Free 2 liter Coke Product and Martha White muffin mix

There is a new website, Aisle50, that loads discounts directly to your Lowes Foods rewards card. Right now they are offering a FREE 2 liter Coke product and FREE Martha White muffin mix.

Click here to sign up.

All you need to do is enter your email address and rewards card number. When you check out at Lowes Foods, just scan your rewards card and the discount will automatically apply! How easy is that?

Leave me a comment if you get the deal!


UPDATE (2/27)- I just got back from Lowes Foods and the coupons worked. I was able to get a 2 liter of Diet Coke and Martha White Blueberry muffin mix for absolutely free!

Super Doubles at Harris Teeter!

Harris Teeter is running super doubles right now. Meaning that they double any coupon that has a face value up to $2. AAAHHH! How exciting :) I planned all my coupons yesterday and hit the store today. David was a little cranky towards the end of the trip because he was past his nap time. But overall, he was a real trooper!

I get my grocery lists off of the Southern Savers blog. I go to the grocery store basically every Wednesday and my deals range from week to week. I encourage you to check out her blog and start storing up on your weekly coupons!
Most people you talk to will say "Oh, I don't coupon because there are never coupons for what I buy...". If you see above, I was able to use my coupons to get things like candles, deodorant, face wash, razors and Hefty storage bags. Last I checked, everyone uses those things. :)
My entire trip before coupons was $106 and I paid only $35! Yes you read right, thirty-five dollars! Out of everything pictured above I got the salsas, dressing, baby spoons, and Hormel Compleats meal for absolutely free! Oh yeah, and I also got a large tube of Nestle Cookie Dough for free, but I forgot to put it in the picture.
The most expensive items were the razors. They cost between $6.99 and $7.99 a piece but I had a coupon for $2 off of each which then doubled to $4 off of each. So I got 17 razors for about $14. Not the best deal on razors but also not too bad.
I ended up using the max 20 coupons so I have to go back tomorrow to finish up my list and use the rest of my coupons.
If you have any questions on couponing, please feel free to leave a comment and I will do my best to answer it. :)

Update:
I went back today to get some more of the Hefty bags. I was able to get 4 boxes of bags for just $1.80, saving $12! So I got $13.80 worth of freezer bags for just $1.80... not bad!

Recommended Baby Products: Miscellaneous

This will be my last "Recommended Baby Products" post until I try new stuff out. I hope that you have found my posts about high chairs, small toys, large toys, sleepy time and let's eat to be helpful. On a side note, we just got David's new car seat delivered today! We have been using the Chicco KeyFit 30 but his little feet are dangling off the end and he looks like a burrito inside that thing! My husband did a lot of research and chose the Diono Radian Carseat. We will try it out and I will let you know how it goes!

Boppy with Organic Slipcover

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A Boppy is one of those things that you hear everyone tell you to register for. It is the truth! Although, I never really used it for nursing David. It was mainly used for tummy time when he was a new born and for him to have something to sit up in as he was growing. The organic slipcover has 3 peas in a pod and is very soft. I highly recommend this pillow and cover. The pair will cost you around $60 ($30 for the pillow and $30 for this cover).

BogginHead Pacifier Clip

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David used a pacifier for only the first few weeks of his life and then decided to upgrade to his pointer and middle finger on his right hand. So, here we were with two BooginHead's and thinking that we had no use for them. We were wrong! These are great to attach to toys as well (like a ball or rattle or teether). It has been a life saver while at restaurants or anywhere that we want to give David a toy and not worry about it falling on the ground. My husband ordered the camo one listed above (without my permission :) ). I'm not sure what they run but it doesn't matter, it is worth it. 

Graco Secure Coverage Digital Monitor

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We ended up getting this exact monitor at a yard sale last spring for just $5! Yes you read right, $5!! Of course it was used and didn't come with a box or manuals, but who needs that stuff anyways? It was worked great! No interference, it holds a charge and it even clips onto you. I have no complaints at all about this monitor. You can get it for around $40 on Amazon. 

