Join the BabyBumps.net team at tomorrow’s Babies R Us Super Friday Sale!!!

This special event, to be held Friday, August 1st, is a one day sale special. The store will open early at 8am and doors will remain open late until 11pm! The event will feature in-store demonstrations, product demonstrations and prizes in addition to special deals throughout the store all day!

We hope to see you there!!!

Surfing the web today, I read about a way to earn a free subscription to Parenting magazine by watching Johnson’s baby ads on AdPerk.com. As a newly expectant mom I am finding myself drawn to all things baby right now (especially if they are free), so I decided to give it a shot.

All in all, it took me about 20 minutes to watch all the ads. After each ad, you have 30 seconds to enter the code on the screen to confirm that you watched the ad. Then, for each ad viewed you earn credits for your subscription. After you earn 12 credits, you simply fill out a form with your mailing address. There are no survey questions to answer and some of the videos were actually pretty cute.

After I completed the entire process I received a confirmation email which said I should expect to begin receiving my 12-month subscription around September 8th. It was definately 20 minutes well spent if I get it as promised!

Earn your free subscription by visiting www.adperk.com!!!

Julie and Cindy appeared on Fox 4 News in Kansas City yesterday to promote our Family Fun Fest 2008 this Saturday at the Zen Zone in Lee’s Summit. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Rose Brooks Center, an organization committed to their mission of fighting domestic violence in the KC area. More information can be found on the BabyBumps.net homepage. We hope to see you all there!!!

BabyCrazy would like to remind everyone….

Every year, we hear awful stories of children who were left in a hot car during the
summer, resulting in severe illness and even death. Sadly, all of these tragedies were
100 percent preventable. Carol Ball, with Children’s Health Care of Atlanta and SAFE KIDS of Georgia, advises parents to avoid such a tragedy by remembering a few simple rules:

• Temperatures inside a car rise at alarming rates during the summer, even when it is only moderately warm outside.

 

• Never leave a child in an unattended car for any amount of time, even with the windows rolled down.

 

• Double-check that all children exit the vehicle when you reach your destination. Take special care to ensure that sleeping infants are not overlooked.

 

• Prior to restraining your child, check the temperature of the child safety seat surface and seat belt buckles to avoid unintentional burns or discomfort.

For more information visit www.choa.org

Don’t forget!
Sheri Songer from BabyCrazy is hosting a customer appreciation anniversary sale until July 14th at 2pm. Don’t hesitate to check out what is new for the summer. You will receive FREE SHIPPING on all orders placed with her by phone at 816.537.0514 or by email at slsonger@babycrazy.net. Check out her website at www.iambabycrazy.com/ssonger

BabyBumps.net would like to introduce you to a great new forum for mommies in the KC metro!

KansasCityMommies.com is an online forum for moms across the Kansas City area and beyond. It is a place for moms to gather for support and friendship, to chat about anything and everything. It is a newer group, but is growing very fast!

Visit the site to get parenting advice, share your child-rearing woes, talk about breastfeeding, formula feeding, sleep training, attachment parenting and more.

Are you ready for a friendly debate?
Join in to discuss hot topics such as natural vs. medical labor, the Iraq war and teen pregnancy.

Not in a serious mood?
Enjoy some laughs and light-hearted fun on the “Mindless Fun” board, share jokes, solve riddles and browse fun websites.

Are you a Crunchy Mama?
Take a look at the “It’s Good to be Green” board for easy environment-saving tips, and share your own.

Wondering what’s for dinner tonight?
Go look to see what others are cooking, swap recipes, and talk about dining in KC.

Membership is completely FREE!!! We hope to see you there!

Well you can’t quite tell just yet, but the tests are in.  I’m going to be a mommy!

Jason and I have been trying for a few months now. Having been about a week late, I decided to test last week and got 2 pink lines! We are very excited about what the next year will bring, and are feeling all those feelings that I expect most first-time parents experience.

We aren’t sure how far along we are for sure, but based on my lack of symptoms I am guessing we are at just under 6 weeks, which would date us to deliver around early March. So far the only thing I have noticed is a complete aversion to potatoes, which up until this month I would have chosen over cake and ice cream any day of the week. I started feeling a bout of queeziness this morning, so I assume that morning sickness will take me by storm sometime this week. Not looking forward to that!

Our first appointment will be next Monday when they will do blood tests and do our complete family history workup. Then, we will have a week and a half to wait until our first appointment with the doctor, and first ultrasound (can’t wait to hear that beating heart!) on July 24th.

With everything I have learned since our launch in January (and all the great relationships I have made), I know that I am totally ready for this adventure. It’s going to be an exciting year and we are so excited about becoming parents!!!

Andrea
Co-Founder, BabyBumps.net