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.

Best Bottom AI2

Waist:	11" - 22"
Rise:	12" - 18"
Thigh:	5" - 8"

Made in the USA

Pricing: 
Hook & Loop Shell & Snap Shell: $16.95
Hemp/Organic Cotton Insert: $5.75

Overnight Insert: $6.50

Stay Dry Insert: $3.75

Fluffdom Express: Eco Nuts {CLOSED}

Our Trial Size

 Can you really wash cloth diapers with a "soap nut"? 

Let me tell you about one of my two top faves for detergents and why I think they're great for using in a hospital setting. 

But first I want to share with you what a "soap nut" really is. Eco Nuts™ are completely sustainable dried fruit shells that come from the Sapindus mukorossi tree in Nepal, India and Indonesia. The ones we harvest come from high up in the Himalayas and are the highest quality "soap nut" on the market.

I'll admit that I was very curious to see how well the Eco Nuts would get the gunkies out of the microfiber inserts. The first time or two, I didn't notice a big difference when I'd smell the inserts. But with each wash after, they smelled cleaner and cleaner. Is it funny that I smell the inserts and prefolds before putting the in the dryer? or do you do it too? 


 The thing that intrigued me most about the Eco Nuts, is that they are hypoallergenic and no one has ever complained that they cause any diaper rashes.That is one of the great things about Eco Nuts... what are the other good things about them?

In J's many hospital stays, we found that liquid and powder detergents were continually leaking into suitcases and bags. Basically Eco Nuts are dried balls in a cotton bag. And they don't leak all over the place either. You use 5 nuts for 6-10 loads of laundry and just by taking 10-15 nuts that will get you through at least a two week stay. The only thing that was hard was finding the bag in all the diapers!

Don't want to get a whole big box of Eco Nuts? They offer a trial box with enough nuts for 6-10 loads.

 

Are you wanting to try Eco Nuts? Then here's your chance. 

Mona has generously offered for one (1) reader to win their own 50/90 load box of Eco Nuts. (Yes, I'm jealous of the winner!)

***Giveaway CLOSED***

winner is #12: Cloth Chronicles

 

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

Winners!!!

Only two giveaways to close this week. There will be three more giveaways in the event coming up, but I need to find the cord to upload pictures to this computer.


I love using the Better for Babies Little Beetles prefold for J's nighttime diaper. It helps his diaper rashes and J still thinks that he should get to have it for a blanket! Lol! Random.org picked comment #569: CHANY!!!




  I was a bit sad that Lulu's in the Fluff is longer doing scents, but their focus is clean and that means scents aren't necessary. I did a glamour sleep on our diapers the other day and they're absorbing a whole lot more today.

The very lucky person to try some Lulu's in the Fluff is comment #444: kristen!!!



Congratulations to both winners! I'll be emailing them shortly and they'll have 48 hours to respond before I'll have to pick a new winner.

Unscramble the Words game

This week has gone by fast and I've hardly been on the computer. I usually use our laptop, since I have all the pictures for reviews on it. But on Monday, it was running slow and I decided that I should probably restart it. Unfortunately it didn't restart and now, I'm using our desktop computer which runs very slowly. And, so I've not been on except for Tuesday and Thursday nights. I've not been on Facebook at all, so if you write on my wall, I'll respond via email.

I wanted to offer you all some extra entries and since I won't be on to do twitter/facebook trivia. I asked Nancy from Arizona Mama if she could help me out. She very graciously said yes!

1	ealcieesn sdp
2	dwosonnrmyed
3	siotalhp
4	p adtcohelsri
5	fetdtsi
6	nsumeemrtae
7	tonli a wl
8	on i aelnl
9	seffxrm fpseodul
10	uyersgr

After you've unscrambled the words, send your answers by email to fancygrlnancy aka Arizona Mama. And remember spelling is important!!!! I won't close the giveaways ending this Saturday till this Monday, so you'll have till Sunday night to send your answers to her. There is one other requirement though. You MUST leave a comment on this post if you unscramble the words.

If you unscramble the words correctly, you'll get 10 extra entries into each giveaway currently open!

Happy Unscrambling!!! and have a great weekend!