Sprout Change {Review & Giveaway} Ends 1/13

Quick Summery: Sprout Change-a one-size AI2 that fits from 5lbs-45lbs. Made in the USA by a WAHM who has a child with Down syndrome. Hidden adjustments for a true one-size diaper.

Sprout Change is a one-size diaper with hidden adjustments. It fits from 5 - 40 pounds, although I honestly think it will fit most children up to 45 pounds. When we first started using cloth, I thought a AI2 meant a PUL cover (that you could wipe out) and a insert. With most other AI2's that we've tried that hasn't been the case. We've successfully wiped out the cover and used it again.

Pros: truly re-usable; doubles as a swim diaper; reversible-different colors to go with different outfits; fits a larger child; excellent price; holds diarrhea well.

Cons: insert doesn't seem to work as well for a larger child; would be easier to adjust the button settings if there was numbers.

An additional thing that we thought of was that the cost savings would be even greater if the cover was reversible for boy/girl or solid/print.

On the newborn setting:

On the Walker/Potty setting: (with a Super Saver and a BabyKicks hemp insert)

Since starting cloth, I've had my top two favorite diapers for traveling. Sprout Change tops them both. It's so much easier to dump the wet prefold or insert into the wetbag and lay in a new one. Definitely saves on diaper space too. Which is wonderful, since we can really use up space!

Many stores carry The Willow Store products, but I hope to see many more carrying them in 2011. If J decides he's ever interested in potty-training, we'll definitely look into training pants. As well as the waist extenders! y

WIN

Catherine has offered one(1) Happily Southern reader Sprout Change Starter Kit. 

Links: The Willow Store

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Giveaway ends January 13th, 2011

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A big THANK YOU to The Willow Store for providing the giveaway and review items! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.

A New Record!!!

I love new records. Particularly this one. I'm sure some of you are pretty tired of me continually saying that J has another diaper rash. I am too.

Today we hit a new record. Over 48 hours without a diaper rash! It's been over six months since this all started. And ya' know, I could get used to this. No battling to change a diaper, no screaming, no bleeding raw spots, no crying baby, no... you get the idea.

We were going though 2- 4oz tubes of Walmart's version of desitin a day. Basically Then I saw a post by Fitteds and Pockets and Snappis, oh my! that reminded me of her Mailbox Mondays posts. So I asked if she had any suggestions for diaper rash creams/salves. She mentioned three we hadn't tried... so, we got them.

• Boudreaux Butt Paste

It was the first one we used and while it seemed to clear up the rash for a couple changes, it came back. So we moved on to the next one.

• Triple Paste

It was really thick and worked okay at night, as long as we changed his diaper every couple hours... which we were already doing. It worked only so-so during the day. No big improvements.  

• Earth Mama Angel Baby: Angel Baby Bottom Balm

I didn't have high hopes for this one. While we do use a fair amount of herbs, I hadn't noticed that they worked too great for diaper rashes... and this was an 'herbal' salve and I was sure it wasn't going to do a thing... none of the more powerful creams had helped. But... it worked. His raw cheeks healed over and didn't bleed, it started to look pink instead of a fiery red... It almost looks normal!

J likes the balm too. So much that he's been getting into it and rubbing it all over his hands and arms. I don't mind. It's much better than all the other creams he was getting into and rubbing on his hands and all over his changing table. But, it was a two ounce tub and it's almost gone now! No one is complaining about the tea tree oil smell though. I think they've gotten use to it!

Thank you Maria for your suggestions!!!

Cozy Kids

 

Ramblings is hosting a giveaway for Cozy Kids One Size Pocket Diapers ...with four, yes four, winners. This great giveaway ends tomorrow (Sunday) at noon, so why not head over for your chance to be one of the lucky winners?

SaSa Originals

Mama Days is hosting a giveaway for Joey the Giraffe plush rattle from SaSa Originals. All the animals in SaSa Originals shop are so adorable. Why not head over and enter this great giveaway? Ends 1/11

Kolcraft Contours Options 3-Wheeler Stroller

Kindred Spirit Mommy is hosting a giveaway for a Kolcraft Contours Options 3-Wheeler Stroller during her baby event. Why not head over and enter this great giveaway! Ends 1/7

Mami's & Papi's

 

Biehl Adventures is hosting a giveaway for a $15 gift certificate to Mami's & Papi's. Head over and enter this great giveaway!