Chewbeads Perry Necklace

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I got a $25 credit towards Vau.lt that I needed to spend. I couldn't figure out what to get on that site. I was torn between more Trumpette socks for David or this necklace. The socks were too small so I went with the necklace. David has become distracted while feeding when around noisy places (like the nursing room at church). So, I needed to get something that grabbed his attention. Also, he can chew on this necklace to his hearts desire and it doesn't hurt him. You can also handwash or throw it into the dishwasher to get it clean again. There are a bunch of different products that the brand carries. I encourage you to check it out! Vau.lt has the Chewbeads products for cheaper than on the actual companies website. Click here for the Vau.lt website. I'm thinking about ordering a different necklace in another color!

Recommended Baby Products: Let's Eat!

My son, David, is only 9 months old so keep that in mind when you see me recommend products to use to eat. He doesn't feed himself yet so I can't recommended products that the baby uses, just things that I have used to feed him.

Dr. Brown Bottles
Let's start at the beginning with bottles. There are so many bottles on the market! That was probably the hardest thing for me to register for. What is the best? What if my baby has colic and I don't even know yet? What's the easiest to clean? We decided to register for Dr. Brown bottles. Of course we didn't know if David was going to be colic or not (since he was in my belly), but we didn't want to risk buying or registering for another brand and then having to go back and buy Dr. Brown's. You will read plenty of reviews about these bottles being a pain to clean. I honestly didn't have a problem with cleaning them. You can even buy a basket to put all the parts in and then just throw it into the dishwasher.
The set pictured below runs for around $20 on Amazon. I have both the standard bottles (pictured below) and the wide neck bottles. Either size will do but the standard sized bottles attach to a Medela Breast Pump which is nice.

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OXO  Tot Feeding Spoon
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON ANY OTHER SPOONS! GET THESE! Ok, hopefully you get my point :) I've tried other spoons and I find that after a few spoonfuls my hand starts to cramp. I know that sounds ridiculous but it's true! The way that this spoon is curved makes it easier for your to shovel food into your little ones mouth. They are a little bit more expensive than other spoon packs, but trust me, it is worth the price.

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Euro-Pro Ninja Master Prep Food Processor

I decided even before I was pregnant that I would make my own baby food. It is much more cost efficient and healthier. I have only made fruits and veggies so far and it has been great! I usually make all the food in one day and stock up the freezer. So far I have been making food about every 3 or 4 weeks. We already owned the Ninja before we even thought about having kids. It has worked wonders with making baby food. I have only used the smaller Ninja and not the blender one. It has been used for lima beans, apples, pears, sweet potatoes and butternut squash (just to name a few). They go for about $100 on Amazon, not sure if you could get a better deal at Kohls or on an infomercial. 

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That is all I have to recommend so far for eating. I make my own baby food and when I make it I store it in the Pampered Chef 1 cup prep bowls. I have about 6 of them and they are great for freezing food because they are glass. I just ordered David his first sippy cups off of Amazon. I will try them out and let you know how they do. Don't forget to check out my other posts on small toys, high chairs, large toys and sleepy time!

Cinnamon Roll Cake

My church is doing a weekly bible study for mom's called Abide. It is an awesome study so far and I encourage all the moms out there to either read this study or get plugged into one at your local church. Any ways... we are meeting every Monday morning until the end of April. I think there are about 70 ladies that are attending. Since we meet at 9:30 AM we are hungry! Each small group of about 8 or so women are responsible for bringing breakfast twice over the 4 month study. Our group did breakfast this morning. I was going to be super lazy about it and signed up for canned cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins. I then decided that I should try to be a little bit more stay-at-home-mom-ISH and make at least one of them from scratch. If you noticed, I just made homemade cinnamon rolls last week. They took a lot of time and were really big so I decided that not go that route. Luckily, I came across a Cinnamon Roll Cake recipe via Pinterest a few weeks ago. It makes a 9x13 cake that I could cut into smaller pieces to feed the masses :) I was a little worried about bringing something I had never made or tried before, but it ended up tasting great so I figured I should share the recipe. The recipe is adapted from here. If you noticed I did change the amount of butter used, I just felt that the original recipe called for way too much.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Ingredients:

