Bet On Your BABY - Take the Challenge! Win Some Luvs®

Bet on Your Baby is a new show where parents play fun games with their toddlers, and try to “bet” on what baby will do next! If they guess correctly, the family wins $5,000 in college tuition money, and the chance to play for $50,000! 

All of these heartwarming and hilarious games are played in a toy-filled room called the Baby Dome. Do you think that you could predict what baby will do next? 

Would You Survive The Baby Dome? QUIZ – 

How well do you know the behavior of babies? How do you think these toddlers will fare playing these games in the Baby Dome? Take the quiz to find out! 

Bet On Your Baby GAME GALLERY – 

View the cutest clips of the stars of the show! Visit the Game Gallery to watch the babies and parents in action, playing awesome games together such as Toy Time, Stack 'Em, and The Sound of Moo-sic.

I'm giving one lucky reader the chance to win Luvs® Super Absorbent diapers!  The winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter.  This giveaway is open to residents in US; 18+. Winner will have 48 hours to confirm before a forfeit is assumed. Giveaway will runs May 24, 2013 @ 12:01AM - June 6, 2013 @ 11:59PM (EST).  

 

 

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Dance til Dawn to An MP3, Band or DJ?

 “The Wedding Band: Season One” Available on DVD June 11!

You’ve booked your venue, purchased your dress, signed contracts with the catering company and taken engagement photos.  The hard part is officially over and now, you can start planning your wedding music.

Before you start picking songs however, there are a few things to keep in mind such as ambiance, budget and your venue acoustics. After food, music will be one of the details that your guests will remember.

No one knows the importance of music more than Brian Austin Green.  In his latest show “The Wedding Band,” Green plays the lead singer of a fun-loving Seattle rock band called Mother of the Bride. Alongside his band mates, he experiences outrageously funny ups and downs! They haven’t figured out their personal lives, but they do know one thing for sure — weddings are the best place to meet women, drink up and rock out. Featuring A-list guest stars like Megan Fox and Molly Sims, this Wedding Crashers-meets- The Wedding Singer comedy mash-up marries the two key elements to any great party - terrific music and lots of laughter.  “The Wedding Band: Season One” (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment) will be available June 11.

The guests at Mother of the Bride’s wedding gigs never knew what to expect but they always had a great time once the band took the stage. That’s how you want your guests to feel at your wedding – surprised but also, excited to dance and celebrate your Big Day! To help you prepare for your perfect wedding music, take note a few things:


Ambiance

 
Before you decide whether you want a wedding band, a DJ or an iPod, you have to ask yourself a few questions: How do you picture your wedding music? Do you want a party or do you want an elegant event with minimal dancing? Are your musical choices reflective of you and your fiance? Or do you want the music to appeal to your parents?

Once you figure out what you want, the next step is to figure out if you can afford it. Once you’ve determined the DJ, band or laptop of your dreams is within your purview, you have to figure out if your wedding venue has the electronic capabilities to host your music.

Budget

 
How much money are you willing to spend on music? Some people are fine with a DIY wedding DJ’d by a friend or an iPod. Some folks hire a band or a professional DJ. Whatever you decide, be sure to check if:

·    Bands are allowed to play at your venue
·    How long will they need for load-in and sound check?
·    Do they charge a flat rate?
·    How many sets can they play?
·    Does the DJ understand your vision?
·    Does he have the songs you like?
·    Will he charge you if he/she needs to download songs?
·    Is the DJ on the venue’s preferred vendors list?
·    If not, would they open to having a new vendor on the premises?

Acoustics

 
Will your ceremony and reception be indoors, outdoors or both? If your ceremony will be outside, you’ll have to make sure that there are electrical plugs near your set-up. This will ensure that you’ll be able to plug in your speakers and microphones without worry. Also, if you’re having a wedding march and post-ceremony music, you’ll need to be able to triangulate a musical “sweet spot” so that your songs can be heard clearly outside.  If your ceremony is indoors, then you needn’t worry about this bit.

