Dr Careys Baby Care First Year Baby Care Guide Review (Tomoson)

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I received Dr. Carey's Baby Care: First Year Baby Care Guide in exchange for honest review from Tomoson. The book was written by Dr. Carey Chronis. I received the guide plus two swaddling blankets, I gave away to a new parent. The book comes in glossy format on every page with bright, colorful pictures.

I wanted to review the book because I wanted to know more about baby's milestones. My children met hardly none of the "normal" milestones. Not meeting the milestones, let me know something was wrong, so I could get treatment right away. For example, I suspected Kalen had Autism. I voiced my concerns to WIC and as soon as he turned one, he was enrolled in the early intervention program. Because of program completion, Kalen was able to start The Preschool for Children with Developmental Disabilities. He will be enrolled for the next two years, until it is time for pre-k.

I also suspected a heart condition and voiced my concerns to his doctor. I was right on both diagnoses.

Currently Kalen's mental age is around 12 months, but some of his functioning is around 24 months. Kalen is 3 years old. He has Autism, Global Development Delays, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Static Encephalopathy (heart condition).

Brad, on the other hand, has a mental age of 3 to 4 years old. Brad is 13 years old with Autism and ADHD.

My favorite part was the development by age section. The book provides milestones for motor skills, language, and social behavior for each month.

The book also discusses illnesses,  rashes, umbilical cord care, and bundling. The book also discusses poop. Such as the difference between bottled-fed babies poo versus breast-fed babies poop.

The book is a good read.

The book is sold on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback format.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Nuby White Pail Giveaway (Miss Frugal Mommy). Blogger Promotion

Perfect Chaos is helping host the Nuby White Pail Sea Scooper Giveaway from Miss Frugal Mommy. The copy and images were provided by Miss Frugal Mommy. I have heard of the White Pail scooper before, but never bought one. I never really used bath toys with my boys. I am thinking about buying some for my youngest since he is now too big for his toddler tub (gave it away) and now is bathing in the regular tub. The toys may help in the transition phase because he does not like the water lol. Anway, The information on the giveaway and the rafflecopter is provided below. 

Welcome to the Nuby Whale Pail Sea Scooper Giveaway!

Hosted By Miss Frugal Mommy and Sponsored By Nuby

“Make bath time easier and more enjoyable with the Nuby Sea Scooper! After bath time fun is over, Nuby Whale Pail makes cleaning quick and easy. Watch your baby giggle with delight as you scoop your favorite Nuby bath toys into the whale’s tummy. Tha pail has special drain holes built-in allowing excess water to easily drain away from the toys and quickly air dry. Equipped with easy installation wall hooks. Nuby’s Whale Pail keeps bath time toys neatly on the bathroom wall.”

Read Miss Frugal Mommy's review to discover more about this great product!

Now for the exciting part! One winner will receive the Nuby Whale Pail Sea Scooper.

Enter to win in the rafflecopter below, all entries will be verified. This giveaway is open to US residents 18+

Good Luck!

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AngelCare Deluxe Movement Monitor Giveaway

Perfect Chaos is helping promote NY Savings Special's Angel Care Deluxe Movement Monitor Giveaway. Information and RaffleCopter link is provided below:

Hosted by:

NYSavingSpecials

Co-hosted by:

Your Fashion Resource, 

Barbara's Beat, NaturalHairLatina, Stay a Stay at Home Mom, 

Simply Sherryl

One lucky winner will win:

Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor 

Value $159

Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor will monitor your baby whether your baby is away or sleep, the under mattress sensor pad will detect all of your child's movements.

Giveaway

-US Resident only

-To Participate must be 18 years or older

-Date July 15 to August 5

-All other entries are optional

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Disclosure: Perfect Chaos  is not responsible for prize.  If you have any questions please send an email to nysavingspecials@gmail.com.  All entries are optional, if you do any of the tasks you can collect the entries, but if the winner task is a task you did not complete, a second winner will be chosen.

Darkness Before Dawn

I read Darkness Before Dawn, in exchange for review from Litfuse. The book was written by Ace Collins and published by Abingdon Press


About the Author: (copied from Litfuse):

Bestselling author Ace Collins has written more than 60 books including novels “Swope’s Ridge” and “Words of the Father”, as well as the nonfiction “Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas”; and “Lassie: A Dog’s Life”. His books have become movies and network television specials. Ace Collins has sold more than 1.5 million books during his career and makes his home in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. AceCollins.com

Find out more about Ace athttp://acecollins.com.


I chose this book because I loved the description. The book is about Meg Richards, a nurse, whose husband is killed in a car accident by a minor. He was on his way home to see his wife. It was their anniversary weekend. The same night he dies, she also finds out she is pregnant. Meg starts to hate God and wants revenge against her husband's killer. I have not finished the book yet, but this book is moving so far. Some scenes were hard to take in. One, in particular, was Meg rushing to the hospital to view her husband's body. Another, was the scene with her mother, right after the funeral. That scene also started Meg thinking about revenge. The third scene, which stood out, was in the hospital, where the doctor told her she was pregnant, right after viewing Steve's body. Meg does not understand why her husband had to die. He had a good job, well-respected, a community leader, worked in the church, and was a Christian. 

I had to start re-reading the book this morning. The scenes and imagery was powerful. This book was one woman's account of her emotions during a storm. But, with each storm, a rainbow appears. Storms don't last always. (I will update this post, once I finish the last half of the book).

Over the Edge

Over the Edge

I received a copy of Over the Edge by Mary Connealy from Bethany House Publishers to review. Didn't have time to read it at first with school and kids. The past weekend (September 15, 2012), my youngest son got sick and had to go to the ER and I brought the book with me. The book is amazing. I love the story of Callie and Seth Kincaid and their son Conner. The story was very riveting and I was really into the book. The book started off with a shoot-out. The shoot out led to Callies meet up with her long-lost husband, who does not remember her. Seth has a ranch, family goes to ranch. Enter Jasper. Jasper had his money stolen by one of Seth's brother's wives. He wants his money back and thinks the money is on the ranch. Read the rest of the story to find out what happens.

This is a great book. 5 stars I recommend it.

Stacie