember how things happened but I'll do my best! ;-)

On September 26th I woke up at about 9:00 am from what I thought was my water breaking... so I told my husband and we called our midwives, parents, and Doula (Amy). We had expected labor to start up at least within 24 hours. So we waited at home for a little over 24 hours and labor never started up. We tried to get it to kick in with several different things... I even took some Castor Oil. (Castor Oil had worked on my mom.) However nothing happened. The midwives were concerned about an infection so we then headed for the hospital. On the way I had an extremely bad tummy ache and I threw up all the Castor Oil. I was really nervous at this point. I didn't want to go to the hospital (partially because I didn't know what to expect when we got there and partially because I don't really like hospitals.) When we got there I got even more nervous and I asked my husband if we could wait to go in till someone we knew showed up. We sat outside the hospital and we prayed. Finally the midwife showed up and she took us in. We then met our nurse who took us to our room. When we got to our room, Amy was already there! My parents arrived shortly thereafter. The midwife then came in and started telling us we needed to get labor to start. Pitocin was the option. At the time my husband and I were pretty set on not wanting to use Pitocin. Finally we decided that was what we needed to do. That then made me even more nervous. Finally the nurse suggested that the Midwife check me and see if my waters had actually broken. And they hadn't. So we all went home... And at that time I was feeling pretty much embarrassed. Because of all the people who 'thought' my waters had broken and thought that the baby was on her way. However I am very thankful for that dry run! Because the second time around I wasn't nearly as nervous! :-)

Finally the next day (the due date) came and went with NO signs of labor. Then on September 29th at 4 in the morning I got up to go make my usually trip to the lou ;-)... and the moment I stood up there was no mistaking that my water had actually broken! :-) I then told my husband and he called into his work yet the second time and told them that my waters had broken again. ;-) When then called everyone and waited around a second time for 24 hours. This time tho we went to the midwives office to confirm that my waters had broken. My husband and I walked and walked and walked around the apartment complex... hoping and hoping that labor would start all on its own. This time however we decided not to take Castor Oil! ;-) (didn't like the results of that none whatsoever the first time!) Finally we headed off to the hospital for the second time after I had some breakfast.

On the way I was super excited! Much better then the first trip to the hospital! ;-) When we got there I wasn't at all as nervous either! I felt better and was sure that this was the real thing! We started talking to the midwife again and it was the same thing. Pitocin. By this time my husband and I both had kind of warmed up to the idea of using Pitocin... even tho we had planned for a all natural drug free birth, sometimes plans don't go the way we hope they will.

They then started the Pitocin IV and I had some 'second breakfast' while I waited for contractions. Shortly there after contractions started up slowly... I got a bit nervous at this time and I cried while I held my husband's hand and he reassured me that probably all the hormones going through me was making me nervous and emotional. I realized he was right and I calmed down a bit. My parents, and Amy then went and had some lunch. My husband ordered lunch and ate while I watched. When my parents and Amy got back labor was just starting to come in full force. It was still pretty light and I mostly just moved around in lots of different positions holding my husband's hand and trying to relax and get comfortable between contractions. I remember Amy, my husband, and I then went for a walk. Which I didn't like at all because it caused contractions to come in stronger (tho that might have been a good thing). When we got back I changed positions some more. Then I remember I got up and stood supporting myself with the wall while I held my husband's hand and while Amy massaged my back. I then started crying again... then is when it started getting hard. I remember I went into a sort of dazed state. I would say things like 'I'm so tired' and 'My back hurts'. I remember my husband would continuously tell me to relax and he kept telling me I was doing great and kept encouraging me! He was amazing! At one point I remember people talking about whether she would be a September baby or a October baby. When they were talking of that I felt a bit exhausted and tried not to think about whether she would come in September or October! I'm really thankful she was a September baby! ;-) It just made me to tired to think that it could last longer than 12 hours. So I tried to keep my mind off of when she would come.

I got into the jacuzzi tub at one point... I remember that it was great when I wasn't having contractions but it didn't really feel so good when I was. I got out shortly. When I first got the urge to push I didn't think I was ready so I didn't push. Finally I couldn't hold back the push. And at that exact moment the midwife walked in and asked the nurse how I was. I let out a different pushing noise and I heard the nurse tell the midwife 'that's the first time I've heard that'. At this point I was sitting on the toilet. I remember I sat there for a little bit and pushed here and there. Then the midwife asked me 'Your going to let me know if you feel the baby coming out right?' I remember thinking to myself 'if this is the position that I'm in and she's coming I'm just so tired I'm going to go for it.' Amy then suggested that we move to the hands and knees position on the bed because I had liked that pretty well when I was having contractions. So we made our way there... when we got there it was only 4o min. of pushing and she came out! She came out with her hand above her head. When she came out the midwife told me to reach down and pick up my baby! It was so wonderful! I looked at my husband and seen him crying, which made me all emotional too! I then got to lay down in the bed! Right when I got laid down I started having another contraction... which at this point really annoyed me. I was so tired I just wanted it to be over so I could hold my baby! I think I might have even asked if they could just pull the placenta out. Ha ha! But soon enough I got the urge to push it out all on my own.