The Reception

 
Some venues have a strict music policy with loud music being allowed up to a certain time. If you’d like to party later than the standard 10 p.m. be prepared to pay extra by the hour. Some venues will be open to extending their music policy, others will not. Be sure to discuss these issues before signing any contract.

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Television

Wedding Band on DVD June 11, 2013

Synopsis:

You’re cordially invited to party it up with the WEDDING BAND, the hilarious and light-hearted new comedy starring Brian Austin Green and Harold Perrineau. Follow the outrageously funny ups and downs of four friends who are members of a fun-loving Seattle rock band called Mother of the Bride. They haven’t figured out their personal lives, but they do know one thing for sure — weddings are the best place to meet women, drink up and rock out. Featuring A-list guest stars like Megan Fox and Molly Sims, this Wedding Crashers-meets- The Wedding Singer comedy mash-up marries the two key elements to any great party…terrific music and lots of laughter.

 
Special Features:

DVD

·       Finding the Rhythm: Music and Comedy
·       Wedding Themes
 
Wedding Band DVD

Street Date:                              June 11, 2013
Prebook Date:                          May 1, 2013
Screen Format:                        Widescreen 1.78:

Audio:                                         5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles:                                    English/ Spanish/ French
Total Run Time:                       435 minutes
U.S. Rating:                               TV-MA
Closed Captioned:                   Yes
 
 

Hot new toys from Knex Review/Giveaway

If you have kids you know they have a favorite type of toy that u must keep on hand!  For my boys its building toys...my little engineers!  So you can guess how excited they were to become Knex Brand Ambassadors!

This is the fantastic package we received in the mail...one for each of them from each product, plus every ones favorite classic Lincoln logs!  Chris was so excited to get building, so we started with the Lincoln logs "Horseshoe Hill Station".

We worked together, the instructions are clear, and its pretty easy to build (and destroy)...destruction always follows with my boys. It's a daily game we now play...build our "Horseshoe Hill Station"...knock it down!  So...do to this there is no finished product picture!  If I can manage to get one..i'll update :)

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Suggested retail price of the Lincoln Logs: Horseshoe Hill Station is $27.99. Ages 3+.  You can purchase on knex.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, TRU.com, Amazon.com and at toy retailers nationwide.

 

I'm giving one lucky reader the chance to win their own box of Lincoln Logs "Horseshoe Hill Station"!  The winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter.  This giveaway is open to residents in US; 18+. Winner will have 48 hours to confirm before a forfeit is assumed. Giveaway will runs May 23, 2013 @ 12:01AM - May 31, 2013 @ 11:59PM (EST).  

 

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information.

 

The Story of Damien

Here is the beautiful story of why Mom of 3 Boys is now +1

SHORT VERSION

• Positive Test in August
• Due date set May 9 2013
• It's A Boy in December
• Begin being miserable in January
• April 13 Surprise!  It's A Boy!

WHAT'S IN A NAME

If it was a girl, she would have been Halie (hay-lee) Marie...we have both loved this name for years, no particular reason...guess well have to save it for grand kids (wink wink)

Damien Andrew:

Well since we already have three boys, it was tough to come up with a name for a fourth!  We didn't want to do a Jr. or II but we wanted a variation of hubby's name Damon.  Damien has three origin variations ~ Greek ( To Tame ); English ( To Tame ); Polish ( Of The People )...  Damien is hubby's Father's Father's name, and Andrew has two origin variations ~ Greek ( Man Warrior ); English ( Man Warrior ) was Damon's Mother's Father's name.  So in our tradition of using family names, this is where we got his name from.

LONG VERSION OF DAMIEN WITH PICTURES AND UNNECESSARY DETAILS

After being pregnant 3 times before, you would think i would have known what to expect, but this one was anything but normal....