Dream Diaper Package

 

Biehl Adventures is having a raffle for a cloth diaper Dream Diaper Package to help raise money for her brother and sister-in-law's adoption. It ends today, but please hurry over, donate to enter.

AMPdiapers

Biehl Adventures is hosting a giveaway for a Duo Pocket Diaper from AMPdiapers. Why not head over and enter this great giveaway?

Tiny Tush Sale

 

Tiny Tush is having a Buy 5, Get 1 Free sale for their Elite One Size Pocket Diapers... and they're also sponsoring a giveaway at Liz Has A Life... It's easy to enter. All you need to do is spread the word of the sale Tiny Tush is having and leave a comment with the link. Why not check out the sale?

29 Days of Christmas

 
29 Diapers is having a 29 Days of Christmas fluff event. Each giveaway only lasts 24 hours and they're on day 17. I was really surprised to win day 11's giveaway: a Mommy's Touch diaper cover from Crunchy Angel Boutique. I love reading Laura's blog... it's one of my two go-to blogs for cloth diapering questions. If you don't already read her blog, you should. 

Cloth Diapering.... #FAIL???

Is it a #Fail when you don't bring enough cloth diapers to last you through an unexpected overnight stay at the hospital? So tell me. Was it?

J had his g-tube out on the 15th and I was thinking we'd be home that night. It was around 9ish, when his surgeon came out to tell us he was done. Then he said that J would need stronger antibiotics than he was previously anticipating. (Oops... forgot about those.) We could give him the antibiotics at home OR we could stay overnight and get IV antibiotics that wouldn't give him a diaper rash.
He also mentioned that J had a bad diaper rash. I was surprised since it looked excellent that morning. In fact, when I changed his diaper after surgery, it looked even better than it had that morning. So, that was a bad diaper rash?!?

We didn't have enough diapers for the entire stay and used pull-ups. It turned out good, since J decided that if you can't eat, apple juice works. He drank approx. 20-4oz boxes of juice Monday afternoon/evening.

We arrived home late Tuesday and guess what??? Yep, J has yet another diaper rash! I wonder what his surgeon would think of this one.

My Twinn

 

HappilyDomestic is hosting a giveaway for a My Twinn Doll Gift Package. With My Twinn, you can even get a custom doll and dress her and your daughter with matching outfits. My Twinn has some adorable 'dressy' dresses that C, our little princess, would love!

Do you have a special little girl would would love one? Head over and enter this great giveaway! Ends December 3rd.

All I Want For Christmas Is My.... Cloth Diapers event

 

A FLUFFY Christmas event is heading our way. All I want for Christmas is my... Cloth Diapers event with Coupon Mommy of 3, Arizona Mama, The Mommy Times and Maddy's Cloth Diapering Momma.

Head over to their blogs to see about snagging some extra entries into the giveaways.

CSN Stores

 

A Mom's Impression is hosting a giveaway for a $45 gift certificate to CSN Stores. CSN Stores carries Flirty Aprons among many things. I've received several hints from one of my sisters that she'd like to have a Flirty Apron for her birthday.

Do you want to shop at CSN Stores? Head over and enter this great giveaway. Ends December 5th.

Snuggly Puppy Pillow Pets

 

A Mom's Impression is hosting a giveaway for a Snuggly Puppy Pillow Pet. We have one that everyone loves, but J usually claims it. In fact, he's laying on it right now, drinking milk and watching Zorro.

Do you want one? Head over and enter this great giveaway. Ends December 5th.

random.

 I'm not sure what to title this post, except for random... J aka Bonzo (if you seen Bedtime for Bonzo and you know what mischief Bonzo gets into... that's the type J's been getting into this last week) is having surgery Monday. His g-tube that he got 4 1/2 years ago, when he was 18 months, is finally coming out for good. Lord willing, of course.

But.... Someone has a sense of humor. I am NOT a morning person. So yesterday, surgery called to say... 'showtime is 6:30am'. What fun. [sigh] We're leaving tomorrow afternoon and returning sometime Monday afternoon. I still don't have anything planned for meals. I need something that is easy, portable, gluten, dairy, sweetener (except for fruit), pork and soy free. Oh, and we need to have the ingredients. Any ideas? :-)

Santa Claus with the youngest three.

