This is what I'm doing to prepare for the baby...

So we all know about the "Nesting" instinct. I've been stressing and spending like crazy to get my house stocked up before our baby comes. I've been couponing for almost a year and with that time passing I've learned a lot! My newspaper subscribtion is about up and just in time for the arrival of a newborn.

Over the past couple weeks I've been finding deals on things we are running low on.

I bought Charmin toliet paper and a box of Huggies on Amazon, using the Subscribe and Save option. If you don't know about Amazon you are missing out. I love having things shipped to my door!

All you do is watch for deals and the Subscribe and Save option will take off an additional 15% and ship for free. If it is a baby item you get the sale discount, 15% off + an addtional 5% off. These deals are meant to be sent in regular, continuing shipments, all you have to do is wait until your item ships and then you can cancel it.

Amazon also has coupons you can clip. I got this box for $15! And UPS brought it to me. This is such an amazing deal to me.. We use to buy Kaylee boxes of Luvs diapers for $20. It just amazes me how much cheaper I can get things and how easy it is to get name brands. 

Smith's is currently doing an awesome P&G deal. Buy 4, Save $4. And if you go on their website and load at least 4 e-coupons onto your card, and share the deal via email with 4 friends, they will add a $4 off coupon onto your card. It comes off automatically on your purchase.

I was in desperate need of some more paper towels so I got two packages, 1 package of (2) D batteries (I needed for the baby's bouncer chair), and Liquid Tide boost.

I used $1.00/1 Bounty e-coupon, $0.25/1 Bounty P&G coupon,

$0.75/1 pkg of Duracell e-coupon, and a $2.00/1 Tide Stain Release coupon.

- $4 when you buy 4, and the addtional $4 coupon for sending an email. $12 in discounts!

 I also picked up some cute Christmas glasses for $0.32 each, Red tissue paper for $0.50, and a box of 25 LED tea lights for $3.75. All for $19.36!!

This week Target had a pretty good deal on Pull Ups.

Their value size boxes are priced at $25.99 and you get a $10 gift card when you buy 2.

I used (2) $2.00/1 pkg. coupons, and (1) $3.50/1 Target coupon AND (1) $3.50/1 mobile Target coupon. I love stacking coupons at Target! $25.99 + $25.99= $51.98 - $11 in coupons = $40.98 - $10 gift card = $30.98 or $15.49 a box! (Yes I got a box of boys Pull Ups,  I bought the last box of girls in the size I needed. Kaylee is totally excited about wearing "Cars.")

I bought 2 big boxes of Glad garbage bags as a gift card deal @ Target a couple weeks ago.

Nestle Boost was $4.75 - $3.00/1 coupon = $1.75 for a 6pk!! These are $7-9 at Walmart.

Harmon's case lot had Finish 60 ct boxes of gel packs for $27.96 (Case of 4). I used (4)$2.15/1 25ct or larger coupons. Which made it $19.36 for (4) 60 ct. boxes. We go through a ton of Finish Powerballs or Gel Packs. We usually run the dishwasher every other day or so. I was so excited to find this deal so I won't have to send Kevin out to buy Great Value soap in the upcoming months.

I've also been packing my shelves full with boxes of cereal. Lots and Lots of cereal.

Target's clearance online. I got a 2pk of Sleep N' Plays, and (2) pkgs of of 3 pk Onsies for $25. It made them around $3 each. Awesome deal and it includes $8.99 for shipping :(

Target's Clearance in Store. They had a big section, I love clearance!! I bought (2) 3 pk Sleep N' Plays, (Newborn and 0-3) $9.08 or $3 for each piece and (2) 2 pks of newborn pants.

$4.88 or $2.44 per pant. Right in my price range!

So Me and Kev had fun at Old Navy the other day. They are still currently having a 75% off winter Clearance sale and if you "like" them on Facebook you can print off 20% off one item coupons. These can be used on sale items! I printed one for me and one for Kevin. We bought Kaylee 2 coats, normally $44.94. We bought her a 2T for this year and a 3T for next year. 75% made them $11.23 and the coupon lowered them to $8.98 each!!

