I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

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I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

Be sure to enter all my current giveaways (check out the list in my sidebar) including this Giant Cupcake Pan from Wilton

and your choice of adorable hat or headband from Sweet Bella Baby

Be sure to stop by The Shopping Mama and add your giveaways to her Thursday linky as well!

It felt so good to get out this past weekend. The weather was sunnier on Saturday but still very warm on Sunday so we decided to make a trek to our local zoo. We had a fabulous day and now spring is my favorite time to go to the zoo. No crowds or super hot temps making it hard to visit all the outside exhibits. The only downfall but was it a was a bit muddy and my boys enjoyed all the puddles a little too much. So fun! (I just love that last shot of “my boys”.)

For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 minutes for Mom, 7 Clown Circus and Jennifer Leigh Designz!

I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

Blog Name – Prize (end date)

I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

Be sure to enter all my current giveaways (check out the list in my sidebar) including a fun gift set from Sandra Magsamen

an Adorable Baby Prize Pack featuring a Bebe au Lait Reversible Bib and Snugfits Onesie

Think this looks like fun? If so, you are one smart cookie. It was a blast!

For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 minutes for Mom, 7 Clown Circus and Jennifer Leigh Designz!

Are you fighting the winter blues like me? While spring may seem very far away living here in Minnesota, I assure myself daily that it is right around the corner.  Kate from The Shopping Mama and myself have decided to team up with a fun Spring into Spring giveaway bash featuring some fabulous products sure to help you start the spring season right!

I bet you’re as excited as I am so please grab a button if you haven’t already and get extra entries into my giveaways leading up to and during the event.  (You know it would just look fabulous on your sidebar, wouldn’t it?) Can’t wait to see you there!

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If you are a business owner who would love the opportunity to be featured for this event with a review and giveaway, please contact me! I look forward to hearing from you.

I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

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I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

With my celebration event still going strong be sure to enter all my current giveaways (check out the list in my sidebar) including a Bake Me a Wish Peanut Butter Mousse Cake

a Gorton’s Seafood Prize Pack including a free product coupon for 5 winners

All geared up and ready for the next season!

For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 minutes for Mom, 7 Clown Circus and Jennifer Leigh Designz!

I love Not Me! Monday created by My Charming Kids so I’ll take this time to reflect on what I did not do this past week. Please take a moment to visit MckMama’s blog and see what she has not been up to this past week.

My family and I spent the weekend at my parent’s house to celebrate Warren’s 2nd birthday and my niece’s 1st birthday. I did not have so many mishaps while there that it is hard to remember them all.

To start, I did not decide to make my son’s cake myself to save money and make it more personal. I didn’t go all deluxe with the giant cupcake cake and include a strawberry cream filling that I had never made before. While stirring it over the stove constantly for 10 minutes (super fun time) I did not splatter and get strawberry juice on the bottom of my cream top. If I did I would have added an apron to keep it from happening again and wouldn’t you know, the moment I took that apron off, I  may have gotten that top dirty AGAIN.

I didn’t spend way too much time on this filling, stress that it might not be thick enough and enlist my mother’s help to be certain it would work and adding some powdered sugar. (Worked like a charm.)

While icing this cake I did not overfill the decorator’s bag well past the very obvious DO NOT FILL PAST THIS LINE line. I would never do something like that so I definitely didn’t have icing oozing over the top and onto my hands as I tried to decorate the top of the giant cupcake. My hands weren’t covered in it before I was done. I’m a very neat baker you know. (Ha!)

Looking back I do not realize that saving $20 by not ordering a cake I spent about four hours on a cake that I thought was going to be a cinch and plenty of money on materials. In the end though I felt good making a cake special for my son and it tasted wonderful but it really can’t be looked at as a “cost savings”.

While eating lasagna later that evening I didn’t completely miss my mouth and have a piece of noodle hit my chin only to fall down on my cream top. It didn’t create a nice complimentary splatter next to my strawberry sauce. Fed up, I may have gotten up to change my top only to realize I forgot my overnight bag at home which also included our toiletries. I would NEVER forget something so important so of course I didn’t end up borrowing clothes from my mother and feeling a bit silly.