We started trying in July, after following the ovulation rules and keeping up on the days and mommy daddy time in the pink pad app..i was sure we would be pregnant!  But test after test, and august rolling around, still no positive or aunt flo...i was so confused and disappointed (i felt like an idiot for charting, its not like we've never gotten preg before)...but come mid august i felt compelled to take my last test even though i was positive it would be negative...but low and behold...a LINE! apparently i have an irregular . and ovulated a month after i should have...this happened to be 2 days after hubby's birthday, so i stuck it in a box and wrapped it..told him we picked him up something else (boys were totally in on it) He was completely shocked to pull this out!

FINALLY A POSITIVE!

My OB set up an ultrasound to measure and see how far along...6 weeks..That's it!!  I wanted to ball like a big ol baby...that's a whole five weeks after the swimmers should have done there job...ugh...Many Many weeks go by, i deal with the heartburn, and mild morning sickness...never had either...it was torture!  Finally week 19 is here ~ahhhh~ and the heavens shine down...Ultrasound time!  And a week before Christmas!  What a fabulous gift...well almost...the whole family was expecting an empty space instead there's another needle showing on the screen.../i could see it on hubby's face, he wanted to cry, and we sat there for at least five minutes trying to explain to a three year old that he was having ANOTHER BROTHER, not a sister like he's claimed it was for the past three months...I mean what are the odds..4 BOYS!!

Hi MOM!

IT'S A BOY!

My next Dr. apt i got the shock of my life...a nurse comes in and hands me a appointment card for the MFM or moms worse fear Dr.  I was completely confused and thought she was in the wrong room...but when my Dr. came in she explained that they had seen some fluid around MY babies heart in the US...with a WHAAAA & a BOOOHOO & a why me, i got over myself and went to the appointment...so for the next 10 weeks i go and get ultrasounds, measure his growth, and get told different stories by different Dr.s ones concerned, one doesn't see anything that's a problem...WHY CANT PEOPLE BE ON THE SAME PAGE!!  LIKE I NEED THIS STRESS! 

Growing Belly ~ totally tell I dropped at 34 weeks

At 28 weeks i loose my mucus plug, Dr.s not concerned ( i dilated early with my others too and made full term)..But I'm really miserable now, all i want to do is sleep..i take iron pills daily cause of course now I'm anemic...and we all know with a three year old running around sleep is not an option!  On top of it i have the worst heartburn ever!  Most days even two Zantac didn't help!  By 32 weeks my Dr. has me coming weekly, and is now saying she doesn't think ill make my due date...I shrug it off..I've never had an early baby, why start now.  At my 34 week i was 1-2 cm (normal for me)...at my 35 week i was 2-3...the next few days i had something i never had..THE SHOW (you mommy's know what I'm talkin) I knew it was coming...Friday i didn't feel like myself...i was completely freaked out...am i going to be able to breastfeed...omg we have another baby coming soon...i went and lied down after hubby got home, i just wanted peace and quiet...hubby knew something was wrong, i just thought i was tired and wanted rest.

BIRTHDAY

So I woke up at 5ish with some "gas" pains ( yea i had gas) and got up to go to the bathroom, several times...By time hubby got up around 6ish i was still awake and couldn't sleep because of the pains and this nervous feeling...He asked if i was ok, i was like yea i just gotta poop...lol...he really didn't think he should go to work, but i assured him it was ok...well...Come 7:00 it WASN'T OK!  My pains were now hurting, and I'm wanting to cry...I text him and got the boys up...Hubs got home and we finished packing the boys a bag, gathering our bags and called the Dr.s office.  We didn't even wait for them to call back, my contractions were 3-5 minutes apart, and holy hell...I wanted to scream, but didn't want to scare the three kids in the back seat of the truck...oh did I mention I am sitting on a towel provided by the paranoid hubby.  I kid you not were going like 65-70 down a 45 inner city road...I don't even want to look, and on top of that are these g.d. contractions...