Last week, J, C, and B got pictures with a friend who is also a Santa Claus. I stayed home to make dinner and play catch-up in the laundry room with my other sister.

J got into a king size Sharpie marker today and colored a 5' x 2.5' area on our parents' bedroom wall. He signed his art with a flourish. Z after Zorro. If he could have found a stool, he'd probably have decorated higher up on the wall. Sounds like painting will be in order.

Tonight I'm sitting up washing diapers (because I'm planning on taking our new diapers from Wee Bonnie Botts that she customized for J. They are WONDERFUL diapers. I ♥ bamboo!), baking 2- 9x13 and a 4-5 quart pan of brown rice, and a 16 qt pot of corn for masa. Moong beans are on the counter sprouting for stir-fry on Monday. And the 19- 2lb packs of ground venison in the freezer are part of the evidence of what I got done today. Now, if this aggravating cough would just go away and stay away.

Yesterday evening, I made a dessert, a variation on buttered rum baked apples that stayed within our current dietary restrictions. I suppose the proper name would be coconut bourbon baked apples. Because you make do with what you have or you do without. They turned out delicious, but there are still some changes to be made before we call it done.

I just noticed that there have been 15151 page views on this blog... I know, totally random. ;-)

You know, I think hamburgers, green beans, gingerbread cake, sauteed onions, and blueberries with coconut milk will do just fine for the trip. Now to mix up Sunday breakfast: pumpkin pie custard. Yumm.

Summer Infant

Monkey Tales is hosting a giveaway for a SwaddleMe blanket and SwaddlePod from Summer Infant during her Mommy & Me event. I love swaddling and think this a great idea. Head over and enter... Ends 11/15

$75 GC to CSN Stores

 

Another giveaway from WAHM Resource Site. This time, its for a $75 gift certificate to CSN Stores. We bought J's crib from there and always enjoy browsing the website. You can always find something new there! Head over and enter... Ends 11/11

Glencara Irish Jewelry

I came across this giveaway hosted by WAHM Resource Site for a $50 gift certificate to Glencara Jewelry. They have an amazing selection of celtic rings, pendants, earrings and more. This would make a great Christmas gift for a wife, husband or family member. Don't wait! Head over and enter... Ends 11/14

Christmas, shopping, and Overstock.com

 

Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner? Well, neither can I. It seems to sneak up on me every year. Particularly last year, when I did all my Christmas shopping on the 23rd. Yikes! This year, I planned ahead and did all my shopping back in early October.

Recently though, I've been looking for a few other things that various family members have mentioned. J has some favorite old television shows he loves to watch. Walt Disney's Zorro is one of them, but they're pretty expensive and usually out-of-stock... I've thought of looking for them during Cyber Monday sales... and looked on Overstock.com, but while they don't have Zorro, they have some of the other ones J enjoys for less than I've seen elsewhere. 

If I do decided to do some shopping during Cyber Monday and the Black Friday Sales, I'll look at digital cameras so I can get pictures without a time delay. Or should it be an armchair so I can blog and enter more giveaways??? in which case I'd need a laptop as well :-)

So, are you planning to shop on Cyber Monday and Black Friday?

If you go shopping at Overstock.com, feel free to use either of these discount codes: 121728, good for 10% off all Overstock.com products or 202234, free shipping promo code for electronics

FTC disclosure: All the ideas and opinions expressed are my own. No monetary compensation was received for doing this post, however, I was provided with a discount code.

CSN Stores Gift Certificate Winner!!!

So much has happened in the last week. If we're friends on facebook, you know that we've been putting up lots of apples. In fact, I am still finishing up canning apple juice and apple cinnamon syrup-jelly. Sadly it's taken longer than I was hoping. And, J isn't sleeping very well... which doesn't help! Seriously, what do you do when you have a almost 6 year old (going on 3) who goes to bed at 10pm, wakes at 12am, 3am, 5am and then 7-8am?

The CSN Store giveaway had 439 entries and the winner is comment #27: ♥ ♥ ♥

27. Attila & Tamara

Congratulations!!! I hope you enjoy your shopping spree at CSN Stores. Have fun!
winner will be emailed shortly and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.