I also didn’t fill up my water bottle before leaving and add way too much, causing a nice overflow all over my parent’s counter.

And I’m not sitting here thinking how easy it was to come up with some great Not Me! Monday moments. Way easier than it really should be…

I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

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I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

With my celebration event underway, be sure to enter all my current giveaways (check out the list in my sidebar) including a $50 gift certificate to Handbag Heaven

a pair of Nowali Moccasins

For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 minutes for Mom, 7 Clown Circus and Jennifer Leigh Designz!

Please link up your giveaways here to share with the rest of us! Everyone loves a giveaway!! Don’t forget to check out all my current giveaways going on as well. Simply click on the giveaway link on my sidebar for all my giveaways.

I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

Blog Name – Prize (end date)

I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

With my celebration event underway, be sure to enter all my current giveaways (check out the list in my sidebar) including this Let’s Toddle Prize Pack

a $50 gift card to Macy’s,

a personalized gift from Frecklebox,

and five of you will win a copy of your choice of Pirate Potty or Princess Potty book from Scholastic!

Last week we decided to visit a local water park to celebrate Warren’s 2nd birthday which is this Friday. We stayed on a Thursday night and saved a lot of cash. I highly recommend doing this to make a water park so much more affordable. Because of the winter season and not staying on a weekend we saved $100 off our room! As you can see, we had a blast!

For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 minutes for Mom and 7 Clown Circus !

Please link up your giveaways here to share with the rest of us! Everyone loves a giveaway!! Don’t forget to check out all my current giveaways going on as well. Simply click on the giveaway link on my sidebar for all my giveaways.

I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

Blog Name – Prize (end date)

I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

With my celebration event underway, be sure to enter all my current giveaways (check out the list in my sidebar)  including this New Mama Prize Pack worth over $100!

I also added some great Valentine’s Day giveaways including a custom Valentine’s Day shirt from Just Jen

a stunning Flutter Heart Bracelet from Things Remembered

and the newly added $25 Hallmark gift card and webcam greeting cards giveaway. 2 winners!

Anyone want to cuddle?

For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 minutes for Mom and 7 Clown Circus !

I didn’t know what exactly I was getting myself into last February when I started Baby Loving Mama. After reading blogs for a year I got the “itch” so to speak to have my own writing outlet and thus this blog was born. I didn’t know what I wanted it to be but it has morphed into so much more than I imagined. I’ve met some amazing people including other bloggers and readers many of which have become good friends.

My goal for next year is to put more of myself into my blog and therefore more me into my reviews. I will also have more content that is not about a product or service. I love writing and I find when I blog for myself I am a happier person. If you have any suggestions of what you’d like to see more of, please feel free to tell me in a comment below!

To all my current readers, I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support and for continuing to keep coming back for more. For all of you just discovering me and my blog, I hope you stick around for another great year.

My first year celebration will consist giveaways during the month of February that feature just some of the many companies I’ve had the pleasure of showcasing on Baby Loving Mama this past year. I feel blessed to have worked with so many fabulous PR reps and companies and look forward to reminding you once again all they have to offer!

Good luck and thanks again!

Please link up your giveaways here to share with the rest of us! Everyone loves a giveaway!! Don’t forget to check out all my current giveaways going on as well. Simply click on the giveaway link on my sidebar for all my giveaways.

I personally like this format best but you can list it however you like as long as you include an end date and link directly to the giveaway post.

Blog Name – Prize (end date)

I will do this each Thursday so please come back next week to link up!

Don’t forget to check enter my current giveaways including the entire Wilton UltraGold Bakeware Set worth $178!

one of two pairs of these cozy Karen Neuburger Pajamas

and one of 5 pairs of these Spare Spikes, an easy solution to avoid slipping on ice! (They are AWESOME!)