I bought us each a Groupon deal. $10 for $20 of Old Navy merchandise. We found some awesome deals on Clearance. Kevin found some shirts priced at $2-4, and a Sexy Henley for $6. I got a couple 3/4 length shirts for $3.12, a maternity shirt for $4, and I even found a really cute shirt for $0.97! We bought some $1 socks for Kaylee and baby boy, shorts for him, a pair of 4T girl pants for $4, Some clearance shirts for Kaylee and the best of all a pair of Capris (also 4T) for $0.47!!! We split them up and used the two Groupons to pay for them.

 And finally this is my *NEW* Christmas tree for next year. We have had a 6ft decent tree for the past 5 years! Each year I get it out it falls apart more and I always say it will be the last year for it. Shopko had it priced at $379.99 (I don't know how much its really worth) The day after Christmas it was marked down to $113.99 so I've been watching it ever since, seriously checking it every couple days. It got down to $76 (80% off) and there were only a couple left so I bought it! So excited for next year this is such a nice, big, bushy, lighted tree!

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 !

Kaylee's Christmas from Santa

She was so excited!

These are the presents Santa brought for Baby Boy..

And Mommy and Daddy...

I had to put in a picture to remember how "pregnant" I was.

Kaylee opening her baby Ariel, she loves her!

... Santa brought her a bike!

My presents...

Kevin's presents...

She was totally spoiled.. the bonus of not paying full price for anything.

Note to self: Two year olds get tired of opening presents after a while and get bored.

After our 1st Christmas morning as a family, and Sacrament meeting, we went to Grandma Cheryl and Grandpa Blaine's house for Christmas.

Kaylee got clothes, a barking Puppy, Stephanie named "Dingo," an Elmo floor puzzle, and a Princess Helment and Bike Bell. She was so excited, she wanted to go home and ride her bike.

She got a tutu, from Papa Randy, of which she loved so much she wore it the entire day. Being in the spirit of Christmas I let her, and it helped that it matched her shirt too!

We stopped at Great Grandma and Grandpa Beazer's house where Kaylee got a talking Picnic set, it is one of her favorite toys, and she plays with it almost daily!

Then we went to Grandma Susan and Papa Jim's house for Christmas.

Waiting to open presents..

Jim and Susan gave us a box of food, filled with some of our favorites.

Kaylee and her best friends, and cousins Hallie and Kylee. Grandma Susan bought them shirts and hats, so naturally they wore those around the rest of the night. So cute!

Kaylee playing with her Picnic set and baby Ariel, a few days after Christmas.

It was one of those moments when you have to run and grab a camera.

These are the cute gifts we got from my mom and sister for the little guy.

And these are the gifts Kaylee got from Family after Christmas morning.

These are gifts that Kevin and I got from family and the things we bought for ourselves. We got a cooler that plugs into our car, (great for traveling with ice cream!) a popcorn popper, My parents gave us emergency heat producing cans, (perfect for our 72 hr kits I'm putting together) I got a mini cupcake maker, and Kevin got a gym pass.

It was a great Christmas and we had a lot of fun spending time with family. The day was very busy and hetic as most Christmas Days are. Last year we had Papa Randy stay with us, and the year before that we were living with my parents. It was such a nice change to wake up and celebrate with our own little family.

We didn't have plans for Christmas Eve so we were able to visit Temple Square with my parents and siblings. We stopped at Village Inn and had delicious food! We saw the Nativity program they have set up there and it was a great way to feel the spirit and get into the right mind set of what Christmas is really about. It would be an awesome tradition to start!

Halloween 2011

Kevin's parents threw a Halloween party on Monday, October 24th.

Papa Jim got a bunch of pumpkins for the kids to decorate.

Kaylee was really careful to make sure she got one she liked.

She loves pumpkins and I love her!

Here is Kaylee working hard putting her stickers on.

And eating her cupcake, after we had some fun Halloween themed dinner items.

Yum!

Kev and I went away for the weekend. When we got back Sunday, and we carved our pumpkins with Kaylee. I always make this a tradition, Kevin fights it every year, and I tell him we are going to to do it every year so he better get use to it! He always does such a great job.

