Mariah Test Drives Cars

Because I constantly drag Mariah to stores for my new couponing craze, I like to reward her sometimes with some kid fun. This week I went to Albertsons and got FREE barbecue sauce (I actually made $0.12 from each after coupons). 

After Albertsons, Mariah and I went next door to Toys R Us. We looked at nearly EVERY toy in the store, including all the awesome Power Wheels cars. Mariah had to test drive every single one. I always wanted one of these when I was little. If only we had a yard, I would totally buy one for Mariah and live vicariously thru her :)

Iowa Trip

Well, as some of you may know, I went to Iowa for the first 2 weeks in May to help my sister La Donna while the Forsgrens bring their third baby into the world. We had lots of fun: Mariah and Piper {not quite} getting along, sightseeing Decorah, and of course, waiting for baby!

Here are some picture highlights of the trip:

New Hair Cut!

Yes, it's true. I had some 3rd trimester frumpiness going on. I need a change. Thanks Jamie for the haircut!

More Couponing!

Just wanted to share my couponing for the week:

Trip 1: Walgreens




-2 Gillette body washes
-2 Gillette deodorants
-1 good Gillette razor
-6 disposable Bic razors
-2 Sobe life waters
-1 Coppertone sunscreen
-4 Comet cleaners

V according to B

This is a sidewalk rendition of me that Brian just drew (I'm holding my belly). :)

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Update on Mariah's Waking

Thank you all SOOO much for all the great suggestions on how to get Mariah to stay in her bed. We are already doing a lot of things like blacking out her windows, having a good bedtime routine, and she usually goes to bed about 8:00pm.

We decided to try the putting-her-back-in-bed method, as I think it would go best with her temperament. I'm kind of scared to put any sort of doorknob lock on her door because I don't want to freak her out if she can't get out of her room. If this method doesn't work, we might consider using a gate (but who knows, she might be too clever/big for those now)

Yesterday was our first day we both committed to putting Mariah back in her bed until a more respectable time (fingers crossed for 7:00pm!).

Here are how our mornings have gone so far:

HELP: Mariah the Early Riser

Mariah has been coming into our room in the morning ever since we switched her from the crib to a twin bed about a month ago. It was so cute! Wake-up time used to be 7:00-7:30am. Then it slowly creeped to 6:00-6:30. But before even that?? That's just cruel. This morning she came in our bed at 4:45 this morning totally awake!

Come on experienced moms, what do I do to get my 7:00 wake-up time back??

Couponing: Week 2

So I have been couponing for 2 weeks now. Here is all the stuff I got this week. With rewards, coupons and gift card bonuses, I paid NOTHING out of pocket for any of this stuff. It retails about $35 before tax. Plus I started getting free samples in the mail (pictured: Atkins starter kit and Carefree liner sample). I have been signing up for about 5-10 samples a day. I'm excited to see a few finally come!

Couponing!

 I have found a new hobby: COUPONING! A few weeks ago, I started watching the TLC show Extreme Couponing and I felt so beside myself. How in the world can these people be buying HUNDREDS of dollars for only $5-10??

It's all about the coupons! 

Welcome Baby Boy Forsgren!

Here are a few of the first pictures of Layne and La Donna's newest addition (name to come shortly), born today at 10:53am. He weighs 8lbs 15oz, measures 21 inches long. Mommy and baby are both doing great, just resting. I'm in Iowa watching their other kids, we're having lots of fun!

Baby Boy is baby #19 from my siblings' children. A very exciting day!