Hot Mama Gowns

 

Hot Mama Gowns is having a giveaway of their own (ends 10/31) for a gown and swaddling blanket. I thought these looked great after seeing them on My Silly Monkeys during her baby event earlier this year. Why not head over and enter this giveaway before it ends?

AppleCheeks and Monkey Tales giveaways

 

AppleCheeks reached 4000 fans on facebook the other day and they're celebrating with a fantastic giveaway... with 3 winners!

Mom to a Blessing is hosting a giveaway for a Little Bundle during her Cerebral Palsy Awareness Event.

Monkey Tales is hosting a giveaway for a $20 gift certificate to WeeLittleChanges... She's carrying the new bumGenius artist series and new GroVia prints that I would love to get.

And a giveaway for a Snoozer DreamWeaver Full Body Pillow. From what Monkey Tales says, it sounds like this pillow would make a great gift for any pregnant or non-pregnant woman.

A $35 gift certificate to CSN Stores. I can think of a large number of things that I'd love to get from there and they have great customer service too. 

A $20 gift certificate to  Zoolu. It's a new store to me, but they carry some neat toys for children and I particularly like the handcrafted toys section.

Some giveaways...

It's been awhile since I posted about any giveaways... but then, I haven't been entering hardly any. So if you're looking for giveaways... here you go:

Biehl Adventures is hosting a giveaway for a Nifty Nappy fitted diaper. Ends 11/1

Baby Dickey is hosting a giveaway for a Spindle Toy Chest in White from Guidecraft. Ends  11/9

Baby Dickey is hosting a giveaway for a Thirsties Duo Wrap  + insert. Ends 11/6

Children Teaching Mama is hosting several giveaways... several of them are for FLUFF!

Bouncing Woolies WINNER!!!

It's time to draw a winner for the Bouncing Woolies giveaway. I love using ours and I hope to get some of her FUNKtastics to add to my dryer! The lucky person who gets their own 2 FUNKtastics is.....

 

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

comment #369

169. Shannon (CMo3) said...

I already follow Arizona Mama

Congrats Shannon! I'll be emailing you shortly and you'll have 48 hours to respond or I'll have to draw a new winner.

CSN Stores {CLOSED}

If you've been reading here for awhile, you've heard me mention CSN Stores. They have over 200 stores and sell dining tables, cribs, kids outdoor tables, etc... Awhile back, I mentioned that we were going to get to review something from CSN Stores. It was a bit of a debate as to what to get and then I won a CSN Stores gift certificate at Jessie's Ramblings. Since J has been sleeping with either my mom and dad or myself since his leukemia diagnosis in 2007, we thought a crib would be a great idea. We bought a Dream On Me Classic 2-in-1 Convertible Crib in Espresso and crib sheets from the  Bedtime Originals collection.

After placing the order at CSN Stores, we received confirmation emails and estimated shipping dates. The crib arrived several days before the email stated that it would get here. It was relatively easy to put together. But I'd recommend not trying to put it together yourself with a 'helpful' little person. :-) When we ordered the sheets, I noticed that they were back-ordered and the next day got an email saying the sheets would be shipped as soon as they were back instock. I was pleasantly surprised when they got here much earlier than I was anticipating.

The only thing about the crib that I didn't like, is how quickly the plastic wheels broke. But that was caused by J standing up in the crib and then throwing himself down onto his pillow. Two wheels broke and we took the other two off.
As for the sheets, I'm very pleased. Even though J's diaper has leaked at night, there's been no stains after washing it and the fit is excellent over his sheepskin cover (which is the only way we can get him to sleep in his crib... he likes soft beds, lol!)

Would you like to have a shopping spree at CSN Stores? Caitlin at CSN Stores has offered one (1) reader of Happily Southern a $40 gift certificate to spend at CSN Stores.

Mandatory: Visit CSN Stores and tell me which dining table you like.

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A big THANK YOU to CSN Stores for providing the giveaway items! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.

Fluff Baby Home: a guest post by Crystal Biehl

Hannah has been so kind in letting me share with you all a little about Fluff Baby Home and our upcoming "Dream Cloth Diaper Package" raffle! 

