Cosco Comfy Carry Infant Car Seat Review

We got this car seat at our *mobile baby shower, it was a gift from my mother. It has a really cute design, elephants, hippos, giraffes, zebras, and monkeys. The new comfy carry handle took some getting used to though, always felt like I was holding the car seat sideways or something. The straps are pretty easy to adjust to accommodate your growing baby. My Sethy grows fast, so I was adjusting almost every time I put him in it(at least it seemed like it). The buckle though, I really don't like the buckle. It is very difficult to get both sides held together while buckling it into the other piece, especially with a squirmy baby.  Other than the buckle and getting used to the handle, it is a pretty decent car seat. It serves its purpose. Oh and it came with a base also, but I really don't see the point of the base, the seat does not snap into it or anything. I never ended up using the base. But not a bad car seat for the value $49.98 at Wal-Mart.

 

The pic came out a little dark but here is the car seat. For a better view you can visit the url below

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Comfy-Carry-Infant-Car-Seat-Old-MacDonald/16904579 

 

 

*mobile baby shower:

The mobile baby shower was awesome, my mom and sister-in-law, Lisa, planned it. All the women in the family (well the ones who were not previously engaged) piled up in Lisa's minivan and went baby shopping, I wasn't allowed to spend any money. Then after all the shopping, we went out to eat at the Golden Coral! I think it was the best baby shower ever!

LadyBug Pillow Pet Mini Review

Chloe with her ladybug mini pillow pet.

10/26/11

 

"It's a pillow, it's a pet, it's a pillow pet"

We have all heard the jingle, probably walked around aimlessly humming the tune or singing the song... I know I have :) in fact I am humming it to myself right now, I'm sure I will be for days lol. But anyway we have serious business to conduct here, a review on this cute little mini ladybug. Chloe picked out her ladybug when her Aunty Trish and Uncle Andy took her shopping to pick out a birthday present for her 7th birthday. She had been dreaming the pillow pet dream for months along with most of the other children in the world. Yes, the pillow pet was wonderful, the material is soft and cuddly, it has just the right amount of fluff, when not being used as a pillow there is a Velcro strip on the bottom to make it appear more like a real creature.

 

Pillow pet as pillow and as creature.

 

  It is well made, she has had it for just about 2 years now(in October) and the only damage it has sustained is the dog chewed the end of the antennas so they are a bit frayed. It is easily washed in the washing machine, I usually hang hers to dry. It is really remarkable how good of condition it is still in, it has traveled across the country, been on endless sleep overs, been camping, had things spilled on it and so much more.. I would say if you wish to be among those with the pillow pet dreams then go for it! If you are not into ladybugs there are lots of other characters to choose from.

 

 

Here are a few of the others..

 

Oh yeah, not sure how much her pillow pet cost, cause it was a gift, but it appears that they range from $9.99 to $25.. From my search on Google.



The Very Hungry Caterpiller book review

The Very hungry caterpillar is a wonderful book, written by Eric Carle. I started reading it to my oldest, Chloe, when she was a little over a year old. All of my children LOVE to listen to this story! Chloe now reads it to her younger brothers and sister, she is an awesome big sister! My son Patrick dressed as The Very Hungry Caterpillar for their school's dress like your favorite book character day. He was by far the cutest caterpillar ever! A must for your children's at home library..

Patrick as The Very Hungry Caterpillar..

 

Book Cover

 

 

Inside

 

DIEGO TRICYCLE Fisher Price Review ***So SAD, Just read this trike was RECALLED****

http://toys.about.com/od/toyrecalls/ss/Fisher-Price-Toy-Recall-Pictures-Recall-Pictures-Of-Fisher-Price-Recall-Trikes.htm

Sorry for recommending something that has been recalled. My kids never had any problems with the ignition, but I guess some did.

Both of my older sons Patrick and Chandler have both gotten this same tricycle for one of their birthday's, and so has my nephew Armondo. They are a good little trike for little boys. Pretty heavy duty and tuff. The seat lifts up for storage(to carry around dirt and friendly bugs, or sippy cups) but it also falls off quite often. All three of the boys seemed to prefer to just ride around without it. and would take it off on purpose after a while. So I guess it wasn't too much of a problem. It does not come fully assembled but DOES come with directions, so tell hubby or whoever is assembling to read them first. Otherwise you end up having to keep taking it back apart to figure out where the extra pieces go.. We learned this the first time around with Patrick's Diego trike, my brother who had bought him it for his B-Day gift tried to assemble without the directions, it was a mess ! But once it was all up and going he absolutely loved it! Drove it all around the house, the yard and anywhere else we would allow him to go. The other boys loved theirs just as much too. I would defiantly recommend this product for any little boys first trike. You wont regret it! OR MAYBE YOU WILL!!


****Fisher-Price recalled its toy trikes because dangerous plastic ignition keys caused genital injuries when children fell on them. If you have this recall toy at home you should remove it from children's reach immediately and contact Mattel for a free repair kit.****

Well I guess it can be repaired..



This Trike Has been RECALLED!!!!