Kaylee lost interest soon after we cut the pumpkins open.

We got her to sit and color for a while.

Happy Halloween!

I thought about Kaylee eating Pop Its, "Pop Tarts" while we were on vacation.

So I made her some for breakfast.

I braided her hair, she needed it pulled back for her costume. So even though it turned out super cute, I knew it would be covered and messed up soon enough!

We went to Lee's Marketplace for trick or treating. Kaylee got candy, a cheese stick, strawberry milk, and a bag of carrots. We went to Macey's to see my mom and got more candy.



20 Week Ultrasound - Anatomy Scan

We've made it half way! I'm 20 weeks.

We had our 20 week ultrasound and the gender is revealed!!

This is cute baby #2's profile, on our dvd we were able to see the tongue making swallowing/sucking movements. Shortly after we saw our cute baby yawn! Oh my gosh it was the CUTEST thing!

Baby's little foot

Our baby's 5 little fingers... so cute!

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OKAY... So this is the photo from our 16 week elective ultrasound..

And 20 weeks.... We are definatly have a baby BOY!

Kaylee is going to have a baby BROTHER!! She is so excited. Kevin is pretty excited too!

Me, well I'm getting use to the idea. I'm glad he is healthy and doing great!

Shop of the Week - Week 40

I had such a great week! I really am so proud of this shop, by far the best one I've ever done!

$123.30 value. I can't imagine spending that much money on this stuff.

Walgreens- Spent a total of $3.52 on $36.39 worth of product.

Seriously a transaction of $1.24, $1.09, and one for $1.19.

I bought 2 boxes of Kleenex cool touch tissues $1.49- .50 coupon and received a .50 RR= .50 a box

2 boxes of Coldcalm tablets $6.99 and received a $7 RR = FREE

2 boxes of Nature Valley granola bars 2 for $4 - .75 coupon - $1.00 in store coupon = $1.12 a box

2 boxes of Cepacol throat losenges $2.99 receive $3 RR = FREE

2 tubes of Nivea lip balms 2 for $4 - $3.00/2 products coupon = $1 for both or .50 each

Filler Items

Reeses pumpkins (LOVE these!) and Halloween Kit Kats  39 cents each

Seasame Street Halloween coloring book 34 cents

I have $15 in RRs to use next time!

Rite Aid- Spent a total of $9.15 on $69.96 of product.

Scope Icy Mint Dual Blast Rinse $4 - $2.00 coupon and received $2.50 UP = .50 Moneymaker!

No Nonsense Nylons $2.99 - $1.00 coupon and received a $2.00 UP = FREE

Spend $30 on Covergirl/Pantene Receive $10 UP, Covergirl products Buy 1 get one 50% off

I bought 2 Covergirl foundations 1 for $7.99 and 1 for $3.99 - $8.00/2 Covergirl face product coupon

1 Cover girl blush for $4.39 and 1 bronzer for $2.19 - $8.00/2 Covergirl face product coupon

1 Nice N Easy hair dye $7.99 - $2.00 in ad coupon - $3.00 manuf. coupon

Pantene 1 shampoo and 1 conditioner 2 for $7 - $3.00/2 coupon

$33.55 - $24 in coupons = $9.55 for 7 items and Received $10 UP

Bought 2 boxes of Prevacid $12.49 each, receive $10 Up when you buy 2 boxes

 $24.98 - $4 manuf coupon -$4 manuf coupon - $4 store coupon - 10 UP =  $2.98 or $1.49 a box

Air wick cinnamon refil scent $2.00- $1.00 store coupon= $1.00

And I have $14.50 in UP rewards for next time!

Target- Spent a total of $2.50 on $16.95 of product.

Transformers Dark of the Moon toy $9.99 - $5.99 manuf coupon - $5 Target coupon sent via text message = FREE

Extra *New* dessert flavored Gum .99 - $1.00/2 packs manuf coupon and $1.00/2 packs Target coupon = FREE. I did this twice and got 4 packs FREE!

Snack Packs pudding on clearance for $2.19.

Basically paid for the pudding and tax of the other items!

Total spent $15.17, thats an 88% savings!