About Fluff Baby Home:

I have been hosting giveaways each week as a way to try and raise money for my brother and sister-in-law's international adoption from Africa.  I decided to reach out to the cloth diapering community because they are going to cloth diaper their little boy! (That's right! They are adopting a little boy!)  You might wonder how I can raise money by giving things away! Well, if you donate just 1 dollar, you get 25 extra entries into all the Fluff Baby Home giveaways.  If you donate $5 or more, you get 50 extra entries into all the giveaways!! So far, we have raised a little over 300 dollars.  This is great! The kindness of strangers has been inspiring and humbling. So many of my sponsors have connections to adoptions and/or Africa! It's been such a neat experience!

Since it is getting closer to our goal's end date (December 31), I decided to add a little something extra to try and draw in more donations...And I think it's pretty fabulous if you ask me

About the Raffle:

I am currently building a Dream Cloth Diaper package that I am going to raffle off on my blog! Mandatory Entry will be a 5 dollar donation.  Let me tell you, the package is AWESOME! Already, there are 19 diapers in the package--including Nifty Nappy, Bumgenius, gDiaper, FuzziBunz, Applecheeks, Happy Heinys...the list goes on and on! Besides diapers, there's also going to be cloth diapering accessories!!  Check it out here. 

How Can You Help?

Spread the word!! We have a button you can grab and post on your wall:

<a border="0" href="http://biehladventures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx172/MamaBiehl/300x300-Dream-Package-Button-1.jpg" /> </a>

 Blog, tweet, Facebook about it! It's such a good cause.  And I know it would be AMAZING if we could raise $2,000--but honestly, every little bit helps when you have a $30,000 adoption on your plate!

So, think about it--tell your friends, family, church groups....and let's fluff this baby home!
 __________________________________________________________________

Thank you Crystal for sharing about Fluff Baby Home with us. I truly hope that you will more than exceed your goal to help bring baby home.


You can also find Crystal at and earn extra entries into the Bouncing Woolies giveaway and another giveaway coming up this week by.


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and you can donate to help Fluff Baby Home here. (25)


Let's help FLUFF BABY HOME!

Winners

We're almost half-way through October and soon, we'll be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of J being off chemotherapy. Hard to believe that a year has already gone flown by.

And now....

 

Random.org picked comment #12 as the winner for the Eco Nuts giveaway.

           12. Cloth Chronicles said...

They also sell sugar scrubs - like the Expresso Sugar Scrub which sounds fantastic! ******************************************************** And the Charlie Banana giveaway winner is comment #104

104. Madeline - extra entries!!! #4

Congratulations to both winners. Cloth Chronicles, I hope you'll love using your Eco Nuts as much as we have. And Madeline, I hope you enjoy using your new diapers on your baby boy.



Winners will be emailed shortly and have 48 hours to respond before I'll have to pick another winner.

Fluffdom Express: Bouncing Woolies {CLOSED}

 

I'm excited to bring you the very last review and giveaway in the Fluffdom Express event. There is still posts to be written with diaper measurements, but I'll get them up... eventually.

Shauna is the creator and owner of Bouncing Woolies. She makes 100% natural wool handmade scented or non-scented wool dryer balls. And you can have your choice of Bare Natural (scented or non-scented, of course), Color Expressions, FUNKtastic, and three limited editions, Frosty's Special, Holiday Special, and Naughty or Nice Special.

We got Bare Natural, non-scented. They arrived beautifully packaged and I got pictures of it. Sadly, that night as I was uploading picures to the computer, I lost them all. There was a little green sheep tag on the bag, that said non-scented. I was amazed at how nice the balls looked. A person-who-shall-remain-nameless was amazed that they couldn't see the other end of the yarn. And picked at it some, but still didn't find the end. It latter came loose while in the dryer and we rolled it back and felted it again. The other ball is still wound very nicely and hasn't come apart.

I've noticed a decrease in how long it takes to dry clothes and diapers. Usually it takes between 80-100 minutes for a load of 22 diapers or so. Even with 2 Bouncing Woolies, it cut the time down to 60 minutes!!!

My little ball snatcher. 
J was helping put a load of towels in the dryer and a bit later, I noticed that he was playing with the Bouncing Woolies that were already in the dryer when we put the towels in. He stopped the dryer, after I left the room and dug through the towels to find his "mahs". He still insists that they're "my".

Shauna has offered one (1) reader 2 FUNKtastic Wool Dryer Balls in the scent of their choice.

