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Say WHAT!?

The other night my husband and I were talking about his insurance plan that we have through his employer.  The human resources pro at his work is named Kim, so and we were talking about how she had helped him with some insurance stuff pertaining to Jonah’s birth.

Then my husband says, “Kim is coming over to hang out with me tonight after you and the kids go to bed.”

ME:”Um..WHAT?”

HIM: “Kim is going to hang out with me tonight.”

ME: “No she’s not!”

HIM: “She? I said KEN. KEN is coming over to hang out with me tonight.”

Me: “Ohhhhh KEN ha ha ha ha ha!”

Ken is one of hubby’ best friends.  He only lives a few blocks away, and they often hang out after their wives and children have gone to bed.

Hubby does NOT hang out with women he works with after I go to bed!

Just goes to show you how easily things can get out of hand when someone says ONE thing and you HEAR another!

The makers of Alka-Seltzer and my friends at the Motherhood.com asked me to post on this subject (how did they know I’d have a story?  How?) because Alka-Seltzer has a great Said/Heard Mishaps Contest going on over at their Facebook page and you could win big by telling your Said/Heard Mishaps story!  DO you have a funny story to tell?  I’d love to hear it in the comments!  Or you can go over to Alka-Seltzer’s Facebook page and tell them for a chance to win!

The winner of the Said/Heard Mishaps Contest will receive:

  • A trip to New York City to star in an Alka-Seltzer online video featuring their entry
  • The winning spot will premiere on the Alka-Seltzer Facebook page!
  • Plus $5,000 to spend toward whatever they wish.

Woot!  You could get paid for your funny story!  Now read the fine print and go ENTER!

Note

The makers of Alka-Seltzer want you to remember that while miscommunication can be funny and entertaining it can also lead to stress. And when stress gives you heartburn with headache, Alka-Seltzer Original gives you relief fast. Use as directed.


Abbreviated Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.), 18 years or older. Contest ends 2/25/11. To enter and for Official Rules, including prize description, visit http://www.facebook.com/AlkaSeltzerOriginal?v=app_7146470109&ref=sgm.  Void where prohibited.

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I was compensated for this post by the Motherhood.com and the Alka-Seltzer brand.  The mishap story was just the stuff of my life! 🙂

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Baby Mama, part 2

My little Sophie is loving being a big sister, and one of her favorite activities since Jonah’s been born has been supervising his diaper changes.  When we go to the changing table, she selects the diaper for me and gets two, count ’em two, wipes out of the wipes container for me.  She always prophesies that there will be poop in the diaper and if there’s not, she immediately loses interest and leave the room!  If there is indeed poop, she provides color commentary while I clean the boy up.  She, like her mom, enjoys a good poop story.

Sophie has never been much for her baby dolls (she loves her doll house, and doll play sets, but she’s never lovingly carried a baby doll around), but yesterday she found a diaper that goes with her Baby Alive doll and I could see the light in her eyes as she realized, “OMG BFF I can change my baby doll’s DIAPER!”  She then proceeded to take the diaper off and on, off and on of Baby Alive like, 4 million times.  And then, she wanted to know where Baby Alive’s bottle was.

“Well, we can find the bottle,” I said, “or you can feed her like mommy feeds Jonah.”  Again, her eyes lit up.  “I’m gonna give her some milk!”  She then proceeded to lift her shirt a little bit and “nurse” her baby.   My heart melted. A LOT.  It was one of the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen!  After she fed her, she burped her, diapered her again and repeated the process.  It was awesome.  My little sweetheart.

She’s such a great little baby mama!

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I Heart Shapewear!

Ladies, I’ve got news for you: I cannot get dressed up without putting on my shapewear first.  These days, at 7 weeks post-partum with 20 lbs. to lose, I can’t get dressed AT ALL without my shapewear!  I first discovered Slimpressions® Shapewear two years ago; I had three styles of tops, all of which I loved.  But alas, because of aforementioned extra 20 lbs., my Slimpressions no longer fit!  (And shapewear that is too small for you doesn’t help that much, even if it’s a great brand!) With BlissDom approaching, I was in a panic; I had to have some shapewear.  I had ordered my Lands’ End clothes before I had the baby, so I was just guessing on what sizes I’d need. My tops fit pretty well but the pants were still a squeeze!  Fortunately, the folks at Slimpressions® came to my rescue by agreeing to sponsor Emily’s and my foundations for BlissDom.  That’s right, we were Lands’ End on top and Slimpressions underneath.

I chose this “Tanks a Little” top from Slimpressions because it features the low, low neckline so you can “bring your own bra”  – perfect for this nursing mama!  I wore this under every single one of my BlissDom outfits and I never had any trouble nursing Jonah at all.  It provided easy access to my nursing bra and very comfortable, seamless slimming for my upper half.  I loved the way it fit snugly on my hips – a nice length, and the bottom did NOT roll up.  Very important!

Emily also chose this top and we both loved it! And to keep things tucked in on bottom, we both chose the long leg shaper.

I’d never tried Slimpressions® bottoms before, but they were as awesome as the tops. My major problem area right now is my big ol’ “C-section gut” just below my incision, and the long leg shaper really smoothed out that area for me, as well as slimming my thighs – so it REALLY helped my pants fit comfortably and helped them look great!

Emily and I wore these Lands’ End wrap dresses which were very form-fitting, and there is no way I would have left the hotel room without my Slimpressions® on underneath.

Slimpressions gave me the confidence I needed to get over my post-baby body image and relax and have a great time at BlissDom.

If you want to try out Slimpressions® Shapewear, it’s a great time because they have a buy two get one free promo!  You can choose any two of the Haves or the Have Nots and get one free with code B2G1F!  Get yourself some for Valentine’s Day and I promise you will *love* your Slimpressions shapewear as much as I love mine!

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Slimpressions Shapewear provided us each with two pieces of shapewear for our review.  All opinons on the matter are totally ours!

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