We get to the hospital around 7:50, and he drops me off up front then goes to park...I go inside only to find an empty lobby!!  Where the hell are the people that are suppose to take pitty and wheel me upstairs!?  So I sit on the bench and wait for hubby and the kids who come in after what seems like a life time...we all go up to the second floor (that's all I know) we get off the elevator and are clueless on where to go!  We stop and look left, there is a nurses station, and to the right are a set of locked doors...A nurse saw us, and said to go to the LOCKED DOORS (of course..sheesh) push the button and tell them I'm in labor...well ok...so we do, and the doors magically open...we follow the signs down two long corridors (of course the delivery nurses station is in the back corner!)  They can see I'm hurting but have me fill out a paper with name and Dr...and other crap I don't remember cause I WAS IN PAIN!

They stick me in triage to check me out (in there minds to send me home since I'm only 36.2 weeks)  I change into the fashionable gowns they hand you and go to the bathroom only to wipe and see blood...umm...I don't think I'm going home!  I get in the bed and have even stronger contractions (is that possible?  HOLY HELL!)  The nurse takes her time, and finally checks me (wasn't really that long) and she's like "your ready" I said WHAT, i have time for an EPI right?  "NO" ... OMG is this really happening...Hubby was on the phone with the Dr. who just now called us back and he asks how far "She's at a 9"  WHAT!!??  They rush me into the last room they have open (sorry to the girl they just wheeled into triage with her water broken!)  They move me cautiously to my bed, and are running around like chickens...in between contractions I'm signing god knows what, and there attempting an iv..I told the nurse NO, but she just laughed...she then attempted to put the iv in my right hand, after I informed her that no one can ever get one in there...well what do you know...she couldn't get it in there, so now the other nurse attempts to put one where I normally get it, in my left wrist and WOW, it went in!  Right after that I had a good contraction and then "the urge" I HAVE TO PUSH, I yell..."Don't" I hear...well you can't exactly NOT...the Dr. walks in and suits up just in time for my second "urge" when my water breaks, then a third and WHOOSH ~ IT'S A BOY!  WELCOME EARTH SIDE DAMIEN!

Just Born ~ 6.11lbs 19.5in

Just as the Dr. lays him on me to clamp and cut the cord he pees on her...way to start your life little man!  LOL...He spent the next eight hours in the nursery because of the pericardial effusion...cardiologist checked him out...and has a clean bill of health!  My little Chris was so upset and crying at the nursery window because he wanted to hold his brother...he waited a whole nine months and didn't understand why he couldn't hold him yet...I got him back at four and was so excited for the boys to be able to hold him and snuggle him myself!  I got to spend the night with him in the room, but after the next mornings blood tests he was taken away again because of jaundice...booo...it just never ends for this pregnancy!  Had to spend all day and night in the nursery under the uv lights...That second night was soooo lonely!!...but discharge day we both got to leave with a clean bill of health!  

Snuggle Time ~ The only in room time we had

Sleepy Baby

Finally getting to hold his brother ~ that was a long 9 months

My Four Beautiful Boys!

Off to more wonderful days with our complete family!

To Be Loved is Music to My Ears!

Everyone's favorite Canadian crooner is back again, finding his harmony while making his way through the American songbook (and looking oh-so dapper in a suit)!  This is Michael Buble's 7th studio album release titled 'To Be Loved'. The album (14 tracks) has great 4 new original tracks co-written by Michael Buble' himself with collaborators and 10 classic covers (his own classical interpretation of the songs and the overall sound/feel of the album is that of a wonderful and very entertaining classical orchestral sound), making it a very enjoyable CD indeed. It's certainly one of my favorites!  Originals (4 tracks) are "After All" composed by Michael Buble'(MB), Bryan Adams, Alan Chang, Steven Sater and the legendary producer Jim Vallance (it's a rocky/poppy up-tempo track featuring Canadian rock singer-songwriter Bryan Adams); "Got It Easy" composed by MB, Tom Jackson & Alan Chang; "Close Your Eyes" composed by MB, Alan Chang & Jann Arden Richards and "It's A Beautiful Day" composed by MB, Amy Foster-Gillies and Alan Chang.

