Samuel’s First Pics!

If you’re just checking in today, see the post below for the big announcement!

I just got back from the hospital! Emily is doing great and was waaay too alert and with it for someone who’d just popped out a kid less than two hours earlier! Samuel is just beautiful as you will soon see for yourself. And according to Emily he was already “nursing like a champ”! Andy was glowing with pride and big sister Kate was trying to figure out what to make of all of it! Here are some pics! My battery died so this is all I got, but am going back tomorrow so expect a barrage of photos in the days to come!

Without further adieu, I give you Samuel Edward (whom Emily’s dad is already calling “Sluggin’ Sam” – he’s a baseball nut!):

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Kate checks out her new little bro:

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Mommy gives him a little tickle…

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Kate holds him for the first time! He thinks it’s rather exhausting!

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I would like to note that the weather here has been terrible, dark, and rainy for quite a few days, and today, it is gorgeous and sunny! I think we have Sam to think for that. Thanks little guy! We sure are glad to have you around!

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The Suspense is OVER! The Baby is HERE!

***************IT’S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*******************

Emily, Andy, and big sister Kate welcomed Samuel Edward into the world this afternoon at 12:04 p.m. Samuel weighed 7 lbs, 7 oz and is 19.25 inches long and has LOTS of dark hair!

Emily had a doctor’s appointment yesterday and they discovered through examination and ultrasound that the baby had flipped into the correct position! No longer a breech! So, Em’s Dr. (who also delivered my two babies!) decided not to give the baby a chance to flip back to breech, and induced her last night. Although Samuel took his time coming into the world, according to Emily, getting him here “Could not have been any easier. It’s crazy how easy it was!” (Don’t you hate her??)

And now I am off to drop my kids at my sis-in-law’s so I can run to the hospital and see my new baby cousin! I will report back ASAP!!

Congratulations Emily, Andy, and Kate! And welcome to the family, Samuel! I love you all!

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WFMW: CVS Brand!

In all my CVSing over the past few months, I’ve discovered some CVS brand products that I really like. Being a total cheapskate, I’m always one to go for the generic, but there are some areas where generic just doesn’t fly. If any of you are new or soon-to-be CVSers, I thought I’d share with you some CVS brand products that work for me!

Let’s start in baby care!
cvs-diapers.jpgI really like CVS brand diapers! And not just because Jill’s daughter is on the package! These pictured are the “Supreme” and I have also used the kind called “Explorers” and I like them both. My favorite is still Pampers, and you can often get name brand diapers cheap as free at CVS, but if you don’t have any coupons and the CVS brand are on sale, go for it! That being said, I do not like the Playskool brand diapers. Playskool is a CVS brand, and those diapers just haven’t worked well for Sophie. They may work well for your kid, if you wanna give ’em a try, but the CVS brand seem to work better for us. I do however, looooove…
playskool-wipes.jpg Playskool wipes!
They were on ECBs in March so I bought about 4,387 packages of them. Seriously I have so many it’s ridiculous! But I really like them. They are very cloth-like, not too wet, not stinky at all, and they get those buns clean. So, I highly recommend them! And, you can get a $1 off coupon for them here. (you have to register to print the coupons, but you can print as many as you want! Yay!)

playskool-cups.jpgI also really like these Playskool Wash & Toss Cups
playskool-straw-cup.jpg and the Playskool flip top straw cup. The lids to the Wash & Toss fit with the First Years Take & Toss also so that’s nice, if you already have those kind!

On to household items!
cvs-trash-bags.jpgI really am very, very, VERY happy with these CVS Kitchen trash bags! I’ve never met a store brand trash bag that I liked until I met these! They are every bit as good as the Glad brand we had been using, and they even have a deodorizer in them that works quite well! Good job on these CVS!

cvs-slider-bags.jpg These CVS slider storage bags are also really good quality. We have had no problems with them whatsoever! They do what we need them to and appear to be just as tough as national brands.

And finally, I’ll end my review with personal care.
cvs-hand-lotion.jpg I am very happy with this CVS brand Advanced Healing Lotion. I leave it next to my kitchen sink since I wash my hands about 4,821 times a day. It really moisturizes well and it stays on! You can feel it working but it’s not greasy.
cvs-hand-sanitizer.jpg Lastly, I’ll showcase this CVS spray hand sanitizer. It looks like a pen and fits neatly in your purse or pocket! It’s really convenient and has aloe in it so it’s not drying! Also, since it’s a fine mist that sprays out, it doesn’t run off your hands like the slippery gel you’re used to with hand sanitizers. These are great, I definitely recommend picking a couple up!

Allright, those are some CVS brand items that work for me! For more tips, check out Works for Me Wednesday at Rocks in my Dryer!

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