• Cake Mix
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 6 tbsp. melted butter
• Cinnamon Mix
• 3/4 cup softened butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• Glaze
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 5 tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

1. Mix flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla together to make your cake mix. 
2. Then stir in the melted butter and pour the  batter into a greased 9x13 cake pan.
3. Mix softened butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon together to created your cinnamon mix. 
4. Lump the cinnamon mix onto the cake batter. 
5. Take a knife and zigzag through the batter to incorporate the cinnamon mix.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
7. Top with the glaze while the cake is still warm.
8. Enjoy with a glass of milk! :)

Recommended Baby Products: Sleepy time

If you invest in any sort of baby product I promise it will be anything that will help put your baby to sleep or keep them asleep! I will cover a few of my favorite bed time/nap time baby items. You can also visit my other posts to find recommended toys (large and small) as well as high chairs.

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Halo Sleep Sack 100% Cotton

Ok, so you get to the stage where you have baby sleeping in their own crib (yay!). But, you want to be able to cover them with a blanket but then you don't want to because you are afraid that they might suffocate. I know... it sounds scary! We ended up having a sleep sack by accident that we purchased from a consignment sale before David was even born for 25 cents (yes you read that right, 25 cents, as in a quarter). We loved it and so did David! It was a size small so it didn't last very long. We rushed out and bought more at Babies R Us when they had them for buy one get one half off. David was sleeping in these when it was summer/fall and sleeps in it for every nap. These can cost you around $25 and up.

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Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'n Play Sleeper

This is the bassinet that David slept in when he came home from the hospital. It was very convenient because you can rock it and it doesn't take up much room next to your bed. It is also easy to clean and folds up for storage. You may have heard about a recent recall on this product for mold. Don't fret! You can call Fisher Price directly and they will tell you how to clean the plastic base to get rid of the mold if you have it. The slight incline was very comfortable for David when he was a newborn. It will cost you around $50 on Amazon. It is worth it!

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Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper Mini Bassinet Convertible

After David got too big for the rock 'n play sleeper we switched him over to this bassinet. It folds up for easy storage and transportation into a bag. We took this with us on road trip to Ohio and we were able to fit it in the trunk of our Prius (along with a stroller, swing and luggage). The bassinet also converts into a play yard. You just take out the mattress. It's best to click on the source link so that you can see other pictures of it on Amazon. It will cost you around $140 brand new. We got ours off of Craigslist for $75 and the seller threw in a Moby Wrap and baby food grinder. What a deal!

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HoMedics Soundspa Lullaby

I had never heard of a sound machine prior to having David. We didn't even register for one. Luckily, one of my husband's co-workers is a dad of two and knows how important these things are. I like this particular sound machine because it has a timer and a projector. It comes with three different discs for the projector that you can choose from. There is also several different sounds to choose from but we have only used the rain and heartbeat. We used the heartbeat sound for David for the first month or so and then switched to the rain. He has listened to it every night all night. It helps to drown out the sounds of the pugs and us moving around the house. This thing is a must have for anyone! They go for around $35 on Amazon, but I've seen it as low as $20.

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Quickzip Organic Crib Sheet Set

Now, I know that this particular item won't necessarily help your baby sleep better. But, it may help you sleep better! These sheets have to be the greatest invention since sliced bread :) If you have ever changed a fitted sheet on a crib mattress, then you know how difficult it can be. These sheets are great because you just need to attach the bottom half of the sheet to the crib mattress (no need to change this one often) and then simply zip on the top half! The sheet zips around the entire length of a standard crib mattress. It literally takes seconds to take off the sheet and attach a new one. They are a little pricey compared to other crib sheets, but I'm telling you now, it is way worth it. We went with the organic sheets that will cost you around $50. You can get non-organic sheets for a little cheaper.

Are there any baby sleep products that you recommend?