 

 

^Patrick on his Trike when he was 3^

 

Hungry Hungry Hippo game review

This game is VERY easy to learn! You make the hippo's eat the balls by pressing a lever on their backs repeatedly. The player who has eaten the most at the end wins. All of my children, besides Seth (baby) can play this game well. They are all quite entertained by it. The off side to the game is that the hippos don't take a beating all that well, Green and yellow have had to have some minor surgery from my hubby and myself, mostly involving super glue. Their heads had fallen off. and the levers seem to be getting a little loose, not sure how much longer they will withstand. I'm not sure how much our particular game was because it was a gift for one of the children. On the Wal-Mart site it is listed at $15.98 not too bad of a price, but I personally would wait for it to go on sale. I would recommend this game for children of all ages(and for mommy and daddy too) Just remember that the hippos can only take so much.. :)

Candy Land Review

One for the older Candy Land, a classic game. I played it when I was a kid, as I am sure most of you did also. Well we bought the game around Christmas time this past year, it was on sale for like $9 which is a really good deal cause I just looked it up at Walmart.com and it is $26.67. It still is pretty true to it's old style, set up, and rules. My two older kids Chloe (almost 9) and Patrick (6) get the rules and strategy of the game quite well. My twins who are almost 4, Abigale and Chandler, don't quite understand it yet. Chloe and Patrick play the game on a regular basis, and like most siblings someone is always "cheating" lol.  But when they are not busy arguing they have a GREAT time playing it. The only problem I have found is that the little game pawns, which are made of cardboard and slide into a little plastic stand, are not very durable they start to bend and then don't stand straight. So I used a little bit of electrical tape around the bottoms to support them. Other than that still a good classic game. Fun for children about kindergarten age and up. Easy set up. Easy rules to follow.

 

 

 

  This is the original Candy Land board game..  

This is the newer version..

 

Not too far off from the old one..

Cosco Playard, Born to be Wild review

Well Seth is breastfed, so he was a co-sleeper with us for quite a few months. But around 5 months my hubby was wanting "our" bed back. So off to find a new bed for baby Seth, we don't really have a lot of room in our bedroom and we are not quite ready to move him in with his brothers yet. So we had to find something smaller than a crib but bigger than his bassinet(he used maybe one time). A trip to the Walmart baby section was in store.  And wah lah, there were the pack in plays. They were just about the perfect size for our little man. So we picked out the Cosco Playard, Born To Be Wild. It was only $36.63 which was a great price, I had been looking on classified sites earlier that day to see if there were any gently used pack and plays or cribs and they wanted at least $50 or more for all of the used ones. Plus you can't beat the jungle theme(I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE elephants!). So we bought it and brought it home, got to the front porch and decided to try it out. Was pretty easy to remove from the box, and there really wasn't much to the set up. Just unstrap the Velcro from the padding part and then pull up on the middle handle, then pull in the middle of each side to secure the side bars(which used to be extremely hard) guess they have improved the clasp things since the last baby *YAY*. Then all that was left was to put the padding part inside and it was all ready for baby. So in goes Seth, who has no idea what to think of the new contraption, but soon starts to explore, pressing his baby face against the edges and looking out at mommy and daddy, giggling cause he can see us. So I would say that the Cosco Playard was a good investment. It is a very basic play yard, no storage pockets, or changing tables, or extra doodads, but for what it is, it is very good. I would recommend it to anyone who is just looking for a simple basic pack and play. Or for a temporary sleeping unit.

See very basic, but it has elephants!!

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Bright Starts, Bounce Bounce Baby Review

Ok here it goes, my first product review. The Bounce Bounce Baby seat made by Bright Starts, We purchased the seat from Walmart a few months ago for our baby boy Seth. The jungle theme on it is really cute. It has quite a few toys attached to keep baby occupied, there is a monkey that spins, a lion that you can turn, a mirror on the back of a tree, a giraffe a spinning sun with beads inside of it, a rubbery plant looking thing(was Seth's fave when his 2 bottom teeth were comeing in) and a little purple hook thing to add more toys too, beware of the purple hook thing though, because its not very soft and baby sometimes hits his head off of it. It does not come fully assembled, but it was not too hard to figure out. The bottom bounce part is adjustable to 3 different sizes. It is fairly easy to clean. The overall quality is very good. And as for the fun factor, I think Seth would give it a 4.5 star rating.

 

 

oh yeah I forgot to mention pricing the first time around we payed $33.23 for this item. Well worth the money! The only thing I can find to complain about would be the little purple hook. although in the picture I posted it seems the hook is orange.                                                                                                                                                                              

My First Blog

Ok well this is my first blog ever. I am a wife, and a mother to five beautiful children. My goal is to help other parents find good quality products that they can trust. I plan on doing that by writing reviews on all the things I have used for my children. But before I start on reviews I thought I would let you all know a little about who I am. I am a 27 year old mother of 5, My oldest daughter is chloe, she is 8. Then there is Patrick who just turned 6, and my twins Abigale and Chandler who will be 4 in August. Last but not least is my baby boy Seth who will be 8 months old in a couple of days. I am a stay at home mom, for anyone who thinks that being a stay at home mom is easy, it is just as hard as going to a regular 9-5 job, maybe harder. you don't get weekends off, you don't get to punch out on a time clock and call it quits. You are on call 24/7. My husband Tim and I have been together for 12 years now, and married for almost 7. He works outside of the home. We reside in Arizona, Live right next door to my Mom and my Brother his wife and their 4 boys. So my kids get to spend a lot of time with their cousins. We moved here about 2 and a half years ago from NH, that is where Tim is from.
I enjoy reading, writing, playing games, music, cooking and spending quality time with my family. Everyone always says that I don't know how to cook for only a few people, cause I always cook enough for an army :) I always say its better to have to much than not enough! Can't have anybody going hungry!
Well that's all I have time to write for now, but I hope people will enjoy my blogs, and that I will be able to provide helpful information. Bye for now :)  

                                                      Cassie