The other 10 tracks of To Be Loved, out now, finds the Grammy winner covering songs by Frank Sinatra, the Bee Gees, Jackson 5, Elvis Presley, Van Morrison, and more.

"Do not think I take my success these last ten years for granted. I was anything but an overnight sensation, which inspires me to deliver big time for my fans—maybe even make some new ones this time out."  says Bublé.  "I labored over every song, every note and every arrangement because I can’t resist trying to make each record better than my last one." 

I love the big band & orchestra sounds of his music...& i love that hes venturing into song writing!  I cant wait to hear what he comes up with in the future...What a fantastic start to a new venture!  On overall, Michael Buble' is on the roll in this new CD release 'To Be Loved', I love it! A highly recommended CD.  

You can pick up your own copy on AMAZON, or ITUNES

Catch Michael on Dancing With the Stars - 4/30/13 & The Ellen DeGeneres Show - 5/3/13

I participated in this campaign for One2One Network. I received a free copy of the album to facilitate my review. By posting, I am eligible for incentives. All opinions stated are my own.

Combat your ant problem Review/Giveaway

It doesn't matter where you live, chances are you've had those little anoying pest in your home...no not your kids, ANTS!  We have been unfortunate to have a sugar ant problem, and nothing seems to get rid of them...that is until i placed the Combat Killing Bait Strips provided by the Purex Insiders in the kitchen.  I haven't seen an ant in there since!

About:
The same killing power found in Combat Gels is now available in a new discreet design with NEW Combat® Ant & Roach Killing Bait Strips!

• One of the fastest active ingredients you can buy to kill ants.
• Insect nerve poison kills ants by contact or ingestion.
• New discreet design starts killing ants in hours so you can see immediate results.
• High secondary colony kill. Kills ants in a domino effect, eliminating the source of the infestation.
• Easy-to-apply to hard-to-reach areas.

In conjunction with the NEW Combat® Ant & Roach Killing Bait Strips Insider Kit, Combat® is proud to introduce the $1,000 Giveaway featuring NEW Combat® Ant & Roach Killing Bait Strips!

You can enter to win up to $1,000!

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You can purchase Combat Killing Bait Strips in most stores...to find one near you use the store finder

 

I'm giving one lucky reader the chance to win Combat Killing Bait Strips!  The winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter.  This giveaway is open to residents in US; 18+. Winner will have 48 hours to confirm before a forfeit is assumed. Giveaway will runs May 1, 2013 @ 12:01AM - May 15, 2013 @ 11:59PM (EST).  

 

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Free Comic Book Day 2013

The Man of Steel is set to headline Free Comic Book Day 2013 (Saturday, May 4) as SUPERMAN: LAST SON OF KRYPTON #1 will be made available by DC Comics in comic book shops across the nation while supplies last.

This book is a must-have for fans eagerly anticipating the June 14 launch of SUPERMAN UNCHAINED – the blockbuster new monthly series created by comic legends Scott Snyder and Jim Lee – as the special issue also includes an exclusive sneak peek of that forthcoming series, flying into stores the same week as the highly anticipated new film Man of Steel.

In addition, this Free Comic Book Day exclusive includes the first chapter of the classic, best-selling graphic novel SUPERMAN: LAST SON OF KRYPTON – written by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner (director of Superman: The Movie), illustrated by Adam Kubert and featuring Superman’s epic battle with General Zod and the Phantom Zone villains. 



For young comic fans, DC is also offering DC NATION SUPER SAMPLER #1, providing a sneak peak at two sensational series from the DC Kids line – BEWARE THE BATMAN and TEEN TITANS GO!. – this book includes two exciting, all-new stories for readers of all ages, based on new animated series coming soon to Cartoon Network's Saturday morning DC Nation programming block from Warner Bros. Animation.



For more on Free Comic Book Day, including a list of participating locations, please visit www.freecomicbookday.com!