Baby Break

It has been a full week since my last posting, Anderson decided he needed to embark on a growth spurt and did nothing but eat for three days straight, followed by three days sleeping which allowed me to go on a very large grocery shop in preparation for this week's blog posts... Freezer Cooking!

Before Anderson was born I stocked our freezer with a multitude of foods that could be reheated/cooked easily in case we ended up with an overly-needy baby - thankfully we won the 'Baby Lottery' and Anderson is usually quite content in his swing speaking to Larry and Moe, the buddies that swing with him in unison which allows me to use my hands for cleaning, cooking, crafting and blogging!

Anderson telling stories to Larry and Moe - Larry is the green bug.

On Saturday, after venturing to Costco with my friend Richelle (who pushed a cart full of my groceries while I pushed a stroller with a 9lb baby - thanks Shell!); we met up with Chelsea and Nixon to hit the mall for to find costumes for the baby halloween party Chelsea is hosting - I have compiled a few spooky-recipe ideas on Pinterest, I'm excited this holiday is finally coming so I can try them out and share my experiences!

Chelsea took an adorable picture of Anderson during our visit which I feel compelled to share with all of you before I go lock myself in my kitchen for a full day of cooking - well as long as Anderson allows after Daddy goes to work and I'm back on my own...

Love this little man with all my heart.

Everyone Loves Freebies!

A typical morning in the Burchill home includes includes myself waking up with Anderson between 6-7AM, feeding him and setting him back to sleep. Then I creep down to the main floor of our 3-story town home for a caffeine fix, the morning news and a session of milking myself like a cow. After that I paruse the internet for ideas of recipes to try, crafts to accomplish and FREE STUFF!

It's been quite easy to find companies offering freebies for baby, as soon as we arrived home from the hospital  I signed up for Similac Group and Huggies Club as those were the products we used from day 1 of being home (we also chose Similac as that is what the hospital had given us to use). I had numerous amounts of hand-me down diapers that had been outgrown in size before being used up (thanks Chelsea & Nixon!) but with Anderson arriving 6 days late at only 5lbs 13oz we had to rush out for preemie diapers and outfits. 

Side note: Can you believe Walmart only had one brand option for this diaper size and only in a small pack?!?

Anderson at 3 days old having photos taken by his Great-Auntie Laura, Nana Burchill is holding him upright until the 'click'.

I received the Huggies package within three weeks only to find a few coupons inside, but any helps and they will be used as soon as we run out of the collection we've accumulated that Anderson has started to grow into. 

The Similac package took just over a month to arrive but was a GREAT score, we received a free canister of the Advance powdered formula, a can of Sensitive concentrated formula and about $40 in cheques and coupons. I've asked my family and friends into signing up and having these packages sent to them, we only use the Sensitive to Lactose but I will be donating the powdered formula to the local Crisis Pregnancy Center closer to Christmas time when I'm able to get together some of the clothes that are too small and maybe a few little kits for the moms - stay tuned as that idea is still in progress.

This morning I came across a few more sites offering free products, click the product names to be taken to the websites and sign up! 

Nestle (Good Start) 

Enfamil

Johnson & Johnson

Note: These links take you direct to the sites that are for Canadian Residents; You also do not have to sign up for any of their other promotional offers or mail-outs unless you want to and you will still receive the products.