 

A big THANK YOU to Bouncing Woolies for providing the giveaway items! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.

***Giveaway CLOSED***

winner: Shannon (CMo3) 

Lollidoo eco-pockets

                          Waist: 15" - 25"
                           Rise: 14" - 20"
                           Thigh: 8" - 13.5"


 Made in the USA
 
Where to buy: LolliDoo Retailers

Pricing: ***as of 10/07/10***

Eco-Pocket Diapers with Flair:  $30.00

Classic Eco-Pocket Diapers: $24.00

Overnight Eco-Pocket Diapers: $32.00

Flat Innies™ 2-Pack: $10.00

Absorbency Innies™ 2-Pack: $9.00

Wordless Wednesday - Summer Memories

                                                                                                   

Hard to believe it's already 'Fall'... by the calender at least. I'm not so sure that it 'feels' like Fall yet, although last night was a bit chilly. What did you do this Summer?

Mommy & Me Baby Blessings Event @ Monkey Tales

Monkey Tales is have a Mommy & Me Baby Blessings event to celebrating the coming arrival of baby Monkey #2. I'm looking forward to seeing what she will be sharing during the event. Are you excited? She's also offering extra entries that you can get till September 30th. See you there!

Winner!!!

I'm late picking the winner for the Giggle Britches: Tiny Tush Disposable Liners giveaway. But the computer is finally running a bit faster and I was able to draw the winner. And the winner is comment #383:

383. Nikki said...
                    I subscribe to Happily Southern via email #4 :) 

Nikki, I saw your mandatory comment come in and thought how neat it would be for you to win, especially since you were wanting them. I guess Random.org thought so too!


We just used up the roll of 100 liners we got before J's surgery in June. He's had an ongoing diaper rash for 4 months and I've been so tired of it. We bought a week's supply of desitin and used the liners to protect the diapers. His rash is looking better, but it isn't healed yet.

I'll email the winner after posting this and she'll have 48 hours to email me back with her shipping information. Many THANKS to Giggle Britches for sponsoring this great giveaway!

Fluffdom Express: Charlie Banana {CLOSED}

Charlie Banana - The one diaper that has it all... okay, except for aplix tabs. But as long as the snaps don't get stuck in the dryer, I don't mind! {smile}

Charlie Banana Size Diaper Is Hybrid. 

While traveling, or for any occasional situation the ability to us a disposable insert is sometime necessary. You now have both options. When using Charlie Banana you can use reusable insert or disposable ones. Of course we recommend that you use the reusable inserts most of the time.

They have a One Sized diaper as well as sized ones: XSmall, Small, Medium and Large. Great colors and prints and attractive packaging. Of course, the fact that they also have a sizing guide on their packages for sized diapers is an added attraction!

Charlie Banana is a pocket diaper with the opening in the front. The one-size diaper have elastic that is adjusted with little buttons. On the largest setting for the elastic, the OS diaper fits J well. I asked a friend who also cloth diapers to try a OS on her 15 month old little girl. It fit very well on her, although it was a bit bulky with 2 inserts. She didn't have any leaks except for once when the insert rolled to one side.

There is wider elastic in the back and in the legs, which has been wonderful for keeping messes in. The other thing that is different about the Charlie Banana sized diapers is the three snaps on the tab and an extra snap to cross over for those skinny waisted toddlers. The Charlie Banana inserts also seem to be much more absorbent than our other microfiber inserts.
Another bonus is Charlie Banana makes and sells disposable inserts. These work great for protecting the diapers from any non-cloth-diaper-friendly cream. And for traveling since these are inserts. They're also very absorbent, even with just one.

Their color choices are fantastic also. They have your basic colors including black and they're adding in some prints which are adorable. I'm very excited about Charlie Banana diapers and look forward to see what else they'll add to their great line. Of course, I'm hoping for more of their great pocket diapers in larger sizes and perhaps a fitted diaper as well!

Right now Amazon and Baby R Us are the only places that carry Charlie Banana diapers yet.

WIN IT: Charlie Banana has offered one (1) very lucky reader of  Happily Southern their package of OS 2-in-1 diapering system.

***Giveaway CLOSED***

winner is: #104: Madeline

 

A big THANK YOU to Charlie Banana for providing the review and giveaway items! We were not compensated in any other way and the statements within this post are our own and honest opinions.