I remember at one point when the contractions were really strong I thought 'this is the only time this is happening' But then shortly after I thought that I realized that I would forget all the pain once I held the baby and I knew that there would be many more babies to come, if the Lord so allows! Sure enough I want more beautiful tiny babies! ;-)

Overall I would describe my birth experience as amazing and beautiful! The whole time I felt at peace! The Lord was in that room that day! Even one of the nurses said that it was the best birth she had attended. I am also very thankful that we had a dry run only a few days before the actual thing! And also thankful that the dry run was SO close to the actual thing! I praise the Lord for a beautiful, healthy, smiley baby girl! The very next day she smiled at us! What a blessing! Overall I labored for 7 1/2 hours!

Aww! I just want to squeeze that tiny baby!

Oh the bliss of holding your tiny one when they are first born!

At home!

On September 30th, 2010 at 7:23 pm our little blessing entered the world!! :-) She was 8 lbs 2 3/4 oz! 18 inches long!

Happy!

  

Dear followers,

I just had to write you and tell you that you ALL (and I really do mean every single one of you) are fantastic! You've made my blogging experience really pleasurable! I've simply LOVED all of your comments, they make me extremely happy! Thank you all for being such fantastic followers! :-)

Signs of a mama!

You know you are a mama when:

~It takes you at least 45 minutes to get out the door

~You talk to friends about diapers, teeth, diaper rash, birth stories, and...

~You accidently step on cheerios that are soggy and you think nothing of it

~You wear a poopy piece of clothing for awhile, but only because you have to bathe and dress the baby first ;-)

~You stare into the beautiful eyes of your baby while she is still awake at 2 am and you think about how one day she will grow up and you'll look back at the days when you held and comforted her during the night.

~You enjoy playing peek-a-boo, patty cake, and other baby games

~You do all the nasty mommy things, that you never thought you'd do, like wipe your baby's nose with the hem of your skirt, smell your baby's diaper to see if she's dirty, drink out of the same glass as your baby, eat the piece of candy that fell on your baby's changing pad, and...

Mother Knows

Nobody knows of the work it makes

to keep the house together,

Nobody knows of the steps it takes-

Nobody knows but mother.

Nobody listens to childish woes,

Which kisses only smother;

Nobody's pained by the naughty blogs -

Nobody, only mother.

Nobody knows of the sleepless care

Bestowed on baby brother;

Nobody knows of the tender prayer - 

Nobody knows but mother.

Nobody knows the lessons taught

of loving one another,

Nobody knows of the patience sought -

Nobody, only mother.

Nobody knows the anxious fears

Lest darlings may not weather

Storms of life in coming years -

Nobody knows but mother.

Nobody knows of the tears that start,

The grief she gladly smothers;

Nobody knows of the breaking heart -

Nobody, only mother.

Nobody clings to the wayward child,

Though scorned by every other,

Leads it so gently from the pathways wild -

Nobody can but mother.

Nobody know of the hourly prayer

For him, our erring brother,

Pride of her heart, so pure and fair-

Nobody, only mother.

                                                        From Moral Lessons of Yesteryear, compiled by A. L. Byers

Daisy field and randomness!

My husband and I just moved into our own place last month and with it we got a beautiful daisy field! :-)

Isn't it so lovely!!?

This is our cute little red barn!

We are still in the process of unpacking boxes and I've been finding it very difficult to get a normal routine going but I did start:

cloth diapering! That was one thing that I was so excited and anxious to start right after we moved in! My husband didn't want me to do it while we lived in the apartment because we didn't have a washer and dryer in our complex so I would have had to go to the laundry mat. I'm very thankful for a washer and dryer, and the fact that I am able to start cloth diapering FINALLY! So far I LOVE it! We just ordered 2 more diapers and I am waiting anxiously for them to show up! I can't wait to make the complete switch! Tomorrow I plan on starting to use cloth wipes full time! 

The other thing that I knew I needed to crack down on was getting our daughter eating more solids. She was eating them once in awhile, but she was needing to eat more often. So I fed her some

Cheerios. I gave her many other things to try, but she just loves Cheerios. I gave her peaches, avocado, apple sauce (which she doesn't like), green beans, broccoli, pickles, and much more. But there just seams to be something about the Cheerios that she just wants them over everything else.

Before we moved to our own place we figured that we would probably need a cat one day. Then two of my parents cats had kittens! So we decided to bring home

Brownie and Stitch! :-)