Baby I'm Amazed By You

My child is awesome.  I mean, really!  He just is!  He’s growing, changing and developing so much!  And so quickly!  Everyone told me it would be fast, but I didn’t realize HOW fast!  Tristan can already hold his head up, unsupported for a good amount of time, we’re working on sitting, and the other day he rolled over for the first time! 

He’s overall a very happy baby and I love to see him smile and hear him coo.   Watching each new change and development is so fun and I’m just in awe when he does something new.  I can’t believe he will be 4 months old soon!

But that’s not all that amazes me.  The fact that he is mine amazes me.  I just look at him some times and it’s hard to believe that this is my child.  MINE.  I mean, I’m very well aware that I take care of him and that he’s in my possession.  And I love him like nothing else in this world.  I can’t even explain the love and emotions I feel for him.  But sometimes, it’s hard for me to grasp that he’s really mine.  I don’t know if it’s because I had a c-section and didn’t actually labor and physically have him, or if it’s because he spent time in the NICU, or if it’s just a general new mama feeling.  My heart knows it, but it feels like my brain hasn’t caught up yet.  Maybe it’s like a lot of things in life- you anticipate one thing, but when you’re actually in the moment, it doesn’t feel like you expected, because you didn’t really know WHAT to expect. 

I’ll be glad when the feeling sets in that he’s mine, forever, not going anywhere, and nothing can change that.  By then, he’ll probably be 18 and leaving for college!

My Mommy Products

Okay, so they're not really mommy products, but here's my beauty products that I use.  Especially now that I'm a new mommy, it has to be quick and easy.  Keep in mind, this is coming from a rural country girl that does not like to spend a lot of money on cosmetics, that lives in an area where most people say, "What's Ulta?"

I've found a few products that I get, usually at WalMart, at a cheap price, that have become staples in my makeup bag.  The prices I'm listing are approximate.

On super busy days, when I need something to put on my face so that I don't look like I've died, I use numbers 1-4:

 1- Loreal BB Cream in medium-  $8
2- Covergirl Intense Shadow Blast- $8 and I've had it so long I've worn the writing off, so I'm not sure the color.  I've had it for almost a year, and have used it literally almost every single day, and it's still going.  It is creamy and works great as a primer with other colors, or by itself as a shadow.
3- Rimmel eye liner- $5 I think the color is called dark brown.  It's the one that has the foam tip at the other end so you can smudge it if you want to.
4- Loreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara- $8... because I'm a sucker for good marketing, haha!  I'm not married to this one, but I like it just as well as others I've used before. 

When I want to actually look like I put effort into my appearance and have a few more minutes, I use all of them.  But in total, it takes me about 10 minutes to do my full face.  Here's the rest of my products:

5- Neutrogena Shine Control Primer- $12... because I'm OILY!  This is one of the only things that has helped control my shine.  I love it!!!
6- Neutrogena Shine Control Powder (invisible)- $12.  I use this after my BB cream for the finished makeup look.  I do try to buy my neutrogena products from Ulta when they have them Buy One Get One Half Off, and I use the coupon on the monthly magazine that I get in the mail.  If they don't have them in stock at Ulta, ask for a rain check for the sale.
7- NYC Classic Brow Liner Pencil in dark brown- $1.  Do your eyebrows.  It makes a huge difference in defining your face.  My brows are thick, but stop before they should.
8- Eyeshadow- Okay, I have no clue what kind of shadow this is or where I got it.  I like a pallette that has a good neutral color and a good brown/gray color.  I like to have them in one compact/ container- gotta keep it quick and easy!
9-  Revlon Cream Blush- $9 I've used Rosy Glow (not much color, just a little extra) and Berry Flirtatious.  I like the cream because I don't have to pull out a separate brush, I just use my fingers.

My quick application looks like this: (with my hands) primer, bb cream, powder (with the sponge in the compact), blush.  Wash hands.  Eye brow pencil, cream shadow (with applicator in tube), eye liner, neutral and dark shadows with a shadow brush, mascara.

10 minutes.  Here's what you get.

Where I'm Buying Diapers This Week

I posted last week about the diaper deals that I had found and got good response.  I'll try to make it a point to update on here whenever I find a good deal. 

Here's what I just bought.  4 packs of Luvs diapers for $6.25 eoach.  And here's how:
Dollar General has Luvs for $7.50 each.  Through tomorrow, they have a promotion for Proctor and Gamble products, where you spend $20 and get a $5 savings on your next trip.  Buy 3 packs in one transaction and get your $5 coupon, then buy another pack with the coupon. 

Most store brands typically run $6 for the same size pack, so I don't mind spending a quarter more for the brands that we really like.

You can do the same deal with pampers if you have enough $1.50 coupons for each pack that you get.  They are regularly $9 at Dollar General, and the coupon makes them $7.50, just like the regular price for the Luvs.  Dollar General (as best as I can tell) does not carry size 1 or 2 in Pampers.  Get your $1.50 coupon at pampers.com.  Once you print the current one, it will not let you reprint from the same account.  They typically overlap each other though, so I have some from the last offer that are still good through the end of May, then was able to print some from the new offer.  Or you can have someone else get an account (wink wink) and print theirs and give them to you. 

I'd love to hear of your great diaper deals!